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THOMAS: There is
a thing right here.
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Sit up. Turn around.
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[ Laughing ]
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Whoo!
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She's now 83 years old
and still kicking.
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Aw!
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Only because he's...
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Only because
he's my best friend.
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That's the only reason.
Yeah, whatever.
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We just hang out with him
'cause we pity him.
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♪ Whoa, whoa, whoa ♪
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Terrible!
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Well, right now I'm happy,
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but I'm sure that will change
very shortly, you know.
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Why?
Because you kind of drive me nuts.
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[ Laughter ]
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Hey.
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How do I look?
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I'm a little bit nervous.
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Um, but, Kari, I love you,
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and this is the day I've been
waiting for all my life.
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[ Applause ]
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[ Cheering ]
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BOB: You know, I always
saw myself as a patriot.
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I don't remember anyone
telling me
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that freedom had to be
fought for and defended.
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I loved my country,
and I loved being free,
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but the day
I saw my son packing
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to leave our country
to fight in another,
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I understood what my father
must have felt
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when I left for war.
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There's no greater love
in the world
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than a man laying down his life
for someone else.
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But a man thinks different
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when it's his boy
going into harm's way.
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[ Motorcycle engine turns off ]
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Thomas was 20.
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He had his whole life
ahead of him.
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He had a young wife,
great friends, and a future.
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[ Birds chirping ]
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[ Voice breaking ]
I'm so proud of you.
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If anything happens to me
over there,
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take care of 'em?
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You just come back.
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[ Whispering inaudibly ]
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Wait!
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[ Bus engine revs ]
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THOMAS: We made it back to base
safe and sound.
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Every day I pray
that God will see me through
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so I can get back to you, Kari.
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[ Jet engine roars ]
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KARI: The doctor says
the next few weeks will fly by
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before the baby is born.
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Easy for him to say.
[ Scoffs ]
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I love you, Thomas.
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I miss you so much.
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I long to feel you next to me.
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THOMAS: Today I remembered
the smell of your hair
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the day I left.
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I love you.
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God's been watching over me.
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181 days and I'll be home,
Lord willing.
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I love you,
and I think of you every day.
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[ Helicopter rotors whirring,
gunfire ]
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[ Baby crying ]
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BOB: I haven't seen your mother
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act like this
since you were born.
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Your son is going to be
completely spoiled
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by the time he meets you.
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His grandma has his whole life
planned out.
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By the way,
that includes college.
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[ Baby cooing ]
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[ Explosion, gunfire ]
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[ Gunfire in distance ]
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[ Explosion ]
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The days passed
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just like all the other days
of every year
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until that morning.
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I'll never forget the sound
of that doorbell.
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[ Doorbell dings ]
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DOTTIE: No!
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[ Sobs ] No.
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No!
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No!
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[ Sobbing ]
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MAN: Thomas Revere
was a brave soldier
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on the field of battle.
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Sacrificing his life,
he was awarded the bronze star.
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Scripture says do not let
your hearts be troubled.
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And it goes on to say
trust in God.
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For if it were not so,
I would have told you.
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And if I go
and prepare a place for you,
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I will come back
and take you to be with me,
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that where you are
we may be, also.
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These are the words.
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Please accept this flag
on behalf of a grateful nation
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as a token of appreciation
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for the honorable
and faithful service
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rendered by your loved one.
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MAN ♪2: Half right, face!
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Port, arms!
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Aim!
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Fire!
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[ Gunshots ]
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Fire!
[ Gunshots ]
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Fire!
[ Gunshots ]
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You know I love you.
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[ Voice breaking ]
I love you, too.
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Thank you...
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for everything
that you've done.
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You're family.
You'll always be family.
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Would you please
give this to Bob for me?
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Thank you.
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[ Sighs ]
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I wanted the world to stop
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and understand the pain
that I was in,
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to know how I was suffering.
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I felt in some ways
that my life was over.
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Kari and my grandson left
when I needed them the most.
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They were the only part
of Thomas I still had left.
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Without my son...
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nothing else really mattered.
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[ "Get On and Ride" by Bo Bice
plays ]
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♪ Get on and ride it
in the fast lane, honey ♪
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♪ Won't you get on
and ride it? ♪
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♪ Won't you get on
and ride it now? ♪
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♪ Yeah, yeah ♪
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[ Bell rings, door closes ]
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♪ Get on and ride it ♪
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Something I can do
for you gentlemen?
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Boy, I'll bet that hurt,
didn't it?
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Okay.
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Come with me.
Let's fix it up.
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It was just a flesh wound,
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but I have to know
what happened.
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I cannot be involved
in something illegal, guys.
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It wasn't a crime, Mayor.
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He accidentally shot himself.
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♪ You say you love me ♪
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♪ Then you bleed me dry... ♪
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[ Snickers ]
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♪ ...you know I can't deny... ♪
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You're good to go.
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[ Chuckles ]
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♪ ...if it so applies ♪
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♪ Oh, yeah ♪
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♪ Now your heartbeat's
ticking in me ♪
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♪ Like a bomb
that's ready to blow ♪
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It's okay.
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♪ Did you see
what you came to see? ♪
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♪ Go ahead, enjoy the show ♪
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♪ Take your time,
if you're so inclined... ♪
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Any time, guys.
All right.
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♪ Get on and ride it
in the fast lane, honey ♪
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♪ Won't you get on
and ride it? ♪
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♪ Won't you get on
and ride it now? ♪
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♪ Yeah ♪
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Bob! [ Laughs ]
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Hi! Look at you!
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Hi!
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[ Laughter ]
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Oh, wow!
Oh, wow!
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Chris! Oh, my!
Look at you!
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You're all grown up!
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You look just like your dad.
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He looks like his dad.
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That's not some
L.A. gang handshake, is it?
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Bob.
Huh?
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Why don't you get the bags
and show Chris his room?
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Okay.
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So, after you go upstairs,
we'll have Thanksgiving dinner.
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Oh!
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I hope you're hungry.
We're starving.
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And we have not had
a real Thanksgiving for years.
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[ Sighs ]
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Do you remember
that old missions church
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that was down-town?
Mm-hmm.
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The one with the "Jesus Saves"
cross on the side?
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Well, we bought that building,
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and we put the community mission
there.
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The cross isn't there any more.
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Can you imagine?
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It offended somebody.
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MAN: Hey, look,
I know it's a holiday weekend,
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but I figured
you'd want to know.
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The Feds approved the funds.
You're kidding me.
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We'll get that addition
for the veterans' home.
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Outstanding.
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All right, man.
Bye.
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[ Chuckles ]
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It had been 14 years
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since we looked
into Thomas' trunk.
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Even to see my own grandson
open it was painful.
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Can I watch these?
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You can watch those.
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Uh...
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thank you.
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[ Door opens ]
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DOTTIE: Oh, that's
the Gideon Bible
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that he took everywhere.
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ALL: ♪ Deck the halls
with boughs of holly ♪
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[ Laughs ]
I never saw this one.
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They're so cute.
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Oh, see,
Thomas is the shepherd,
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and J.J. as Mary.
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Who's J.J.?
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Your dad's older sister.
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Actually she left
before you were born.
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We don't see her very often.
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Why?
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She didn't see eye to eye
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about things that Bob and I
felt were very important.
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So, why don't people
do Christmas like that any more,
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with the shepherds
and everything?
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Well, for a long time,
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people have been trying
to pass laws
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to get rid of Christmas
altogether.
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Today Christmas is all about
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Santa Claus and buying things.
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[ Train engine chugging ]
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[ Train whistle blows ]
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[ Motorcycle engine revs ]
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What did you say to him?
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I told him to come home.
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And I told him
to defend our freedoms
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with his last ounce of courage.
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Can I help you with something?
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You must be Chris.
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Yeah.
I'm Madison.
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Your dad and my dad
were best friends.
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What is that?
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It's my dad's medal
from the war.
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So, do you want to go
shoot some hoops
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with me and my friend?
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Hey, Bob.
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That needs to be in the box.
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Can I keep it in my room?
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No.
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It stays here.
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Wait a minute.
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Have you showed him this?
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This is cool!
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Dad...
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this is amazing.
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When I get back from tour,
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I am gonna be cruising
in this every day.
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Dad...
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will you stop worrying
about me?
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You made it
through the war okay.
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Yeah, I wouldn't trade my time
for anything.
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You fought
for what you believed in.
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That's all I'm doing.
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I know, son.
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I know.
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Ta-da!
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This truck
was your dad's truck.
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Maddy, you comin'?
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Come on, Chris.
Let's go.
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Hey, Bob.
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Lighten up a little, will ya?
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Santa's coming, ya know.
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Go on.
Get out of here.
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[ Chuckles ]
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GREG: Kari Revere!
Hi.
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Hey!
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Well, you grew up, Greg.
269
00:18:47,910 --> 00:18:51,045
So did you.
270
00:18:51,046 --> 00:18:52,547
Is... Is that your son?
271
00:18:52,548 --> 00:18:55,249
Yes, that is Christian.
272
00:18:55,250 --> 00:18:57,051
Been a long time.
273
00:18:57,052 --> 00:18:59,170
Too long.
274
00:18:59,171 --> 00:19:01,840
Okay. [ Chuckles ]
275
00:19:03,509 --> 00:19:05,393
Oh.
276
00:19:05,394 --> 00:19:07,394
Dottie made
her famous brownies.
277
00:19:07,395 --> 00:19:08,764
Do you want to join us?
278
00:19:08,765 --> 00:19:10,515
Ah, no, I can't.
279
00:19:10,516 --> 00:19:13,652
I've got to head into work
for a little bit.
280
00:19:14,520 --> 00:19:16,354
Maybe catch ya later?
281
00:19:16,355 --> 00:19:19,190
[ Both laugh ]
282
00:19:19,191 --> 00:19:21,193
We will be here.
283
00:19:22,194 --> 00:19:23,861
You look great.
284
00:19:23,862 --> 00:19:26,364
Thank you.
285
00:19:27,366 --> 00:19:28,866
So do you.
286
00:19:28,867 --> 00:19:31,252
Welcome back.
Thanks.
287
00:19:31,253 --> 00:19:33,588
[ Chuckles ]
288
00:19:33,589 --> 00:19:36,458
Bye, Dad.
I love you. I love you, too.
289
00:19:46,134 --> 00:19:47,635
Brownies?
290
00:19:47,636 --> 00:19:49,020
[ Chris laughs ]
291
00:19:49,021 --> 00:19:50,271
[ Laughs ]
292
00:19:50,272 --> 00:19:53,274
CHRIS: Grandpa doesn't seem
to like you...
293
00:19:53,275 --> 00:19:55,776
or me, for that matter.
294
00:19:55,777 --> 00:19:58,279
It's not you.
295
00:19:58,280 --> 00:20:00,031
I think...
296
00:20:00,032 --> 00:20:03,401
he thinks that I let him down.
297
00:20:03,402 --> 00:20:06,321
Sometimes life isn't fair.
298
00:20:07,739 --> 00:20:10,992
But we just keep going.
299
00:20:10,993 --> 00:20:13,461
Get some sleep, huh?
300
00:20:13,462 --> 00:20:15,963
First day of school tomorrow.
301
00:20:15,964 --> 00:20:17,298
I love you.
302
00:20:17,299 --> 00:20:18,300
I love you, too.
303
00:20:18,301 --> 00:20:19,717
[ Bell rings ]
304
00:20:19,718 --> 00:20:21,219
[ Birds chirping ]
305
00:20:21,220 --> 00:20:24,255
Chris is so California.
306
00:20:24,256 --> 00:20:26,224
Now, what is that
supposed to mean?
307
00:20:26,225 --> 00:20:28,226
He's so hot!
308
00:20:28,227 --> 00:20:31,096
Hey, you ought to get him
to try out for the play.
309
00:20:31,097 --> 00:20:33,681
Oh, yeah,
so you can hit on him?
310
00:20:33,682 --> 00:20:35,066
[ Bell rings ]
311
00:20:35,067 --> 00:20:38,185
Speaking of hot...
312
00:20:38,186 --> 00:20:39,687
Hey, I'll be right back.
313
00:20:39,688 --> 00:20:41,689
Chris.
314
00:20:41,690 --> 00:20:43,691
Chris!
315
00:20:43,692 --> 00:20:45,191
Man, what's up with you?
316
00:20:45,192 --> 00:20:47,695
I've got to go
to the principal's office.
