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put it back

when

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what if there was

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word before you remind me

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stop

go cut it

excuse me passing through

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the walls of time

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is

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you owe me one night

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why didn't you call

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a time for giving harmony

and peace

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hi jess hi stop

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okay

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so slogan how's life as a kid

how's life as an idiot

uh what are you doing here by yourself

all the time she's waiting for the

shopper's special

nice dress jessica

you too laura i must have told a hundred

girls how good they look in that outfit

oh i think she's waiting for a chair oh

leave it alone oh come on she's a dweeb

uh yesterday

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why do you bother with chip wright i

don't

he's not like those other jerks does he

know about this crush don't be dumb

what are you and your mom buying

sweaters

you're lucky you get to pick out all

your own clothes i wouldn't mind

what

does your mom ever talk to you about

stuff like that sweaters crushes oh yeah

like when she had them back then during

the industrial revolution

whoa what do you think about that

a wishing well

can we get away with it without looking

too dorky

well

it's a freebie

i heard you on the christmas play i'm

not sure yet it's kind of hope

you should do it

really have the kids think you're stuck

up and the other half think you're weird

you think i care about what they think i

mean look am i caring

so which have for you do you think i'm

stuck up or weird weird

chores

one free wish it says

okay gift certificate

i guess

who's phil

bye

bye

am i supposed to turn this into you

turn what in dear this

box this wish

there's nothing there

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but

there was

oh

oh yes this entirelys you to a free wish

it's certainly dennis

did i drop this card

well i pick up litter everywhere

i suggest we all do

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well i can only suggest

oh that's not mine oh well i know it but

it's still there

what's this value of this wish i'm

supposed to make i mean like a dollar

five dollars oh no it's much less than

that

see

it says

one free wish

what do you want the most for the

holiday season

that

what

that's what i want

these clothes

no

the dog

no never mind oh no please jessica

please tell me

how'd she know my knee

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the mom

to be with

shop with

all the holiday things

other kids

never told that to anybody

your mom moved away when you're only

three years old

no

when i was three

she died

well that's what i meant

i mean people are always traveling

somewhere

some trips we plan for and some trips

just

take us by surprise

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all right you want a mom for the

holidays

starting from tonight at midnight

until midnight christmas eve right

but first

put that on

what

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it's pretty mm-hmm

thank you you're welcome

how'd you know my name

and about my mother

oh honey

you are an ocean of feelings

i heard you before you spoke

i hear wishing

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guess how much i paid for this brand new

dad

hi jess i get a fax

come in now mail thanks

good bad medium day

low

to medium for me you yeah insane

but guess how much your information ms

smarty i have already purchased one

of your christmas presents

give me a small hint

several shares of an up-and-coming

electronics firm that i've been watching

dad

so uh what was i supposed to guess

nothing

the new housekeeper had to leave she

can't come every day

great

well looks like it's just you and me kid

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what do you think mr morelli

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i guess if you buy into that kind of

thing

what do you buy into

experience live and learn

school of hard knocks

you know

the glass is half empty oh

these boxes

they're empty too

this little smile is painted on

two weeks from tomorrow it'll just be

another tuesday

there's an empty cup on the counter

behind you mr morelli yeah

ain't mine i know but there it is

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so

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sounds like this storm is right on our

roof

want some milk or something

no thanks

company

know any good stories

know any clean jokes

tell me about the three of us oh jess

we've been all over that already oh just

one thing

give me something

well one thing

your mother had

the knack for finding things

it didn't matter what was lost she had a

sixth sense

especially about you

i remember one day

we hadn't heard you playing

or laughing

or singing

for a long time

and she suddenly sat up and i said what

she said jessica's under the bed

and so we got up and went into your room

and there you were fast asleep under

your bed

now other parents

might have gotten into a panic and gone

around looking for you but she knew

can you believe this storm

hey what is that

oh

that's my free wish

how could that be

it's midnight

midnight

midnight

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dad

dad

just a minute

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hi

sorry i'm so late but the storm

i'm here about yet

ed yeah uh room and board in exchange

for afternoon and evening child care

this must be the child hi nice pajamas

i've seen those on sale

uh i'm

jim and this is jessica

i thought about replacing an ad but i

never did you jeff oh nice house no

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oh maybe you did put the ad in and