317
00:20:47,696 --> 00:20:49,696
Why?
Because they have some stupid rules
318
00:20:49,697 --> 00:20:51,698
about what you can't bring
to school.
319
00:20:51,699 --> 00:20:54,202
What did you bring,
a knife or something?
320
00:20:54,203 --> 00:20:56,204
A knife?
321
00:21:00,342 --> 00:21:04,045
We found this in Chris' locker.
322
00:21:04,596 --> 00:21:07,966
But Madison is now claiming
that it's her responsibility.
323
00:21:07,967 --> 00:21:09,850
Yes, sir, that's right.
324
00:21:09,851 --> 00:21:11,769
I brought it.
325
00:21:11,770 --> 00:21:13,603
And while I'm all for a student
326
00:21:13,604 --> 00:21:15,640
taking a position
on a controversial matter,
327
00:21:15,641 --> 00:21:18,558
when that position is
detrimental to the student body,
328
00:21:18,559 --> 00:21:21,444
the health and well-being
as a whole, well...
329
00:21:21,445 --> 00:21:23,448
that's when
I have to take action.
330
00:21:23,449 --> 00:21:28,069
I spoke with the school's
attorney informally,
331
00:21:28,070 --> 00:21:30,455
and he suggested
that we all keep this
332
00:21:30,456 --> 00:21:33,124
as low-key as possible, okay?
333
00:21:33,125 --> 00:21:36,411
Now, Chris, normally you'd be
facing an in-school suspension,
334
00:21:36,412 --> 00:21:38,412
but you're new here,
335
00:21:38,413 --> 00:21:42,133
so, uh, I'm going to go easy
on you this time.
336
00:21:43,085 --> 00:21:47,054
Now, we're just going to pretend
this never happened
337
00:21:47,055 --> 00:21:50,341
and, um, just ignore it.
338
00:21:50,342 --> 00:21:52,143
Understood?
339
00:21:55,230 --> 00:21:56,147
Yeah.
340
00:21:56,148 --> 00:21:58,517
All right, you're dismissed.
341
00:21:59,685 --> 00:22:00,936
[ Door opens ]
342
00:22:04,439 --> 00:22:06,440
Rusty...
343
00:22:06,441 --> 00:22:09,193
they didn't know.
I'm sorry.
344
00:22:09,194 --> 00:22:12,497
Oh, Bob, don't worry about it.
Hey, thanks for coming in.
345
00:22:12,498 --> 00:22:14,865
Sure.
346
00:22:14,866 --> 00:22:16,534
BOB: Christian...
347
00:22:16,535 --> 00:22:19,454
when prayer was banned
from school, so was the Bible.
348
00:22:19,455 --> 00:22:21,455
It's just the way it is now.
349
00:22:21,456 --> 00:22:23,424
That's a stupid rule.
350
00:22:23,425 --> 00:22:25,509
There ain't no rule.
351
00:22:25,510 --> 00:22:27,094
Say again, Leonard?
352
00:22:27,095 --> 00:22:29,046
There ain't no rule.
353
00:22:29,047 --> 00:22:31,549
They can have their Bibles here
if they want to.
354
00:22:31,550 --> 00:22:34,302
They're just
a bunch of cowards.
355
00:22:35,687 --> 00:22:37,271
Thank you, Leonard.
356
00:22:37,272 --> 00:22:39,641
Don't wait for me.
357
00:22:43,528 --> 00:22:44,979
Could you hold on a second?
Yeah.
358
00:22:44,980 --> 00:22:47,148
Rusty, is there an actual rule
359
00:22:47,149 --> 00:22:49,151
that says you can't bring
a Bible into school?
360
00:22:49,152 --> 00:22:50,651
Well, no.
361
00:22:50,652 --> 00:22:52,485
But I don't want any trouble.
362
00:22:52,486 --> 00:22:53,988
You can't take any chances
these days, Bob.
363
00:22:53,989 --> 00:22:56,374
Everybody's looking
for a reason to sue us.
364
00:22:56,375 --> 00:22:58,543
Yeah, it's
that space-odyssey play
365
00:22:58,544 --> 00:23:00,211
I wrote a few years ago.
366
00:23:00,212 --> 00:23:01,880
Yeah, well,
I don't want to brag,
367
00:23:01,881 --> 00:23:05,883
but I've always had a bit
of flair for the dramatic.
368
00:23:05,884 --> 00:23:06,884
[ Chuckles ]
369
00:23:06,885 --> 00:23:09,804
Oh, Mayor, nice work
on the veterans' home thing.
370
00:23:09,805 --> 00:23:11,254
Nice.
Yeah, I'm back.
371
00:23:11,255 --> 00:23:12,757
[ "The O'Reilly Factor"
theme music plays ]
372
00:23:12,758 --> 00:23:14,724
"Factor" investigation segment
tonight.
373
00:23:14,725 --> 00:23:17,093
Christmas has become
controversial in America.
374
00:23:17,094 --> 00:23:19,095
Public displays
of the federal holiday
375
00:23:19,096 --> 00:23:20,515
are under attack by the ACLU,
376
00:23:20,516 --> 00:23:23,984
and some department stores
even tell employees
377
00:23:23,985 --> 00:23:25,770
to avoid saying
"Merry Christmas."
378
00:23:25,771 --> 00:23:28,155
Dude!
Bob, you're famous!
379
00:23:28,156 --> 00:23:31,659
Here's what we found out.
Sears/Kmart would not answer...
380
00:23:31,660 --> 00:23:33,160
"Dude"?
381
00:23:33,161 --> 00:23:34,994
O'REILLY: They were the worst
we had to deal with.
382
00:23:34,995 --> 00:23:37,415
85% of Americans
say they are Christians.
383
00:23:37,416 --> 00:23:41,167
Christmas is a federal holiday,
signed into law by U.S. Grant.
384
00:23:41,168 --> 00:23:44,338
And we're living in a time
where some retail outlets
385
00:23:44,339 --> 00:23:45,840
will not say "Merry Christmas."
386
00:23:45,841 --> 00:23:47,342
Insane?
387
00:23:49,261 --> 00:23:52,464
What did my dad die for, Bob?
388
00:23:55,267 --> 00:23:57,935
That's what happens in war.
389
00:23:57,936 --> 00:24:00,387
No, I mean, why did he die?
390
00:24:00,388 --> 00:24:04,358
He gave his life
for his country.
391
00:24:04,359 --> 00:24:06,110
So, what are we doing?
392
00:24:06,111 --> 00:24:08,896
What are you doing?
393
00:24:08,897 --> 00:24:10,231
Chris.
394
00:24:10,232 --> 00:24:13,400
Your grandfather was in
a very special unit.
395
00:24:13,401 --> 00:24:17,288
He rescued prisoners of war.
396
00:24:17,289 --> 00:24:19,491
What are you doing now?
397
00:24:21,076 --> 00:24:23,912
It's not that easy, kid.
398
00:24:25,413 --> 00:24:28,332
What are you doing?
I'm just one kid.
399
00:24:28,333 --> 00:24:31,052
Well, I'm just one grandpa.
400
00:24:32,254 --> 00:24:34,588
I think...
401
00:24:34,589 --> 00:24:35,923
Chris is right.
402
00:24:38,927 --> 00:24:41,812
We should all
be doing something.
403
00:24:41,813 --> 00:24:44,765
MAN ON RADIO:
And after 75 years,
404
00:24:44,766 --> 00:24:46,267
the Hollywood
Chamber of Commerce
405
00:24:46,268 --> 00:24:47,769
refused to sponsor
the Christmas parade.
406
00:24:47,770 --> 00:24:50,070
The L.A. city council took over
407
00:24:50,071 --> 00:24:52,940
and renamed it
the Hollywood Santa Parade.
408
00:24:52,941 --> 00:24:56,911
75 years of tradition gone.
409
00:24:56,912 --> 00:24:58,363
So, what are we up here
looking for?
410
00:24:58,364 --> 00:25:02,366
Um... Christmas stuff,
decorations.
411
00:25:02,367 --> 00:25:04,869
Isn't that
a little old-school?
412
00:25:04,870 --> 00:25:07,873
Yeah, 'cause people don't really
decorate around here any more.
413
00:25:07,874 --> 00:25:11,342
Well, maybe they should start.
414
00:25:11,343 --> 00:25:12,843
Okay.
415
00:25:12,844 --> 00:25:15,213
I agree.
416
00:25:16,181 --> 00:25:19,550
Here's a reindeer.
It's kind of Christmas-ish.
417
00:25:19,551 --> 00:25:20,968
Thank you.
418
00:25:20,969 --> 00:25:22,970
Here's a Santa Claus.
419
00:25:22,971 --> 00:25:25,306
Nice.
Cool.
420
00:25:25,307 --> 00:25:27,608
Oh, jackpot!
421
00:25:27,609 --> 00:25:30,111
Are you guys thinking
what I'm thinking?
422
00:25:30,112 --> 00:25:33,447
If you're thinking it's cheesy,
then, yeah.
423
00:25:33,448 --> 00:25:35,817
No, let's...
let's put it up.
424
00:25:36,651 --> 00:25:40,705
Let's put it all up tonight.
425
00:25:48,663 --> 00:25:50,164
[ Thunder rumbles ]
426
00:25:51,716 --> 00:25:54,718
I'm so glad you were there.
427
00:25:54,719 --> 00:25:55,718
I just don't want Chris
428
00:25:55,719 --> 00:25:58,222
to get started off
on the wrong foot.
429
00:25:59,224 --> 00:26:02,227
You know how you can get
a bad reputation real fast.
430
00:26:02,228 --> 00:26:03,227
[ Laughs ]
431
00:26:03,228 --> 00:26:04,728
[ Laughs ] Oh!
432
00:26:04,729 --> 00:26:06,730
You remember that, huh?
433
00:26:06,731 --> 00:26:09,733
You were a pretty bad boy
in school.
434
00:26:09,734 --> 00:26:10,733
Yeah, I was stupid.
435
00:26:10,734 --> 00:26:13,654
I think you and Thomas
got away with murder
436
00:26:13,655 --> 00:26:16,658
because you smiled your way
out of everything.
437
00:26:16,659 --> 00:26:18,158
Just like that!
438
00:26:18,159 --> 00:26:19,660
Well, maybe once.
439
00:26:19,661 --> 00:26:21,662
[ Both laugh ]
440
00:26:21,663 --> 00:26:24,832
So, Chief of Police,
huh? Mm.
441
00:26:24,833 --> 00:26:26,834
Impressive.
442
00:26:26,835 --> 00:26:28,837
Very impressive.
443
00:26:29,838 --> 00:26:33,340
Then again,
you always had to be in charge.
444
00:26:33,341 --> 00:26:34,842
Well, it's overrated.
445
00:26:34,843 --> 00:26:37,344
So, if you
don't mind me asking,
446
00:26:37,345 --> 00:26:39,347
what's the story
on Maddy's mom?
447
00:26:39,348 --> 00:26:41,849
Um...
448
00:26:42,767 --> 00:26:46,270
Stacy had her own agenda,
449
00:26:46,271 --> 00:26:48,772
that didn't include
Maddy and me.
450
00:26:48,773 --> 00:26:53,110
She's in Philadelphia
or... somewhere.
451
00:26:54,029 --> 00:26:55,029
Sorry.
452
00:26:55,030 --> 00:27:01,151
I hope this isn't
completely awkward.
453
00:27:01,152 --> 00:27:03,120
Um...
454
00:27:03,121 --> 00:27:05,123
Can I take you to dinner
sometime?
455
00:27:08,126 --> 00:27:10,127
Sure.
456
00:27:10,128 --> 00:27:12,630
So, Saturday night?
457
00:27:12,631 --> 00:27:14,632
Perfect.
458
00:27:14,633 --> 00:27:16,885
7:00?
459
00:27:18,720 --> 00:27:20,220
Sounds good.
460
00:27:20,221 --> 00:27:22,723
Good.
Good.
461
00:27:22,724 --> 00:27:25,142
[ Laughs ]
462
00:27:25,143 --> 00:27:27,895
Christian's right.
463
00:27:27,896 --> 00:27:29,263
What am I doing?
464
00:27:29,264 --> 00:27:31,399
What do you mean?
465
00:27:32,484 --> 00:27:33,933
Dottie, what makes me
any different
466
00:27:33,934 --> 00:27:36,819
than the next guy that just
sits around and does nothing?