forgot

i'll take that code

i've never been rained on before i was

once stuck on a loading dock in three

days in the snow

my set

of course

oh

look at that

when you sit down everything wrinkles

i'm sure i like that

jessica don't stare honey

uh so your your car broke down miss

amy

amy uh

miller no um i walked here from the

store

i mean the bus i uh i have the name of a

motel here in case the position is

filled a dead all that

uh so you have no friends or family here

in town no i'm just starting out job

hunting that is as of tomorrow for

something part-time

i just need a place to stay

i could work an early shift and still be

here for jessica and uh maybe do some

cooking

as long as you have an empty bed

well dad there is some room over the

garage

i hate to cause trouble but it's very

late and i no no no no no trouble uh

well

we haven't used the place since i just

need a warm dry place before i dissolve

whoa

why not

i'll be right back oh

i'm so grateful

he's nice isn't he nice

i said i came here from the store

amy

how do you feel

excited

me too

it'll just be our secret won't it

yes and feels

oh philomena yeah

and my friends at the store

your friends

you mean there are

others what uh what kind of a job will

you be looking for

oh

selling clothes at milliman's department

store i hear they need holiday help

oh

this is my hair

how to keep it in place without tape

uh selling clothes

really i i i would have thought that you

would have been more

you know i don't know well

i have done some modelling she

i knew it i knew it yeah a lot of people

think that there's you know not very

much to modeling other than you know

being beautiful and being able to pose

well but

well i'm sure there's a lot more to it

than that

like what

why don't we go take a look at that room

oops sorry

i'm always just pinned together

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oh

it's perfect

you like her

yeah

me too

after all of five minutes

hey the rain's down

it's gonna clear up

yeah

it's gonna be beautiful

dad amy made breakfast

well she has

well uh

you didn't have to do that oh it's my

pleasure

i didn't know it i i'd enjoy sleep so

much i mean you just lie there

chicken noodle

uh is there any uh coffee

coffee

no

but i can cook some no no no no no

well jess you look different

you look great thanks

amy help me get ready

i swear jess is more grown up every time

i look at her

oh

how often do you look at her

well you know

how's your breakfast hmm

whoa

i see it all the time

fathers are always coming into the store

exchanging clothes they bought for their

daughters

she's bigger than i thought they say

she's older than i realized

i wonder if they're really looking

the mothers are the women they're always

measuring and watching

men are too busy i guess

hello

yes you better be going

yes

you two have fun

we'll clean up later

oh look at me

no don't

skin is so hard to deal with you know it

just bunches and wrinkles and

makes you want to iron it

come on yes bye bye now

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so

you've got a missing dummy dominican mr

morelli

and an expensive outfit right down to

the shoes

other things unaccounted for are a

suitcase under clothes

several missing books

but it's the mannequin itself that

bothers me don't worry melamin i'm on

vacation from the force so right now

they've got my full attention

who the shoplifters the purse snatchers

all the punks who come out of the

woodwork on christmas

we'll take care of it

so who's still a dummy

is that why you moonlight these security

jobs sarge the rise in crime

right kill that and the alamo

oh isn't it great to be outside

is my makeup okay yeah

oh you know that scarf really is just

too much with that outfit what

i beg your pardon i was just trying to

help

philomena says we should always do what

we can

amy

do you know her

no we haven't met the window people kind

of stick together though

at least inside we get to move around a

little

you do yeah two hours at a time when

we're alone

hi bill

is

he one of your

friends

well i know him

he's a bit stuck up

hi betty

looks better on me don't you think

she's scared of brain but she's got a

good heart

now wilkins

wilkins is a joy but all he talks about

is cars cars

this is wilkins

hi

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this

no

there's not a spark there

gives me the chills

come on let's go

what about

the indian squad they're fine the girls

are taking care of them

hi girls

this is jessica

oh relax this is definitely the best

store in town

i'm sure there are a lot of cute guys

out there but they all come in here

eventually

oh

how old are you jess

i'm

11.

i'm gonna go to personnel now you okay

yeah all right

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great

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amy miller

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hi linda hey skirt

i just wanted to say that i'm sorry for

borrowing your friend amy

but the girls will take good care of you

oh

my name's jessica

hi little doggies

hi squirt

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talking to mannequins huh jessica

baby maybe we can go out sometimes just

walk off the earth you could just

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thank you one moment

you um didn't fill in your age oh i'm

eight

i mean 28

i meant eight years experience oh yes

and mostly in lingerie

and how did you find that experience

chilly

well i'm sorry that you can only join us

during the holidays me too but my time

is limited

hey though

what's her name

amy miller honey

you ever worked in the shoe department

by any chance for 12 years

if you had a judge the size of those

pretty little eight or nine

thanks bill

what's it all about

if the shoe fits

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oh this is the funniest food in the

world

you can't eat it one at a time just put

a whole bunch in your mouth

tonight it'll be great we'll surprise

dad with the tree when he gets home from

his meeting and tomorrow will

oh

hello

hi steph bad news

my mom has a virus or something

so she won't be able to take us tree

shopping

oh no we don't have another way to get

there i'm sorry

i'm kind of taking care of her

fixing dinner

maybe you could take a cab

yeah

i hope she's better

steph's mom can't make it

we can charge the christmas tree but i

don't have enough money for the cab so

maybe you could just i'm sorry jess i

only have 89 cents

89 cents my first paycheck's gone

already you know i'm secretly paying

back millimeters for my clothes and

makeup

it isn't supposed to be this way

got an idea

so

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thanks ted

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oh look

more and more of him

less of us but

what do you mean

replacements what happens to them

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wilkins we need you to drive us

somewhere

the loading bay is open and don't worry

we'll get you back on time

they put a lot of displays in the way

since they parked me here oh you can do

it oh this is jessica

hello there

purrs like a cat

drives like a dream

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jesse

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sorry

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sorry

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oh what about the mess don't worry

filamento fix it

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wilkins quiet

original horn

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is something wrong original wasp wheels

what is it

huh no guess

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1961 jaguar drives like a dream can you

charge a guest to mr slocum my dad it's

not without his card original wire spoke

wheels look just five dollars sorry

excuse me

this is kind of an emergency and we

don't have any cash but i do have a

bracelet here worth well over five

dollars and i got this bracelet you

could have as well

here

for packing things

no thank you

twin overhead cam shots wilkins

all right

it's my treat

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thank you

original gas tank

24 miles to the gallon

purse like a cat drives like a drone

logans will you please watch where

you're going

sorry

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how much further is it to the christmas

tree lot this wilkins doesn't have a lot

of time

not far

we'll get a small tree dad says they're

lost for us

why not fuss it's christmas

original valve radio

wilkins

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thank you wilkins quite welcome cheerio

can you make it back all right

dreams like a cat purrs like a drive

uh-oh

his fingers fell hard

harry wilkins

now all we have to do is put it inside

okay got it are you ready yeah here we

go

oh got it okay oh yeah okay one two

three

here we go

watch behind you

okay i have you okay yeah all right

let me

get it yeah

careful okay

here we go

oh no

that'll be real mad

oh she's very pretty

like you

her name was vicki

i wish i could remember her

cheers

all the photos of you

well that's me

i'm in those

here's for the role when you're a baby

this there's none of you since you grew

up

what do we tell dad about this picture

the truth

always the truth

now the decorations

look at this

did you get this

melomance i get all my books at

milaments

you get everything out of a book

isn't this a beautiful tree

we don't have a lot of this stuff

then we'll improvise

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hey guys i'm home

close your eyes

no peeking

okay

now

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happy holidays

wow

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oh and now eggnog

jessica made it

wait

a toast a new first ad

um

to a great tree and

to a beautiful holiday guest

to wishing

till christmas we'll never

forget what facts coming in

no way leave it my turn

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oh no

oh yes

fire extinguisher

to get out

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well you're lucky it was only the one