467
00:27:36,820 --> 00:27:39,023
You remember that plaque
that used to be
468
00:27:39,024 --> 00:27:41,910
on the courthouse wall
with the Ten Commandments in it?
469
00:27:41,911 --> 00:27:43,160
Sure.
470
00:27:43,161 --> 00:27:45,863
You remember that
great big Christmas tree
471
00:27:45,864 --> 00:27:47,248
that used to be
on the courthouse lawn?
472
00:27:47,249 --> 00:27:48,749
Yeah.
473
00:27:48,750 --> 00:27:51,536
Whatever happened to Christmas
in this town?
474
00:27:51,537 --> 00:27:54,838
I mean, I've been
sitting around here
475
00:27:54,839 --> 00:27:58,759
watching it disappear
just like everybody else.
476
00:27:58,760 --> 00:28:00,210
Nobody says anything.
477
00:28:00,211 --> 00:28:04,631
Did you ever think
that you would see the day
478
00:28:04,632 --> 00:28:07,601
when people were offended
by a cross in public?
479
00:28:07,602 --> 00:28:09,803
No.
480
00:28:09,804 --> 00:28:12,306
Christian's right.
481
00:28:17,028 --> 00:28:18,479
[ Motorcycle engine revs ]
482
00:28:18,480 --> 00:28:22,784
BOB: I had been a coward,
passive, and even selfish.
483
00:28:24,786 --> 00:28:26,704
I had become
so bitter and blind
484
00:28:26,705 --> 00:28:28,707
to what was going on around me,
485
00:28:28,708 --> 00:28:31,076
I asked God to forgive me.
486
00:28:31,876 --> 00:28:34,378
I kept thinking about my son.
487
00:28:34,379 --> 00:28:36,881
Now was the time
to honor his sacrifice
488
00:28:36,882 --> 00:28:40,384
and show my grandson
that the greatest battle...
489
00:28:40,385 --> 00:28:44,138
is doing what's right.
490
00:29:04,943 --> 00:29:06,944
Mayor, are you okay?
491
00:29:06,945 --> 00:29:08,444
Randy, I woke up
about midnight,
492
00:29:08,445 --> 00:29:10,446
searched the Internet
'til about an hour ago,
493
00:29:10,447 --> 00:29:11,449
and I am better than okay.
494
00:29:11,450 --> 00:29:13,450
I am absolutely fantastic.
495
00:29:13,451 --> 00:29:14,835
Good.
496
00:29:14,836 --> 00:29:16,285
Council wants your views
in writing
497
00:29:16,286 --> 00:29:17,588
regarding
the street improvements
498
00:29:17,589 --> 00:29:19,672
around the new addition
to the veterans' home.
499
00:29:19,673 --> 00:29:22,376
At 11:30 you have a Rotary
meeting at Estelle's Restaurant.
500
00:29:22,377 --> 00:29:23,877
Ooh, meat loaf today.
501
00:29:23,878 --> 00:29:26,297
You might want to put
a sports jacket on
502
00:29:26,298 --> 00:29:27,765
instead of that...
503
00:29:27,766 --> 00:29:29,182
Now what about the report?
504
00:29:29,183 --> 00:29:31,102
I thought I had key
to the storage room?
505
00:29:31,103 --> 00:29:33,103
Top drawer, silver key chain.
506
00:29:33,104 --> 00:29:36,106
Do you ever
listen to me? Sure.
507
00:29:36,107 --> 00:29:38,642
You said, "Blah, blah, blah,
Estelle's Restaurant."
508
00:29:38,643 --> 00:29:40,027
Follow me.
Come on, let's go.
509
00:29:40,028 --> 00:29:41,478
Voilà.
510
00:29:41,479 --> 00:29:42,480
Christmas Angel.
511
00:29:42,481 --> 00:29:44,481
Whoa.
512
00:29:44,482 --> 00:29:45,983
Boy, does that bring back
some memories.
513
00:29:45,984 --> 00:29:48,067
What kind of memories?
Hey, Charlie.
514
00:29:48,068 --> 00:29:49,570
Charlie.
How are you guys?
515
00:29:49,571 --> 00:29:51,573
You boys up to no good?
Probably.
516
00:29:51,574 --> 00:29:52,823
[ Chuckles ]
517
00:29:52,824 --> 00:29:53,656
What's the news?
518
00:29:53,657 --> 00:29:56,043
Last night
at the city council meeting,
519
00:29:56,044 --> 00:29:57,877
all they want to do
is get excited about nothing.
520
00:29:57,878 --> 00:30:00,047
Oh, if they want to get excited
about something,
521
00:30:00,048 --> 00:30:02,832
they can help me bring Christmas
back to this town.
522
00:30:02,833 --> 00:30:05,002
And I mean we're coming back
in a big way.
523
00:30:05,003 --> 00:30:08,305
I'm talking angels.
I'm talking mangers.
524
00:30:08,306 --> 00:30:11,309
I'm talking wreaths.
I'm talking the birth of Jesus.
525
00:30:11,310 --> 00:30:14,311
[ Stammers ]
I'm talking about Christmas.
526
00:30:14,312 --> 00:30:17,314
[ Laughing ]
527
00:30:17,315 --> 00:30:18,682
He's not joking?
528
00:30:18,683 --> 00:30:19,433
Gentlemen, did you know
529
00:30:19,434 --> 00:30:21,935
that about 150 years ago,
530
00:30:21,936 --> 00:30:24,822
Christmas was made
a federal and legal holiday?
531
00:30:24,823 --> 00:30:26,191
Didn't know that.
I didn't know it.
532
00:30:26,192 --> 00:30:28,442
A religious
and secular holiday.
533
00:30:28,443 --> 00:30:29,942
They're using the threat
of a lawsuit
534
00:30:29,943 --> 00:30:33,080
to keep Christmas pushed back
into the churches and homes
535
00:30:33,081 --> 00:30:34,947
and out of public places
and schools.
536
00:30:34,948 --> 00:30:36,999
Speaking of schools,
did you know that our children
537
00:30:37,000 --> 00:30:40,002
are not allowed to sing
Christmas songs in our schools?
538
00:30:40,003 --> 00:30:41,003
Well, we always did.
Oh, yeah.
539
00:30:41,004 --> 00:30:42,873
They're not allowed to any more.
540
00:30:42,874 --> 00:30:45,958
And a public school teacher
is allowed to teach objectively
541
00:30:45,959 --> 00:30:48,462
about the origins of Christmas
in the classroom.
542
00:30:48,463 --> 00:30:49,512
Didn't know that.
Didn't know that.
543
00:30:49,513 --> 00:30:50,515
Well, they can.
544
00:30:50,516 --> 00:30:52,516
They don't, but they can.
545
00:30:52,517 --> 00:30:54,517
We can have a Nativity scene,
546
00:30:54,518 --> 00:30:55,935
as long
as other religious symbols
547
00:30:55,936 --> 00:30:57,770
are acknowledged
at the same time.
548
00:30:57,771 --> 00:30:59,306
School districts
across the United States
549
00:30:59,307 --> 00:31:02,310
are taking Christmas break
off the calendar completely
550
00:31:02,311 --> 00:31:04,811
and replacing it
with winter break.
551
00:31:04,812 --> 00:31:06,530
I didn't know that.
That's right.
552
00:31:06,531 --> 00:31:07,398
Some towns...
553
00:31:07,399 --> 00:31:08,615
[ Lights rattle ]
554
00:31:08,616 --> 00:31:10,317
No red and green lights.
555
00:31:10,318 --> 00:31:12,703
Some towns... no trees.
556
00:31:12,704 --> 00:31:15,706
Some towns,
no decorations at all.
557
00:31:15,707 --> 00:31:17,709
And it's not
because it's illegal.
558
00:31:17,710 --> 00:31:20,961
There is no law against it,
559
00:31:20,962 --> 00:31:22,246
just a bunch of people
that are afraid
560
00:31:22,247 --> 00:31:24,715
of what Christmas
is really about.
561
00:31:24,716 --> 00:31:27,584
Well, gentlemen,
that stops today...
562
00:31:27,585 --> 00:31:31,054
at least here
in Mount Columbus.
563
00:31:31,055 --> 00:31:33,807
[ "Winter Wonderland"
by Vince Gill plays ]
564
00:31:33,808 --> 00:31:36,093
♪ Sleigh bells ring ♪
565
00:31:36,094 --> 00:31:38,095
♪ Are you listening? ♪
566
00:31:38,096 --> 00:31:40,597
♪ In the lane, snow is... ♪
567
00:31:40,598 --> 00:31:42,599
Mayor.
568
00:31:42,600 --> 00:31:43,984
How's it look?
569
00:31:43,985 --> 00:31:46,653
It looks illegal to me.
570
00:31:46,654 --> 00:31:49,106
That good, huh?
571
00:31:49,107 --> 00:31:50,489
Are you sure
it's not unconstitutional?
572
00:31:50,490 --> 00:31:51,909
Randy, what part of "no"
573
00:31:51,910 --> 00:31:53,242
are you having
a hard time with?
574
00:31:53,243 --> 00:31:55,996
If you're getting nervous,
go look it up.
575
00:31:55,997 --> 00:31:58,030
Mr. Mayor,
Connie Lee, Channel 7.
576
00:31:58,031 --> 00:31:59,416
Can I have
just a moment of your time?
577
00:31:59,417 --> 00:32:01,668
Oh, you bet.
I'll be right down.
578
00:32:01,669 --> 00:32:05,706
CONNIE: According to sources
I spoke with, and I quote,
579
00:32:05,707 --> 00:32:08,207
"Any religious symbol displayed
on public property
580
00:32:08,208 --> 00:32:11,210
is a clear violation of the
separation of church and state.
581
00:32:11,211 --> 00:32:14,096
The religious decorations
should be removed immediately."
582
00:32:14,097 --> 00:32:17,050
For his part,
Mayor Revere had this to say...
583
00:32:17,051 --> 00:32:20,554
Hey, listen up!
The mayor's on TV.
584
00:32:20,555 --> 00:32:23,974
Well, I actually got the idea
from my grandson.
585
00:32:23,975 --> 00:32:25,309
He was wondering
586
00:32:25,310 --> 00:32:28,311
why don't we celebrate Christmas
around here any more.
587
00:32:28,312 --> 00:32:31,814
To tell you the truth, I just
couldn't give him a good answer.
588
00:32:31,815 --> 00:32:32,815
It's not illegal,
589
00:32:32,816 --> 00:32:34,318
so I figured by the time
I'm done,
590
00:32:34,319 --> 00:32:37,320
I want Mount Columbus
to be known as Christmas City.
591
00:32:37,321 --> 00:32:38,823
All right, thank you, Mayor.
592
00:32:38,824 --> 00:32:41,825
You're welcome.
Merry Christmas.
593
00:32:41,826 --> 00:32:45,329
Well, you heard right...
the Christmas City.
594
00:32:45,330 --> 00:32:48,800
The mayor is bringing religion
back to this little town.
595
00:32:48,801 --> 00:32:50,250
What a hog.
596
00:32:50,251 --> 00:32:51,585
I think she's kind of cute.
597
00:32:51,586 --> 00:32:54,171
The motorcycle, you moron.
598
00:32:54,172 --> 00:32:56,757
♪ Sleigh bells ring ♪
599
00:32:56,758 --> 00:32:58,258
♪ Are you listening? ♪
600
00:32:58,259 --> 00:32:59,760
♪ In the lane... ♪
601
00:32:59,761 --> 00:33:02,262
MR. BOUTWELL: Oh, Broadway.
602
00:33:02,263 --> 00:33:06,900
You are
an elusive mistress indeed.
603
00:33:08,269 --> 00:33:12,155
Oh, ladies, are you ready?
Okay. Whatever. Go.
604
00:33:12,156 --> 00:33:14,523
But, Zondor,
we are but space aliens
605
00:33:14,524 --> 00:33:15,993
who have traveled from afar.
606
00:33:15,994 --> 00:33:17,995
Will the king accept us?
607
00:33:17,996 --> 00:33:19,997
Not to worry, Zindor.
608
00:33:19,998 --> 00:33:21,415
It has been foretold
609
00:33:21,416 --> 00:33:24,200
that the king will be born
this night on planet Earth,
610
00:33:24,201 --> 00:33:26,619
and he will accept all
who seek him and find him.
611
00:33:26,620 --> 00:33:29,088
But how will we know
it is the true king?
612
00:33:29,089 --> 00:33:31,590
The supernova will light
our way to the pot of gold,
613
00:33:31,591 --> 00:33:33,093
there the king will be,
614
00:33:33,094 --> 00:33:35,930
just as predicted
in the scrolls of Plutonia.
615
00:33:35,931 --> 00:33:37,881
Oh, yes!
616
00:33:37,882 --> 00:33:40,050
Excellent, excellent.
617
00:33:40,051 --> 00:33:42,136
Madison and Lindsey,
where have you been hiding?
618
00:33:42,137 --> 00:33:45,806
Hmm? Hmm?
That was very, very good.
619
00:33:45,807 --> 00:33:48,058
You are my aliens.
620
00:33:48,059 --> 00:33:51,445
You know, I think
with you two in the cast,
621
00:33:51,446 --> 00:33:55,899
this will be our most memorable
winter space odyssey ever.
622
00:33:55,900 --> 00:33:58,068
Yeah, you bet it will.
623
00:33:58,069 --> 00:33:59,953
Excuse me?
624
00:33:59,954 --> 00:34:02,823
Nothing. Thanks.
[ Giggles ]
625
00:34:02,824 --> 00:34:05,409
KARI: There's nowhere to RSVP
on these invitations.
626
00:34:05,410 --> 00:34:08,079
Oh, you don't need one.
Everybody shows up.
627
00:34:08,080 --> 00:34:09,579
Oh. [ Chuckles ]
628
00:34:09,580 --> 00:34:13,083
And you put Christmas
instead of holiday party.
629
00:34:13,084 --> 00:34:14,084
I know.
630
00:34:14,085 --> 00:34:16,587
We have been putting holiday
for 10 years.
631
00:34:16,588 --> 00:34:18,588
I am so proud of Bob.
632
00:34:18,589 --> 00:34:20,590
Greg's coming, you know.
633
00:34:20,591 --> 00:34:22,592
Yeah, and?
634
00:34:22,593 --> 00:34:24,094
And...
635
00:34:24,095 --> 00:34:28,099
It's...
We're just having dinner.
636
00:34:30,101 --> 00:34:31,100
It's not a date.
637
00:34:31,101 --> 00:34:32,103
It's not a date?
638
00:34:32,104 --> 00:34:33,603
No.
No?
639
00:34:33,604 --> 00:34:36,440
Come on.
It's a date.
640
00:34:36,441 --> 00:34:37,442
I think it's a date.
641
00:34:37,443 --> 00:34:38,826
[ Both laugh ]
642
00:34:50,338 --> 00:34:51,589
[ Chuckles ]
643
00:34:53,374 --> 00:34:55,459
RANDY: Uh, yeah, the mayor
is not in on Tuesdays.
644
00:34:55,460 --> 00:34:57,962
This is the mayor's assistant.
What can I do for ya?
645
00:34:57,963 --> 00:35:00,464
Doesn't work on Tuesdays?
646
00:35:00,465 --> 00:35:02,465
Well, then,
get me the deputy mayor.
647
00:35:02,466 --> 00:35:03,968
[ Chuckles ] Deputy mayor?
648
00:35:03,969 --> 00:35:06,853
We can barely afford
our part-time mayor.
649
00:35:06,854 --> 00:35:08,772
The mayor is the pharmacist.
650
00:35:08,773 --> 00:35:10,273
Who is this?
651
00:35:10,274 --> 00:35:13,026
This is the Hammer...
Warren Hammerschmidt.
652
00:35:13,027 --> 00:35:17,314
T-The Warren Hammerschmidt
from TV?
653
00:35:17,315 --> 00:35:18,698
Exactly.
654
00:35:18,699 --> 00:35:23,203
Obviously your mayor
is not fully cognizant
655
00:35:23,204 --> 00:35:24,205
of the statutes that pertain
656
00:35:24,206 --> 00:35:28,158
to the separation
of church and state.
657
00:35:28,159 --> 00:35:30,577
Can you remember all that?
658
00:35:30,578 --> 00:35:33,547
Look, before this gets elevated
659
00:35:33,548 --> 00:35:37,168
to a level which I'm sure
the mayor would like to avoid,
660
00:35:37,169 --> 00:35:39,920
tell him that I fully suggested
661
00:35:39,921 --> 00:35:43,306
that he offer a public apology
to the community
662
00:35:43,307 --> 00:35:46,760
and take down
those religious decorations.
663
00:35:46,761 --> 00:35:52,016
And we will pretend
this never happened.
664
00:35:53,518 --> 00:35:55,770
And if you have any questions
about this at all,
665
00:35:55,771 --> 00:35:58,772
you just...
666
00:35:58,773 --> 00:35:59,773
call me.
667
00:35:59,774 --> 00:36:01,775
Thank you.
Okay.
668
00:36:01,776 --> 00:36:03,276
Thank you.
669
00:36:03,277 --> 00:36:04,778
Did you hear the news?
670
00:36:04,779 --> 00:36:05,779
No.
671
00:36:05,780 --> 00:36:08,281
You're all over the Internet.
672
00:36:08,282 --> 00:36:11,168
We are having
some major legal problems here,
673
00:36:11,169 --> 00:36:12,669
I think.
674
00:36:12,670 --> 00:36:14,171
I got a call
675
00:36:14,172 --> 00:36:16,756
from Warren Hammerschmidt
himself.
676
00:36:16,757 --> 00:36:17,624
Who?
677
00:36:17,625 --> 00:36:19,593
Warren Hammerschmidt.
678
00:36:19,594 --> 00:36:21,178
The big guy.
The guy that's...
679
00:36:21,179 --> 00:36:23,797
He's on all the TV talk shows.
680
00:36:23,798 --> 00:36:26,183
He told me to tell you this.
681
00:36:26,184 --> 00:36:28,468
I wrote it down here.
682
00:36:28,469 --> 00:36:29,970
He said to
683
00:36:29,971 --> 00:36:32,972
"take down all
religious Christmas decorations
684
00:36:32,973 --> 00:36:34,473
and make a public apology."
685
00:36:34,474 --> 00:36:37,027
He told you
to tell me that? Exactly.
686
00:36:37,028 --> 00:36:38,778
And I got an email.
687
00:36:38,779 --> 00:36:41,565
Look at this.
688
00:36:42,567 --> 00:36:46,286
Mayor, they're threatening
to have the governor
689
00:36:46,287 --> 00:36:49,156
withhold matching funds
for the veterans' home.
690
00:36:49,157 --> 00:36:51,625
For Christmas decorations?
691
00:36:51,626 --> 00:36:53,627
Yeah.
692
00:36:53,628 --> 00:36:54,710
Now, Mayor, I know how you get
693
00:36:54,711 --> 00:36:56,213
when you're backed
into a corner.
694
00:36:56,214 --> 00:36:58,748
No, Randy,
you don't know how I get.
695
00:36:58,749 --> 00:37:01,251
But I'll tell you
what you can do.
696
00:37:01,252 --> 00:37:02,752
You put together
697
00:37:02,753 --> 00:37:04,755
some sort of news conference
for this evening.
698
00:37:04,756 --> 00:37:07,924
It's not just about
Christmas any more.
699
00:37:07,925 --> 00:37:08,808
Okay.
700
00:37:08,809 --> 00:37:10,260
Have you ever noticed
701
00:37:10,261 --> 00:37:11,260
that the mere mention
of Jesus nowadays
702
00:37:11,261 --> 00:37:13,147
seems to rub people
the wrong way?
703
00:37:13,148 --> 00:37:14,931
Yeah.
704
00:37:14,932 --> 00:37:16,349
Well, I'm very tired
705
00:37:16,350 --> 00:37:19,769
of not standing up
for what I believe in.
706
00:37:19,770 --> 00:37:22,823
So, why are you standing there?
707
00:37:39,874 --> 00:37:42,259
[ Sighs ] Kari...
708
00:37:44,428 --> 00:37:47,297
I love you so much.
709
00:37:49,600 --> 00:37:53,553
I just want so badly
to hold you right now
710
00:37:53,554 --> 00:37:55,022
and just be with you.
711
00:37:59,644 --> 00:38:03,697
And, Christian [chuckles]
I saw your picture.
712
00:38:03,698 --> 00:38:06,067
Thank goodness
you take after your mom.
713
00:38:12,406 --> 00:38:15,375
KARI: Chris, dinner.
714
00:38:17,378 --> 00:38:19,129
What kind of changes are
you guys making to the play?
715
00:38:19,130 --> 00:38:20,246
Oh, Christian...
716
00:38:20,247 --> 00:38:22,749
just a little tweak
here and there.
717
00:38:22,750 --> 00:38:23,751
And everywhere.
718
00:38:23,752 --> 00:38:28,088
What about your teacher?
What's he going to say?
719
00:38:28,089 --> 00:38:29,422
Ol' Mr. Boutwell?
720
00:38:29,423 --> 00:38:30,473
Yeah.
721
00:38:30,474 --> 00:38:32,842
Probably nothing.
722
00:38:32,843 --> 00:38:36,012
And how do you figure?
723
00:38:36,013 --> 00:38:37,480
'Cause.
724
00:38:37,481 --> 00:38:39,899
He'll be in complete shock.
725
00:38:39,900 --> 00:38:41,935
[ Crickets chirping,
camera shutters clicking ]
726
00:38:41,936 --> 00:38:44,738
Mr. Mayor, your actions
have been described
727
00:38:44,739 --> 00:38:47,240
as reckless and insensitive.
728
00:38:47,241 --> 00:38:50,243
How do you respond?
729
00:38:50,244 --> 00:38:52,746
Well, if trying to restore
a holiday
730
00:38:52,747 --> 00:38:54,747
that the majority
of our citizens enjoy
731
00:38:54,748 --> 00:38:56,751
but a few ol' soreheads don't
732
00:38:56,752 --> 00:38:59,753
makes me reckless
and insensitive...
733
00:38:59,754 --> 00:39:01,756
yeah, I'd say
that pretty much describes me.
734
00:39:01,757 --> 00:39:05,542
If I may, the mayor's actions
are not reckless.
735
00:39:05,543 --> 00:39:08,043
He is just trying
to be sensitive to all faiths
736
00:39:08,044 --> 00:39:10,045
during this special time
of the year.
737
00:39:10,046 --> 00:39:12,766
Mayor, you hung a banner
on the town's water tower
738
00:39:12,767 --> 00:39:14,684
that reads "Christmas City."
739
00:39:14,685 --> 00:39:16,636
Don't you think
that could be offensive?
740
00:39:16,637 --> 00:39:20,390
December 25th is Christmas,
Jesus' birthday.
741
00:39:20,391 --> 00:39:22,691
Christmas is also
a national holiday.
742
00:39:22,692 --> 00:39:24,528
So, here in the city
of Mount Columbus,
743
00:39:24,529 --> 00:39:28,398
this holiday season will be
a Christmas holiday,
744
00:39:28,399 --> 00:39:29,866
not a winter holiday.
745
00:39:29,867 --> 00:39:31,867
I mean,
Christmas is for everyone.
746
00:39:31,868 --> 00:39:33,787
If you're a Muslim
and you want to pray to Allah
747
00:39:33,788 --> 00:39:35,790
in the middle
of the town square,
748
00:39:35,791 --> 00:39:39,075
by all means, please,
it's one of your rights.
749
00:39:39,076 --> 00:39:41,912
If you're Jewish and you want
to display your menorah
750
00:39:41,913 --> 00:39:45,048
and blow your shofar, go ahead,
751
00:39:45,049 --> 00:39:46,415
and accept my admiration
752
00:39:46,416 --> 00:39:48,385
for standing up
for what you believe in.
753
00:39:48,386 --> 00:39:50,219
But don't tell me
and the majority of us
754
00:39:50,220 --> 00:39:52,087
that believe in Jesus Christ
755
00:39:52,088 --> 00:39:53,507
that we don't have the right
756
00:39:53,508 --> 00:39:56,643
to celebrate
the day of his birth.
757
00:39:56,644 --> 00:39:58,012
Because it's Christmas.
758
00:39:58,013 --> 00:39:59,979
Mr. Mayor,
759
00:39:59,980 --> 00:40:04,017
this state cannot in any way
promote a religious holiday.
760
00:40:04,018 --> 00:40:06,904
[ Whispers ]
It's Warren Hammerschmidt.
761
00:40:07,905 --> 00:40:09,406
We're not.
762
00:40:09,407 --> 00:40:11,573
We're acknowledging
it's the Christmas season.