room

only the one room

it was a lifetime in this room

there was

are you sure you don't want me to call

the store and stay home and help

no

i'll help them i don't have to go to

school today anyways just last days no

i want to be alone with this

dad i thought i could stay home and help

you out with it no go to

how school i make breakfast

i'm not hungry

well i guess if you go into school let

me fix your hand my hair is fine we can

pull it back you know into that nice

braid that you like

my hair is fine well then no let's

practice your poem for the play we can

go on there why

so that you'll be ready

why do you want to help me and do things

for me because it's in your books

no jess

because i care you care how i look you

care how you look what do you do now

since your books are all burned

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oh my god

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so

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thank you

are you sure you don't want some

gazpacho

no

oh okay

hi jim

hi

i don't think you realize what's been

lost

i never hear you talk about your past

past

thighs is gone isn't it

future is unpredictable all we really

have is

this minute oops it's gone

now what we have is this minute

i really need to make the most of them

in your family

truth is um i don't have any family

not one living soul

except now

i have jessica

i like to do what i can for her she

really needs somebody she has somebody

she has her father then why did her

father stop taking pictures of her eight

years ago

eight years ago

her mother died eight years ago i know

that

is that when you stop listening to your

daughter and looking at her

you have no right to say that to me

i'm sorry i'm i'm very fuzzy on what my

rights are i had

very little orientation

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waited for you at school

i left early

sorry dad

mrs garcia tells me you come here a lot

why jess

just

i don't know

come on honey you can tell me

i come here and i watch the people

shopping

with the girls with their families

with their mothers

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jess

okay dad

i know you are

but i've been away for a long

long time

i've got a surprise for you jess going

in

i hope these cheers are up

hi

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hi

hi

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shipwright's in there

i invited him

little accident huh

no it just got a little cold in here

last night so

amy said you wanted to ask me over but

you were too shy

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tell him i'm sick

tell him i ran away to south america

why did you call him

because of the way you feel about him

jess i thought you'd be thrilled

how do you know

i read it where

in your diary

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where is she going

argentina i think

i think i better go

things aren't always this weird here oh

they are at my house

just go away

doesn't anything keep you out

this is my room this is my diary

not even my dad would think of reading

it

go away

jess

i read your diary to find a way to make

things up to you

i didn't know what else to do

don't you understand anything

you embarrassed me

i can never talk to chip again

you spoiled everything

you made me feel like a geek

like everyone thinks i am

don't you get it

when you feel that way about someone

those feelings are private

i feel what way

you really don't understand you don't

how could you be anybody's mom

you're not even human

i should have wished for a sweater and

you should have stayed in your store

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my dream

face in the darkness

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will your heart ever

want me

can i

ever

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my fears

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so strange

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this hurts too much

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can't do it

i'm not good at it

i want to go back

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take it back

i take the wish back

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amy amy

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come here

it's okay it's okay

everybody your attention please

bad

bad

bad news santa claus can't make it

i'm afraid the santa statue we had on

order got lost in the christmas rush

but the show must go on okay

so instead of doing your poems and skits

around the statue we'll uh dress one of

you as santa

ted o'neal come up here please

see on stage slogan

he's gonna sabotage me up there do you

want to back out

no

well i don't think it's fair

i don't think he's going to make a very

good sander

and i think

that if you want a real santa statue

you should have one

what else are you thinking

something dangerous and

possibly impossible

i'm going to love this

may i have your attention shoppers we

will be closing our doors in five

minutes

happy holidays and thank you for

shopping at betterment

well this is the unmeriest christmas i

ever spent at least it's good to have

some company here i bet it is

um

it's nice to be here with you

oh

it's nice to be here with you

nick when the store is closed the three

of us are gonna sneak out of here okay

with you oh

jailbreak right

right

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so

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thank you now i think we're gonna bag

some preparators tonight

my palms itch oh yes sir mine too yeah

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what

a look at camera three

what is it

is that a

dummy camera must have slipped

i'll go and check it

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kendall perpetrators on four down

escalator

yes sir

so

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stop

come back

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oh just more more vlogs to school

if we leave you outside the auditorium

they're sure to bring you in in the

morning oh good

oh

look at that

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you enjoy being in the play oh yes what

part do i play

the part of santa claus santa claus

that's fine isn't it but you have to

wear a new beer

yeah

[Laughter]

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he's wonderful

thanks amy excellent oh merry christmas

here

a merry christmas

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they have elves too

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peace on earth

that's my wish

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yeah me too

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look oh

they have a real slave

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i could have sworn

thank god

jess i'll be back okay

amy no amy

nick

come on now nick

i'm sorry about your statue

but you had him right in the street

nick you've gotta be okay

nick

please nick

please

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looks pretty bad

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he was hit pretty hard

well what are we gonna do

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know

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all right

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uh

all right

do we have all those pieces uh all that

were there i think we do

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come on

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did i miss christmas

no

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thank you you're welcome

anytime merry christmas

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so when christmas comes and you make a

wish don't settle for a turkey dish

peace on earth is what you should wish

for the planet while wishing is good

food for the hungry clothes for the poor

no more traffic and no more

ready chess

wait a minute

have a heart

stand it doesn't

santa doesn't

doesn't know where to start

santa doesn't know where to start

solving problems is not his line that's

up to families like yours like mine

so if it's the world you want to save

you have to be a lot more brave

so don't put it off on santa

or some little elf this is something you

do yourself

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amy

good night jess

i know how she feels i don't want the

night to end either

me too

it's so wonderful

what is

life

scary

messy

absolutely unbeatable

i better be going

good night good night

good night

this is um

confusing

it is

it's also the simplest thing in the

world

not for

me

i haven't felt this way since

for many years

me either

not in a lifetime

i

yes would you uh

would you think

about this

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yes

how about this

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um

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so

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jess

come in

what's the matter

i have some questions i need to ask

shoot

i remember you you were talking about

chip right

and you said

when you feel that way about someone

it's private

yes

feel that way

just feeling that way about someone mean

that

when you're near them

your chest hurts

your brain falls out and

you don't know what to say

yes

it's my dad isn't it

oh jesse what am i gonna do

what am i gonna do

you have your whole life to explore

those feelings

i have two days

oh no

well

even if it's only for two days

it's worth it

thanks for the talk

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philomena there has to be something we