763
00:40:11,574 --> 00:40:13,443
Excuse me.
If I could say something here.
764
00:40:13,444 --> 00:40:15,577
At first it was
kind of hacking me off,
765
00:40:15,578 --> 00:40:17,447
what Bob was doing
and everything,
766
00:40:17,448 --> 00:40:19,783
but, you know, I get
where he's coming from.
767
00:40:19,784 --> 00:40:21,752
I mean,
Bob's just trying to fix
768
00:40:21,753 --> 00:40:24,254
what's already
a national holiday.
769
00:40:24,255 --> 00:40:26,122
Bob, can't do that.
770
00:40:26,123 --> 00:40:28,374
Yes, I can.
771
00:40:28,375 --> 00:40:29,759
And we will.
772
00:40:29,760 --> 00:40:32,961
As a matter of fact,
I'm going to lead by example.
773
00:40:32,962 --> 00:40:34,881
You're all welcome
to come by my house
774
00:40:34,882 --> 00:40:37,517
and see the Nativity scene
that I'm building.
775
00:40:37,518 --> 00:40:39,269
Come on, people.
It's Christmas.
776
00:40:39,270 --> 00:40:41,722
Peace on Earth,
good will toward men.
777
00:40:41,723 --> 00:40:45,525
Mr. Mayor, it is our job
to protect all people,
778
00:40:45,526 --> 00:40:48,145
regardless of their color,
creed, race,
779
00:40:48,146 --> 00:40:50,864
or religious persuasion.
780
00:40:50,865 --> 00:40:52,283
The people of Mount Columbus
781
00:40:52,284 --> 00:40:55,034
deserve
fair and equal treatment.
782
00:40:55,035 --> 00:40:56,536
Look, pal,
783
00:40:56,537 --> 00:40:58,705
you don't have
any jurisdiction here,
784
00:40:58,706 --> 00:41:00,824
and you will not intimidate me.
785
00:41:00,825 --> 00:41:03,877
You are breaking the law.
Show me the law.
786
00:41:03,878 --> 00:41:06,245
Well, then, you are violating
the Constitution.
787
00:41:06,246 --> 00:41:08,497
Mr. Hammerschmidt,
that is a lie, and you know it.
788
00:41:08,498 --> 00:41:10,749
You and your organization
have been putting fear
789
00:41:10,750 --> 00:41:13,253
into every weak-kneed
school board and city council
790
00:41:13,254 --> 00:41:15,221
in this country.
791
00:41:15,222 --> 00:41:16,556
Most of the time
you're standing
792
00:41:16,557 --> 00:41:18,557
on nothing more
than intimidation.
793
00:41:18,558 --> 00:41:20,310
And I'm telling you,
Mr. Hammerschmidt,
794
00:41:20,311 --> 00:41:21,312
that your intimidation tactics
795
00:41:21,313 --> 00:41:23,930
will not work
here in Mount Columbus.
796
00:41:23,931 --> 00:41:25,849
Merry Christmas, everyone.
797
00:41:25,850 --> 00:41:27,351
Merry Christmas.
Merry Christmas.
798
00:41:31,188 --> 00:41:32,020
You, too, Warren.
799
00:41:32,021 --> 00:41:33,523
[ Camera shutter clicking ]
800
00:41:33,524 --> 00:41:35,025
MADISON:
Let's go over the plan.
801
00:41:35,026 --> 00:41:37,777
I've been doing
some serious research.
802
00:41:37,778 --> 00:41:41,081
In the real Christmas story,
shepherds find the baby king,
803
00:41:41,082 --> 00:41:42,448
not aliens.
804
00:41:42,449 --> 00:41:44,617
Really?
805
00:41:44,618 --> 00:41:45,451
Weird.
806
00:41:45,452 --> 00:41:47,420
You can't be serious.
807
00:41:47,421 --> 00:41:49,506
Well, I didn't know.
I never read the Bible.
808
00:41:49,507 --> 00:41:52,508
It's okay. It's okay.
Let's just stay focused.
809
00:41:52,509 --> 00:41:56,046
Okay, well, Lindsey and I
have been working really hard,
810
00:41:56,047 --> 00:42:01,434
and we came up with the name
"Operation Christmas."
811
00:42:01,435 --> 00:42:02,936
"Operation Christmas"?
812
00:42:02,937 --> 00:42:05,389
Can't we come up
with a cooler name than that?
813
00:42:05,390 --> 00:42:07,273
And what do you suggest?
814
00:42:07,274 --> 00:42:08,024
Ooh, I got one.
815
00:42:08,025 --> 00:42:11,895
Um, how about
"Operation Global Cooling"?
816
00:42:11,896 --> 00:42:15,315
How about "Operation Aliens"?
817
00:42:15,316 --> 00:42:18,318
"Operation Aliens"!
That's perfect! Yes!
818
00:42:18,319 --> 00:42:22,205
How about
"Operation Super Shepherds"?
819
00:42:22,206 --> 00:42:23,957
Yeah, how about not?
820
00:42:23,958 --> 00:42:26,577
Something with the word "super"
in it always sounds good.
821
00:42:26,578 --> 00:42:28,962
Or super bad.
822
00:42:28,963 --> 00:42:30,046
Guys, guys.
823
00:42:30,047 --> 00:42:31,965
It's "Operation Christmas."
824
00:42:31,966 --> 00:42:34,051
How about "Operation Sabotage"?
825
00:42:36,053 --> 00:42:39,556
How about if you're not
in on it, you can't name it?
826
00:42:39,557 --> 00:42:43,310
Just because I'm not in the play
doesn't mean I'm not in on it.
827
00:42:43,311 --> 00:42:47,063
[ All talking at once ]
828
00:42:50,568 --> 00:42:52,069
Okay!
829
00:42:53,487 --> 00:42:56,823
It's "Operation Christmas."
830
00:42:58,325 --> 00:42:59,692
Christmas, okay?
831
00:42:59,693 --> 00:43:02,028
Here's the stage.
832
00:43:02,029 --> 00:43:05,498
We're going to need somebody
to be right here.
833
00:43:05,499 --> 00:43:06,783
Maybe Chris?
834
00:43:09,003 --> 00:43:10,420
Or maybe not.
835
00:43:10,421 --> 00:43:12,704
They're going to have to put
a clamp on the ropes
836
00:43:12,705 --> 00:43:14,706
so that nobody can close
the curtains during the play.
837
00:43:14,707 --> 00:43:17,877
And then we're going to also
have somebody here...
838
00:43:17,878 --> 00:43:20,931
I don't know, maybe Chris?
839
00:43:22,800 --> 00:43:24,133
Or whoever...
840
00:43:24,134 --> 00:43:27,020
is going to have to put a lock
on the light box.
841
00:43:27,021 --> 00:43:28,222
What do I do?
842
00:43:29,723 --> 00:43:31,724
Reagan...
843
00:43:31,725 --> 00:43:33,726
you are the dancer.
844
00:43:33,727 --> 00:43:36,146
You just keep on dancing.
845
00:43:37,564 --> 00:43:39,782
What, Trudy?
846
00:43:39,783 --> 00:43:42,285
Um, I just, uh,
I just wanted to say that,
847
00:43:42,286 --> 00:43:44,654
you know,
this feels so wrong...
848
00:43:44,655 --> 00:43:48,041
and yet so right.
849
00:43:48,042 --> 00:43:50,410
Thank you for that, Trudy.
850
00:43:50,411 --> 00:43:52,795
Okay.
This meeting is adjourned.
851
00:43:52,796 --> 00:43:53,713
Let's go. Hurry.
852
00:43:53,714 --> 00:43:57,216
We have a lot of work
to do guys.
853
00:43:57,217 --> 00:43:59,218
Madison...
854
00:43:59,219 --> 00:44:01,221
I'm sorry,
but your sabotage plan,
855
00:44:01,222 --> 00:44:03,222
it's missing something.
856
00:44:03,223 --> 00:44:04,223
Are you dumb?
857
00:44:04,224 --> 00:44:05,725
There's no impact.
858
00:44:05,726 --> 00:44:08,678
There is plenty of impact.
859
00:44:08,679 --> 00:44:10,680
It just sounds lame.
860
00:44:10,681 --> 00:44:14,567
Look, Chris,
it's a lie if we don't tell
861
00:44:14,568 --> 00:44:15,485
the real Christmas story.
862
00:44:15,486 --> 00:44:16,985
You want to talk about lame,
863
00:44:16,986 --> 00:44:18,488
you won't even help us.
864
00:44:18,489 --> 00:44:19,989
That's lame.
865
00:44:19,990 --> 00:44:22,192
[ Sighs ]
866
00:44:22,993 --> 00:44:24,995
ERNIE: As president
of the city council,
867
00:44:24,996 --> 00:44:27,613
I've got to know
what's going on.
868
00:44:27,614 --> 00:44:30,616
Christmas is going on, Ernie.
869
00:44:30,617 --> 00:44:32,118
I think Ernie and the council
870
00:44:32,119 --> 00:44:36,039
just need clarification
about your intentions, Bob.
871
00:44:36,040 --> 00:44:37,541
Well, it's really very simple.
872
00:44:37,542 --> 00:44:40,677
We're taking our freedoms
for granted.
873
00:44:40,678 --> 00:44:42,178
A couple of years ago,
874
00:44:42,179 --> 00:44:45,682
my son mentioned the word "God"
in his valedictorian speech.
875
00:44:45,683 --> 00:44:49,385
Well, today we would be sued
by some lone humanist.
876
00:44:49,386 --> 00:44:51,304
Bob, we all miss
the good ol' days.
877
00:44:51,305 --> 00:44:54,524
I'm not talking
about the good ol' days, Ernie.
878
00:44:54,525 --> 00:44:58,027
We are not losing
some endangered species of fish.
879
00:44:58,028 --> 00:45:01,814
Our freedoms are being taken
away from us one by one.
880
00:45:01,815 --> 00:45:04,234
Well, that's how
we're taking them back...
881
00:45:04,235 --> 00:45:05,485
one at a time.
882
00:45:05,486 --> 00:45:07,819
We're going to start
with Christmas.
883
00:45:07,820 --> 00:45:10,655
Now, if I want to put up
a Nativity scene
884
00:45:10,656 --> 00:45:12,125
on my front yard,
I'm going to do it.
885
00:45:12,126 --> 00:45:13,125
If we want to put
886
00:45:13,126 --> 00:45:15,913
a Christmas tree
on the courthouse lawn...
887
00:45:15,914 --> 00:45:18,414
like we used to...
888
00:45:18,415 --> 00:45:20,299
then we're going to do it.
889
00:45:20,300 --> 00:45:22,302
Gentlemen, it's been fun.
890
00:45:25,839 --> 00:45:28,725
What do you mean
he's on the road?
891
00:45:31,345 --> 00:45:32,979
Where's the mayor going?
892
00:45:32,980 --> 00:45:35,766
Something about getting
a big Christmas tree
893
00:45:35,767 --> 00:45:37,650
for the courthouse lawn.
894
00:45:37,651 --> 00:45:39,152
Take care of that matter.
895
00:45:39,153 --> 00:45:42,655
Now! Immediately! Do it!
896
00:45:42,656 --> 00:45:46,242
♪ Grandma got run over
by a reindeer ♪
897
00:45:46,243 --> 00:45:49,996
♪ Walking home from our house
Christmas eve ♪
898
00:45:49,997 --> 00:45:54,250
Not one channel plays
real Christmas music any more.
899
00:45:54,251 --> 00:45:56,868
If I have to listen to that guy
sing about his grandma
900
00:45:56,869 --> 00:45:59,372
being run over by a reindeer
one more time...
901
00:45:59,373 --> 00:46:03,626
Hey, I will take care of you,
my friend.
902
00:46:03,627 --> 00:46:06,129
[ Harmonica plays ]
903
00:46:06,130 --> 00:46:09,016
♪ Going to go get
a big ol' Christmas tree ♪
904
00:46:09,017 --> 00:46:11,934
[ Harmonica plays ]
905
00:46:11,935 --> 00:46:13,803
♪ Christmas tree, that is ♪
906
00:46:13,804 --> 00:46:17,723
[ Beat-boxing ]
907
00:46:17,724 --> 00:46:20,109
♪ We three kings
of Orient are ♪
908
00:46:20,110 --> 00:46:22,445
[ Humming ]
909
00:46:22,446 --> 00:46:24,230
[ Beat-boxing ]
910
00:46:24,231 --> 00:46:26,733
[ Yawns ]
911
00:46:29,236 --> 00:46:33,623
♪ Bring a torch,
Jeanette, Isabelle! ♪
912
00:46:33,624 --> 00:46:37,494
[ Vocalizing ]
913
00:46:39,963 --> 00:46:41,330
What?
914
00:46:41,331 --> 00:46:43,132
Nothing.
915
00:46:45,135 --> 00:46:48,388
[ Laughter ]
916
00:46:49,640 --> 00:46:51,642
GREG: I couldn't sleep
for about a year
917
00:46:51,643 --> 00:46:53,509
after Thomas died.
918
00:46:53,510 --> 00:46:57,146
We both lost our best friend.
919
00:46:57,147 --> 00:47:00,150
I'm sorry.
Is it okay to talk about him?
920
00:47:02,569 --> 00:47:04,437
How'd you get through it?
921
00:47:04,438 --> 00:47:06,990
[ Sighs, chuckles ]
922
00:47:08,408 --> 00:47:10,827
I threw myself
into motherhood at first.
923
00:47:12,746 --> 00:47:14,163
Then I realized
924
00:47:14,164 --> 00:47:16,749
I was a young mother
and a widow with nothing.
925
00:47:16,750 --> 00:47:19,619
I was just trying anything
926
00:47:19,620 --> 00:47:21,838
to get my life back and...
927
00:47:22,756 --> 00:47:24,174
start over.
928
00:47:26,093 --> 00:47:30,630
5 years turned into 10,
and 10 to almost 15.
929
00:47:30,631 --> 00:47:33,599
I'm sorry
I wasn't there for you.
930
00:47:33,600 --> 00:47:35,101
Don't be.
931
00:47:35,102 --> 00:47:36,103
I was just so young.
932
00:47:36,104 --> 00:47:39,972
I'd... never seen
a broken heart before.
933
00:47:39,973 --> 00:47:44,444
I was too young to know
what to do or how to help.
934
00:47:46,230 --> 00:47:48,030
I'm sorry.
935
00:47:48,031 --> 00:47:50,533
You apologize too much.
936
00:47:50,534 --> 00:47:52,535
Sorry. [ Chuckles ]
937
00:47:52,536 --> 00:47:54,538
Let's get out of here.
938
00:47:58,041 --> 00:47:59,909
You see that little scar?
939
00:48:02,296 --> 00:48:04,798
When Thomas and I
were in fifth grade,
940
00:48:04,799 --> 00:48:09,669
um, we sat over there
at the gazebo...
941
00:48:09,670 --> 00:48:10,970
[ Sighs ]
942
00:48:10,971 --> 00:48:12,722
And we, um...
943
00:48:12,723 --> 00:48:15,424
cut our thumbs...
944
00:48:15,425 --> 00:48:17,393
and pressed them together.
945
00:48:19,813 --> 00:48:23,316
We thought it made us
blood brothers.
946
00:48:26,820 --> 00:48:29,322
He loved you like a brother.
947
00:48:56,967 --> 00:48:58,802
[ Kisses ]
948
00:49:12,733 --> 00:49:14,317
Perfect!
949
00:49:14,318 --> 00:49:15,319
Turn around.
Let me see.
950
00:49:15,320 --> 00:49:18,705
[ Gasps ] It's beautiful.
951
00:49:19,957 --> 00:49:21,741
No, no, no, it's yours.
952
00:49:21,742 --> 00:49:23,743
Merry Christmas.
953
00:49:23,744 --> 00:49:25,244
[ Laughs ]
954
00:49:25,245 --> 00:49:27,246
Jesus loves you.
955
00:49:27,247 --> 00:49:29,749
Everything is going to be okay.
956
00:49:29,750 --> 00:49:31,752
Why don't you
go get something to eat?
957
00:49:37,808 --> 00:49:40,310
And look at you.
958
00:49:42,813 --> 00:49:44,680
Hey, Dottie?
Hmm?
959
00:49:44,681 --> 00:49:46,932
I'm really glad I have you.
960
00:49:46,933 --> 00:49:48,017
Aw.
961
00:49:48,018 --> 00:49:49,819
Me too.
962
00:49:49,820 --> 00:49:53,823
Well, you are a space alien,
if I have ever seen one.
963
00:49:53,824 --> 00:49:55,825
Na-nu, na-nu!
Na-nu, na-nu!
964
00:49:55,826 --> 00:49:57,827
[ Both laugh ]
965
00:49:57,828 --> 00:50:00,195
See that little boy
over there? Yeah.
966
00:50:00,196 --> 00:50:01,248
Why don't you go talk to him?
967
00:50:01,249 --> 00:50:03,116
All right.
968
00:50:04,034 --> 00:50:06,534
Reminds me of J.J.
when she was little.
969
00:50:06,535 --> 00:50:08,536
You know, in the old mission,
970
00:50:08,537 --> 00:50:10,423
she would hide in the coatrack,
971
00:50:10,424 --> 00:50:12,290
play hide-and-seek
with everybody.
972
00:50:12,291 --> 00:50:13,793
Oh, and then she'd climb
on the counter
973
00:50:13,794 --> 00:50:15,293
and help me serve the meals.
974
00:50:15,294 --> 00:50:17,714
Whatever happened with J.J.,
anyway?
975
00:50:17,715 --> 00:50:21,350
Well... it's complicated.
976
00:50:23,603 --> 00:50:26,022
I've never stopped praying
for her to come back.
977
00:50:27,391 --> 00:50:28,892
We talk.
978
00:50:33,897 --> 00:50:35,197
What?
979
00:50:35,198 --> 00:50:38,401
I need to ask you something.
980
00:50:38,402 --> 00:50:39,319
What?
981
00:50:40,954 --> 00:50:42,372
Does Bob think
that I should have
982
00:50:42,373 --> 00:50:45,074
talked Thomas out of enlisting?
983
00:50:45,075 --> 00:50:46,575
No, sweetheart.
984
00:50:46,576 --> 00:50:49,962
Do you think anyone
could have talked Thomas
985
00:50:49,963 --> 00:50:53,499
out of serving in the military?
986
00:50:53,500 --> 00:50:55,468
No. That's...
987
00:50:55,469 --> 00:50:58,471
That's something
we'll never know.
988
00:50:58,472 --> 00:50:59,922
[ Sighs ]
989
00:50:59,923 --> 00:51:03,342
And although he won't admit it,
990
00:51:03,343 --> 00:51:05,345
I believe that Bob
thinks he's responsible.
991
00:51:05,346 --> 00:51:08,731
He just doesn't know
what to say to you.
992
00:51:08,732 --> 00:51:12,152
No one's responsible.
993
00:51:13,070 --> 00:51:15,906
Things just happen, all right?
994
00:51:16,823 --> 00:51:19,241
Come here.
995
00:51:19,242 --> 00:51:21,744
I love you.
996
00:51:24,114 --> 00:51:26,115
Enough of that.
997
00:51:26,116 --> 00:51:27,951
Dottie, this came
in the mail for you.
998
00:51:27,952 --> 00:51:29,452
Oh, thanks.
999
00:51:29,453 --> 00:51:32,339
So, I had a nice time with Greg
the other night.
1000
00:51:32,340 --> 00:51:33,622
And?
1001
00:51:33,623 --> 00:51:36,959
And I told him I needed
some time to think.
1002
00:51:37,844 --> 00:51:41,264
I mean, I know I've known him
forever, but...
1003
00:51:43,016 --> 00:51:44,433
Dottie?
1004
00:51:44,434 --> 00:51:46,853
The health department
is going to close the mission...
1005
00:51:46,854 --> 00:51:50,356
over Christmas.
1006
00:51:50,357 --> 00:51:52,192
MR. BOUTWELL: Curtain.
1007
00:51:52,976 --> 00:51:55,227
Music, Jennifer.
1008
00:51:55,228 --> 00:51:58,231
[ Piano plays ]
1009
00:52:00,700 --> 00:52:03,035
[ Children vocalizing ]
1010
00:52:06,072 --> 00:52:07,823
Lovely.
1011
00:52:07,824 --> 00:52:10,243
Enh-enh.
1012
00:52:14,247 --> 00:52:16,249
[ Vocalizing continues ]
1013
00:52:33,567 --> 00:52:35,935
Ooh, very good.
1014
00:52:35,936 --> 00:52:36,820
Very good, very good.
1015
00:52:36,821 --> 00:52:38,270
Okay, ladies, scurry.
1016
00:52:38,271 --> 00:52:40,271
Bow and scurry, bow and scurry.
1017
00:52:40,272 --> 00:52:41,774
Scurry, scurry, scurry,
scurry, scurry, scurry.
1018
00:52:41,775 --> 00:52:45,194
And you're off.
One moment, please.
1019
00:52:45,195 --> 00:52:46,162
Stewart!
1020
00:52:46,163 --> 00:52:47,663
Stewie.
1021
00:52:47,664 --> 00:52:49,949
Could we at the end of that,
like, you know,
1022
00:52:49,950 --> 00:52:52,952
have the lights come up
sort of gradually,
1023
00:52:52,953 --> 00:52:54,955
illuminating the stage
in sort of, like...
1024
00:52:54,956 --> 00:52:55,955
with the music
1025
00:52:55,956 --> 00:52:59,792
in sort of like a rainbow-onic
kind of a crescendo?
1026
00:52:59,793 --> 00:53:02,460
We could if the equipment
was built after 1930.
1027
00:53:02,461 --> 00:53:05,181
A simple yes or no would do.
Thank you.
1028
00:53:05,182 --> 00:53:07,683
All right!
Cue the aliens!
1029
00:53:07,684 --> 00:53:10,853
Behold, Zindor,
the star in the east.
1030
00:53:10,854 --> 00:53:12,855
It will guide us.
1031
00:53:12,856 --> 00:53:14,356
But, Zondor,
1032
00:53:14,357 --> 00:53:17,810
we are but space aliens
who've traveled from afar.
1033
00:53:17,811 --> 00:53:19,478
Will the king accept us?
1034
00:53:19,479 --> 00:53:21,447
Not to fear, Zindor.
1035
00:53:21,448 --> 00:53:22,449
It has been foretold
that the king
1036
00:53:22,450 --> 00:53:25,951
will be born this night
on planet Earth.
1037
00:53:25,952 --> 00:53:29,455
And he will accept all
who seek him and find him.
1038
00:53:29,456 --> 00:53:32,958
But how will we know
it is the true king?
1039
00:53:32,959 --> 00:53:35,411
The supernova will light our way
to the pot of gold.
1040
00:53:35,412 --> 00:53:37,795
And we will find the king
just as predicted
1041
00:53:37,796 --> 00:53:39,582
in the scrolls of Plutonia.
1042
00:53:39,583 --> 00:53:40,884
Wuh-wuh.
1043
00:53:41,751 --> 00:53:43,252
Wuh-buh.
1044
00:53:43,253 --> 00:53:45,721
Ploo-tone-ya.
1045
00:53:45,722 --> 00:53:47,590
Ploo-toe-nee-uh.
1046
00:53:47,591 --> 00:53:49,758
No-no.
1047
00:53:49,759 --> 00:53:51,927
Ploo-tone-ya.
1048
00:53:53,730 --> 00:53:55,231
Ploo-toe-nee-uh.
1049
00:53:55,232 --> 00:53:57,766
I-Is it just me?
1050
00:53:57,767 --> 00:53:59,852
Is it just me?
1051
00:53:59,853 --> 00:54:01,487
Whatever. Okay.
1052
00:54:01,488 --> 00:54:03,488
Let's go to the conclusion,
please.
1053
00:54:03,489 --> 00:54:04,491
Everybody, center.
1054
00:54:04,492 --> 00:54:06,692
This is the "Silent Night..."
1055
00:54:06,693 --> 00:54:08,193
Wintry Night."
1056
00:54:08,194 --> 00:54:10,195
Let me feel the cold.
1057
00:54:10,196 --> 00:54:11,113
[ Door rattles ]
1058
00:54:11,114 --> 00:54:12,698
Blasted door.
1059
00:54:12,699 --> 00:54:14,701
Somebody's gonna get trapped
in here.
1060
00:54:14,702 --> 00:54:18,203
It slams shut, locks tight.
1061
00:54:18,204 --> 00:54:20,205
Mr. Leonard?
1062
00:54:20,206 --> 00:54:23,542
May I talk to you for a sec
about that door?