can do don't you understand you did get

your wish

please

those are the rules a mom for the

holidays

it wasn't chopped liver i know i'm

grateful

but i can't stop now

this is too real

this is what i've always wanted

not for christmas but for always

for all the things

it's the talks we have

something on him when we walk sometimes

i never got to do that phil

my first mom left so long ago and

nailing me too oh honey

it's times like these that are supposed

to be the happiest

it can be the hardest of all

she wants to stay

my dad wants her to say i know it

i'll try to hold on to her

but there isn't much hope

but there's a chance when the time comes

we

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will hold on to her with our hands and

our hearts and we might be able to keep

her with us

i'll come to her half an hour before

midnight remember that 11 30

and we will hold on to her

that's the best we can do

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what will happen to amy

she does become a mannequin again

honey

i try to save as many as i can

i can't save them all

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hey kid

what's your name

jess jessica slocum

damarella

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come with me

excuse me

are you amy miller yes

is bracelet yours no amy

yes

no

no she didn't steal anything i stole

everything not her

jess

always the truth remember

all right you two come with me call my

partner at the station tell me get down

here

all the fun and games are over now

the cards are on the table kid

you admitted to theft i just said that

so you wouldn't take amy

we didn't steal anything

and you have to let her go by 11 30

tonight she has to be home

why she has to be home the truth kid

so we can keep her from turning back

into a statue

then she'll be replaced by the ones with

no face

she'll be recycled

don't mess with me kid

so the kid crack

two sweaters still

skirt blouse underwear boots a suitcase

costume

i've heard a lot of talk at the store

about extra money turning up in certain

cash registers

haven't these missing items being paid

for

was this drawdown

we can't be sure what the extra money is

for

and there's still the missing mannequin

now why don't we have any record on this

broad

broad

who were you before you turned up at

milaments at the beginning of the

holidays huh

and don't play dummy with me

i was nobody at all

do you think this is a joke

you drove the store's jaguar out didn't

you

no the sherpa did you can ask him

did you ask him dan

the chauffeur is a mannequin

yeah but

did you ask him

are you having fun

you and the little girl drove the car

out didn't you

yes you admit it yes but the chauffeur

drove

his name is wilkins

he can come alive for two hours at a

time

he's a mannequin

i'm a mannequin too

you're a comedian huh

no american

dan if you let him go

why well i've been in touch with the

legal department and we don't have

enough to make it stick

anyway

it's christmas eve

i'll be watching you

merry christmas we'll see about that

i hope so

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it's beautiful dad

and so are you

it's beautiful

and now

your turn

oh

[Applause]

i think i know what to put in this

thank you

and

speech speech

for

everything that you've brought into our

home

excitement

laughter

firemen

christmas

it's so wonderful it's so smart and

expensive

75.99 on sale you shouldn't have done

that

read the card

ticket

three tickets

i want us

to celebrate the new year

in hawaii

i have five days off and please say

you'll come you can bunk with jessica

amy don't run away from this

amy please

you've changed my life

you woke me up and you gave me back the

minutes like this one don't just let it

go

i'm all out of minutes

okay okay listen listen

we don't have to go anywhere

i just want to be with you on new year's

day when the sun comes up because for me

it is more than a new year it's a whole

i'm sorry

what

i'm so sorry

so

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she's just tired dad

so my

boy

merry christmas

why

[Music]

why did you get ready to

just hold me jess

where's phil

you should be here

come on

[Music]

i feel it pulling me jess

no amy she'll be here

i have to

no you don't eat me you pants i feel it

i can't help it

you want to leave me you want to

it's ending

it's ending

it's over

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amy

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why where is she you have to help me

where is she

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welcome back amy

why is she going in the middle of it

she's going back back where just help me

hold on to her dad please she'll be gone

forever i will i will

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gotcha

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come on

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this weekend

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go home mr morelli

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up

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no

jess amy

jess hi hold on to word dad

honey it's just a mannequin

this is amy dad it's amy

please help me please so the underworld

jess

honey

what's just look at her dad look at her

please hurry the time is almost over

please please

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honey it's just a mannequin

take her hand daddy please

we can't lose her too we can't lose her

too

[Music]

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do you really want me

can we go home now

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come on mr morelli

let me take you home

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painting have a nice life

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a time for giving

harmony and peace

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yourself

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you