1063
00:54:23,543 --> 00:54:26,378
[ Indistinct shouting ]
1064
00:54:26,379 --> 00:54:29,882
[ Cheering and applause ]
1065
00:54:35,388 --> 00:54:36,889
CROWD: [ Chanting ]
...church and state!
1066
00:54:36,890 --> 00:54:39,892
Separate
church and state! No Christmas!
1067
00:54:39,893 --> 00:54:41,392
Separate...
No Christmas!
1068
00:54:41,393 --> 00:54:42,895
CONNIE: According
to Warren Hammerschmidt,
1069
00:54:42,896 --> 00:54:45,396
Mayor Revere is flaunting
the will of the people
1070
00:54:45,397 --> 00:54:48,901
as he continues his public
display of civil disobedience.
1071
00:54:48,902 --> 00:54:50,904
As you can see,
a huge Christmas tree
1072
00:54:50,905 --> 00:54:53,906
now stands defiantly
on the courthouse lawn
1073
00:54:53,907 --> 00:54:56,407
after nearly two decades
of absence.
1074
00:54:56,408 --> 00:54:59,128
This latest development makes
tonight's city council meeting
1075
00:54:59,129 --> 00:55:01,630
even more interesting.
1076
00:55:01,631 --> 00:55:04,550
[ Indistinct conversations ]
1077
00:55:04,551 --> 00:55:07,419
You know, I appreciate
your convictions.
1078
00:55:07,420 --> 00:55:11,390
But not everybody
feels the same as you.
1079
00:55:17,180 --> 00:55:19,682
We could make this all go away.
1080
00:55:19,683 --> 00:55:23,319
Every year, my family throws me
a little birthday party.
1081
00:55:23,320 --> 00:55:26,155
Christmas
is about Jesus's birthday,
1082
00:55:26,156 --> 00:55:27,940
and about there being
1083
00:55:27,941 --> 00:55:30,693
dad-gum peace on Earth
and good will to everybody.
1084
00:55:30,694 --> 00:55:33,661
I say we all enjoy that tree
like we used to.
1085
00:55:33,662 --> 00:55:35,164
And, everybody else,
just take a chill pill!
1086
00:55:35,165 --> 00:55:38,033
[ Crowd murmuring ]
1087
00:55:38,034 --> 00:55:40,002
Mr. Hammerschmidt.
1088
00:55:41,004 --> 00:55:44,840
People, tradition
is not the issue here.
1089
00:55:44,841 --> 00:55:46,792
Not even close.
1090
00:55:46,793 --> 00:55:51,096
Mayor Revere has taken the law
into his own hands
1091
00:55:51,097 --> 00:55:52,098
to promote his own religion.
1092
00:55:52,099 --> 00:55:53,515
That is ridiculous.
1093
00:55:53,516 --> 00:55:56,218
You have overstepped
your boundaries, Mayor.
1094
00:55:56,219 --> 00:55:58,104
You have overstepped
your boundaries,
1095
00:55:58,105 --> 00:56:00,022
Mr. Hammerschmidt.
1096
00:56:00,023 --> 00:56:02,890
I take offense to your
politically motivated actions,
1097
00:56:02,891 --> 00:56:03,692
and I'm here to protect
1098
00:56:03,693 --> 00:56:05,693
my rights
as an American citizen.
1099
00:56:05,694 --> 00:56:08,564
What about the rights
of the people you serve?
1100
00:56:08,565 --> 00:56:11,449
What about the rights of
the people you pretend to serve?
1101
00:56:11,450 --> 00:56:13,451
Whose liberties
are you protecting?
1102
00:56:13,452 --> 00:56:14,869
What's that supposed to mean?
1103
00:56:14,870 --> 00:56:17,321
You're removing my freedoms,
my rights,
1104
00:56:17,322 --> 00:56:19,658
and my heritage
as a Christian American.
1105
00:56:19,659 --> 00:56:21,577
We are talking about
1106
00:56:21,578 --> 00:56:23,546
the separation
of church and state.
1107
00:56:23,547 --> 00:56:26,999
Well, please,
tell these people and me,
1108
00:56:27,000 --> 00:56:28,499
what are your objectives?
1109
00:56:28,500 --> 00:56:30,419
You are supposed to represent
1110
00:56:30,420 --> 00:56:32,920
all the citizens
of your community equally.
1111
00:56:32,921 --> 00:56:35,090
Unlike your organization,
that represents
1112
00:56:35,091 --> 00:56:37,142
anti-American causes.
1113
00:56:37,143 --> 00:56:38,143
[ Murmuring ]
1114
00:56:38,144 --> 00:56:40,062
Sir, we are nonpartisan.
1115
00:56:40,063 --> 00:56:41,898
Right.
1116
00:56:44,184 --> 00:56:45,685
Nonpartisan, huh?
1117
00:56:47,153 --> 00:56:49,605
Well, it's like
what Charlie said.
1118
00:56:49,606 --> 00:56:51,441
I'm just trying to bring back
some tradition
1119
00:56:51,442 --> 00:56:53,409
we all enjoyed
1120
00:56:53,410 --> 00:56:55,276
before organizations like yours
1121
00:56:55,277 --> 00:56:57,196
came in to take them
out of public.
1122
00:56:57,197 --> 00:56:59,616
You really need
to check your facts.
1123
00:56:59,617 --> 00:57:01,950
Stepping on your toes, am I?
1124
00:57:01,951 --> 00:57:04,453
Most people know what you
and your cronies in Washington
1125
00:57:04,454 --> 00:57:06,455
have been doing for years.
1126
00:57:06,456 --> 00:57:08,040
Well, as you can see,
1127
00:57:08,041 --> 00:57:09,341
your fine mayor
1128
00:57:09,342 --> 00:57:12,544
is trying to pick
a political fight with me.
1129
00:57:12,545 --> 00:57:15,047
Hey, we didn't start this.
1130
00:57:15,048 --> 00:57:15,848
You're trying to tell us
1131
00:57:15,849 --> 00:57:18,851
how we can celebrate
a national holiday.
1132
00:57:18,852 --> 00:57:22,137
That would be
like calling Columbus Day.
1133
00:57:22,138 --> 00:57:23,439
"Great Explorers Day."
1134
00:57:23,440 --> 00:57:25,390
It's just stupid.
1135
00:57:25,391 --> 00:57:28,310
You've been pushing your agenda
down our throats for so long,
1136
00:57:28,311 --> 00:57:30,311
I don't think you know
what the truth is.
1137
00:57:30,312 --> 00:57:33,316
And as much as I may hate
what you're doing,
1138
00:57:33,317 --> 00:57:36,201
you're free to do it...
1139
00:57:36,202 --> 00:57:39,071
just like I'm free
to celebrate Christmas.
1140
00:57:39,072 --> 00:57:39,906
Mr. Chairman,
1141
00:57:39,907 --> 00:57:42,791
I did not come
to your fine little town
1142
00:57:42,792 --> 00:57:45,544
to condemn a holiday.
1143
00:57:45,545 --> 00:57:47,412
I'm here to make sure
1144
00:57:47,413 --> 00:57:49,748
that civil liberties
are preserved.
1145
00:57:49,749 --> 00:57:54,219
Why don't you tell
these fine citizens...
1146
00:57:54,220 --> 00:57:56,088
that you didn't have
the health department
1147
00:57:56,089 --> 00:57:57,588
close down their
Mission at the Cross
1148
00:57:57,589 --> 00:57:59,475
while you're preserving
their liberties?
1149
00:57:59,476 --> 00:58:00,893
[ Crowd murmuring ]
1150
00:58:00,894 --> 00:58:04,897
I don't know anything
about that.
1151
00:58:04,898 --> 00:58:07,683
Mr. Counselor,
a few moments ago
1152
00:58:07,684 --> 00:58:10,269
I obtained a directive
from the county court judge
1153
00:58:10,270 --> 00:58:14,106
to have your
religious decorations removed
1154
00:58:14,107 --> 00:58:16,358
from the county courthouse.
1155
00:58:16,359 --> 00:58:18,110
You did what?
1156
00:58:18,111 --> 00:58:19,111
Bob!
1157
00:58:19,112 --> 00:58:22,748
ERNIE: The judge's orders
will be carried out ASAP.
1158
00:58:22,749 --> 00:58:25,200
Meeting adjourned.
1159
00:58:25,201 --> 00:58:26,952
[ Piano playing ]
1160
00:58:32,125 --> 00:58:35,928
♪ Silent night ♪
1161
00:58:35,929 --> 00:58:39,798
♪ Wintry night ♪
1162
00:58:39,799 --> 00:58:44,186
♪ All the stars ♪
1163
00:58:44,187 --> 00:58:47,139
♪ Shine so bright ♪
1164
00:58:47,140 --> 00:58:51,643
♪ Round yon snowman ♪
1165
00:58:51,644 --> 00:58:54,646
♪ Smiling so wide ♪
1166
00:58:54,647 --> 00:58:58,901
♪ It's the season ♪
1167
00:58:58,902 --> 00:59:01,870
♪ When stars collide ♪
1168
00:59:01,871 --> 00:59:09,871
♪ All the prophets foretold ♪
1169
00:59:10,413 --> 00:59:17,419
♪ We'll find a pot of gold ♪
1170
00:59:17,420 --> 00:59:19,421
That's good.
1171
00:59:19,422 --> 00:59:22,257
Oh, wow, that was good!
1172
00:59:22,258 --> 00:59:24,260
Hey, now,
I didn't stay up all night
1173
00:59:24,261 --> 00:59:28,013
working on those hand motions
just to see them blown.
1174
00:59:28,014 --> 00:59:29,730
Make sure we get them right,
hmm?
1175
00:59:29,731 --> 00:59:31,650
Work on that tonight, okay?
Okay?
1176
00:59:31,651 --> 00:59:34,151
And careful
with the little outfits.
1177
00:59:34,152 --> 00:59:35,521
Those are not trash bags.
1178
00:59:35,522 --> 00:59:39,157
Very, very expensive, okay?
1179
00:59:39,158 --> 00:59:41,944
Now, you're excused, but do not
be late tomorrow, please.
1180
00:59:41,945 --> 00:59:42,945
Okay?
1181
00:59:42,946 --> 00:59:45,447
A little more prompt, punctual.
1182
00:59:45,448 --> 00:59:46,949
Okay. Good night.
1183
00:59:46,950 --> 00:59:48,367
See ya.
1184
00:59:48,368 --> 00:59:50,870
[ Dog barking ]
1185
00:59:51,871 --> 00:59:54,873
Hopefully the audience
will understand
1186
00:59:54,874 --> 00:59:59,878
that Christmas is
about peace and joy and love.
1187
00:59:59,879 --> 01:00:03,131
Won't we get in trouble
for this?
1188
01:00:03,132 --> 01:00:04,633
Yes.
1189
01:00:04,634 --> 01:00:06,134
We will.
1190
01:00:06,135 --> 01:00:08,137
You know, guys,
this can really jeopardize
1191
01:00:08,138 --> 01:00:10,639
my position as stage tech.
1192
01:00:10,640 --> 01:00:13,642
Guys, we can't get scared
and chicken out.
1193
01:00:13,643 --> 01:00:16,812
I mean, we...
we're all in this together.
1194
01:00:16,813 --> 01:00:18,698
Yeah, everyone's
just got to pledge
1195
01:00:18,699 --> 01:00:21,199
not to tell anyone
about this plan.
1196
01:00:21,200 --> 01:00:22,200
Yeah.
1197
01:00:22,201 --> 01:00:23,201
Okay, Trudy?
1198
01:00:23,202 --> 01:00:24,536
My lips are sealed.
1199
01:00:24,537 --> 01:00:25,487
So are mine.
1200
01:00:25,488 --> 01:00:27,155
Mine too.
1201
01:00:27,156 --> 01:00:30,626
Me too.
It's a total secret.
1202
01:00:30,627 --> 01:00:33,128
We've got to pledge
on something.
1203
01:00:33,129 --> 01:00:36,215
Everybody,
look around for something.
1204
01:00:51,731 --> 01:00:54,767
This must be Bob's.
1205
01:00:55,768 --> 01:00:57,769
What is that?
1206
01:00:57,770 --> 01:00:59,521
It's a medal of honor.
1207
01:00:59,522 --> 01:01:02,157
Bob's a hero.
1208
01:01:02,158 --> 01:01:05,077
Well, you know,
I got a medal of honor once.
1209
01:01:05,078 --> 01:01:07,029
You were a hero in a war?
1210
01:01:07,030 --> 01:01:12,701
Oh, I guess
that wasn't the same thing.
1211
01:01:12,702 --> 01:01:14,169
All right, then.
1212
01:01:14,170 --> 01:01:16,922
Let's pledge.
1213
01:01:19,175 --> 01:01:22,626
CHARLIE: But I've heard
Bob's war stories all my life.
1214
01:01:22,627 --> 01:01:25,629
If we want to save
the veteran home funding...
1215
01:01:25,630 --> 01:01:28,016
and what's left
of Bob's good name...
1216
01:01:28,017 --> 01:01:29,968
the council has no choice.
1217
01:01:29,969 --> 01:01:31,937
Charlie,
you're his best friend.
1218
01:01:31,938 --> 01:01:34,190
I figured
you'd want to tell him.
1219
01:01:36,642 --> 01:01:39,144
The council has made
its decision.
1220
01:01:43,616 --> 01:01:46,118
[ Crickets chirping ]
1221
01:01:49,122 --> 01:01:51,791
No one's coming to this party,
are they?
1222
01:02:03,219 --> 01:02:05,470
I am so sorry, Dottie.
1223
01:02:05,471 --> 01:02:07,756
Ah.
1224
01:02:07,757 --> 01:02:11,009
I didn't count on this.
1225
01:02:11,010 --> 01:02:13,812
If this is the way
it's going to go...
1226
01:02:13,813 --> 01:02:15,647
so be it.
1227
01:02:15,648 --> 01:02:18,150
I told you,
I'm behind you all the way.
1228
01:02:18,151 --> 01:02:20,152
I promised.
1229
01:02:20,153 --> 01:02:23,022
[ Doorbell rings ]
1230
01:02:27,243 --> 01:02:28,110
Hi, Bob.
1231
01:02:28,111 --> 01:02:29,110
I was at the party earlier
1232
01:02:29,111 --> 01:02:31,112
and I noticed
something was missing.
1233
01:02:31,113 --> 01:02:33,114
And a couple of folks
from the mission decided
1234
01:02:33,115 --> 01:02:35,284
that since they were
in the neighborhood,
1235
01:02:35,285 --> 01:02:36,835
they'd stop by.
1236
01:02:36,836 --> 01:02:38,837
Merry Christmas, everyone!
1237
01:02:38,838 --> 01:02:40,338
Come in, come in!
1238
01:02:40,339 --> 01:02:42,007
Thank you, Dottie.
Merry Christmas.
1239
01:02:42,008 --> 01:02:43,508
Hi!
Come on in.
1240
01:02:43,509 --> 01:02:46,545
♪ Joy to the world,
the Lord is come! ♪
1241
01:02:46,546 --> 01:02:51,049
♪ Let Earth receive her King ♪
1242
01:02:51,050 --> 01:02:55,053
♪ Let every heart
prepare Him room ♪
1243
01:02:55,054 --> 01:02:57,556
♪ And Heaven and nature sing ♪
1244
01:02:57,557 --> 01:02:59,559
♪ And Heaven and nature sing ♪
1245
01:02:59,560 --> 01:03:02,110
♪ And Heaven, and Heaven... ♪
1246
01:03:02,111 --> 01:03:05,481
Bob, do you mind
if I talk to you privately?
1247
01:03:12,905 --> 01:03:14,406
[ Telephone rings ]
1248
01:03:14,407 --> 01:03:16,792
[ Truck engine revving ]
1249
01:03:16,793 --> 01:03:18,160
I'll be back.
1250
01:03:18,161 --> 01:03:19,661
[ Revving continues ]
1251
01:03:19,662 --> 01:03:20,629
[ Indistinct conversations ]
1252
01:03:22,632 --> 01:03:24,133
It's for you.
1253
01:03:25,134 --> 01:03:28,420
Hello?
It's a little loud in here.
1254
01:03:28,421 --> 01:03:30,923
[ Wood cracking ]
1255
01:03:33,926 --> 01:03:37,012
[ Bulbs cracking, shattering ]
1256
01:03:44,020 --> 01:03:46,689
Bob, can I have that minute
with you now?
1257
01:03:51,360 --> 01:03:52,661
[ Knocking on door ]
1258
01:03:52,662 --> 01:03:55,280
Mr. Mayor, is it true
you were fired?
1259
01:03:55,281 --> 01:03:57,282
[ All shouting at once ]
1260
01:03:57,283 --> 01:03:59,785
Hey, peop... Hey! Hey!
It's Christmas.
1261
01:03:59,786 --> 01:04:01,286
Don't you have a home?
1262
01:04:01,287 --> 01:04:03,672
I'll give you a statement
tomorrow.
1263
01:04:12,515 --> 01:04:13,381
Mayor...
1264
01:04:13,382 --> 01:04:16,101
is this true?
1265
01:04:30,533 --> 01:04:31,816
You know, Dottie,
1266
01:04:31,817 --> 01:04:35,987
all those stories
about rescue missions
1267
01:04:35,988 --> 01:04:38,490
I told you about...
1268
01:04:41,494 --> 01:04:43,995
they're all true.
1269
01:04:43,996 --> 01:04:47,549
There's one mission...
1270
01:04:47,550 --> 01:04:51,469
I have never told anyone about,
1271
01:04:51,470 --> 01:04:52,838
not even you.
1272
01:04:53,756 --> 01:04:55,758
It's not true, boy.
1273
01:04:57,260 --> 01:04:59,144
What's not true?
1274
01:04:59,145 --> 01:05:02,064
What they're saying
about your grandpa.
1275
01:05:03,566 --> 01:05:05,567
Your grandfather is a hero.
1276
01:05:05,568 --> 01:05:07,019
How do you know
about my grandpa?
1277
01:05:07,020 --> 01:05:10,605
I know everything
about that mission.
1278
01:05:10,606 --> 01:05:12,607
You see, boy, I was there.
1279
01:05:12,608 --> 01:05:14,109
He was my sergeant.
1280
01:05:14,110 --> 01:05:16,612
Bob Revere is
one of the bravest soldiers
1281
01:05:16,613 --> 01:05:18,613
I've ever met.
1282
01:05:18,614 --> 01:05:20,582
Every mission he performed
was perfect.
1283
01:05:20,583 --> 01:05:22,083
All but one.
1284
01:05:22,084 --> 01:05:26,004
My guys and I
rescued some P.O.W.s.
1285
01:05:27,957 --> 01:05:31,927
We were trying to get them
to an extraction point.
1286
01:05:31,928 --> 01:05:37,383
I knew the only chance
they had for survival...
1287
01:05:38,884 --> 01:05:40,719
was the dark
1288
01:05:40,720 --> 01:05:43,855
and making it
to that extraction point.
1289
01:05:43,856 --> 01:05:48,360
My corporal begged me
to rest those men.
1290
01:05:48,361 --> 01:05:50,228
I didn't listen to him.
1291
01:05:50,229 --> 01:05:53,114
All I wanted to do
was get them out,
1292
01:05:53,115 --> 01:05:56,901
get them safe,
get those boys home.
1293
01:05:56,902 --> 01:05:59,904
I made a terrible mistake.
1294
01:05:59,905 --> 01:06:00,906
My foot hit a trip wire.
1295
01:06:00,907 --> 01:06:03,408
I should have seen it.
I didn't.
1296
01:06:03,409 --> 01:06:06,628
I was pushing them too hard.
1297
01:06:06,629 --> 01:06:09,581
Flares went up, bombs went off.
1298
01:06:09,582 --> 01:06:11,166
The only thing I remember
1299
01:06:11,167 --> 01:06:14,170
was the concussion
that blew me into a trench.
1300
01:06:14,171 --> 01:06:18,006
My whole right side went numb.
1301
01:06:18,007 --> 01:06:20,342
Then it all just broke loose.
1302
01:06:20,343 --> 01:06:21,811
MAN: Go, boys, go, go, go!
1303
01:06:21,812 --> 01:06:24,312
My corporal took a round.
1304
01:06:24,313 --> 01:06:26,348
I could feel Leonard's blood.
It was...
1305
01:06:26,349 --> 01:06:29,518
it was running down my neck.
1306
01:06:31,771 --> 01:06:34,272
I could hear my men screaming.
1307
01:06:34,273 --> 01:06:38,276
All but one of my men
died that night.
1308
01:06:38,277 --> 01:06:40,779
I tried to save them, but...
1309
01:06:40,780 --> 01:06:42,781
but I made a mistake.
1310
01:06:42,782 --> 01:06:46,951
My guys that died that night
are the heroes.
1311
01:06:46,952 --> 01:06:49,454
[ Sobbing ]
They're the only heroes.
1312
01:06:52,958 --> 01:06:55,176
The Mayor of Mount Columbus
1313
01:06:55,177 --> 01:06:57,177
was fired last night
by the city council
1314
01:06:57,178 --> 01:06:59,179
because they claimed
he was in violation
1315
01:06:59,180 --> 01:07:01,183
of separation
of church and state.
1316
01:07:01,184 --> 01:07:04,052
We go now to Connie Lee
on the scene.
1317
01:07:04,053 --> 01:07:05,520
Thanks, Jessica.
1318
01:07:05,521 --> 01:07:08,023
Just when the mayor thought
it couldn't get any worse,
1319
01:07:08,024 --> 01:07:09,523
new revelations have surfaced
1320
01:07:09,524 --> 01:07:12,027
that the mayor has
a few skeletons in his closet.
1321
01:07:12,028 --> 01:07:14,528
Questions surrounding
the mayor today
1322
01:07:14,529 --> 01:07:16,031
are about what really happened
1323
01:07:16,032 --> 01:07:18,401
during his time
of military service.
1324
01:07:18,402 --> 01:07:22,120
Bob, Dottie,
you'd better get in here.
1325
01:07:22,121 --> 01:07:24,072
Thanks for joining us, Chris.
1326
01:07:24,073 --> 01:07:26,490
What do you think about what's
going on with your grandfather?
1327
01:07:26,491 --> 01:07:28,827
Listen, lady, I don't know much
about Christmas
1328
01:07:28,828 --> 01:07:29,827
and I don't pretend to,
1329
01:07:29,828 --> 01:07:31,328
but I do know
it's the time of year
1330
01:07:31,329 --> 01:07:33,330
when people do nice things
for each other.
1331
01:07:33,331 --> 01:07:35,165
And I don't get why everyone's
getting so upset
1332
01:07:35,166 --> 01:07:36,668
about a big beautiful tree
1333
01:07:36,669 --> 01:07:38,168
with lights and decorations
on it.
1334
01:07:38,169 --> 01:07:40,805
You know, Bob says
it's not even about the tree.
1335
01:07:40,806 --> 01:07:42,307
It's about the freedom
to do it.
1336
01:07:42,308 --> 01:07:44,893
And if Bob says it's
a good thing,
1337
01:07:44,894 --> 01:07:46,394
then it must be.
1338
01:07:46,395 --> 01:07:49,397
Oh, oh, and what they're saying
1339
01:07:49,398 --> 01:07:51,099
about him not being
a real war hero,
1340
01:07:51,100 --> 01:07:52,600
that's ridiculous.
1341
01:07:52,601 --> 01:07:54,018
He is a hero.
1342
01:07:54,019 --> 01:07:55,487
All right.
1343
01:07:55,488 --> 01:07:57,488
Thanks, Chris.
Well, you heard right.
1344
01:07:57,489 --> 01:07:59,492
It seems the root
of this controversy
1345
01:07:59,493 --> 01:08:02,360
isn't so much about Christmas
after all
1346
01:08:02,361 --> 01:08:03,360
but about freedom,
1347
01:08:03,361 --> 01:08:05,330
according
to the mayor's grandson.
1348
01:08:05,331 --> 01:08:07,248
Back to you in the studio.
1349
01:08:07,249 --> 01:08:09,701
Uh, Jessica.
1350
01:08:09,702 --> 01:08:11,086
I'm sorry.
1351
01:08:11,087 --> 01:08:12,838
In an unrelated story...
1352
01:08:16,842 --> 01:08:20,345
Yeah, see, I just kind of like
the robe under it.
1353
01:08:20,346 --> 01:08:24,182
And it gives me
a little more bulk!
1354
01:08:24,183 --> 01:08:26,885
Bob?
1355
01:08:47,790 --> 01:08:49,491
[ Truck door closes ]
1356
01:08:50,743 --> 01:08:53,045
Looks like things
are really heating up
1357
01:08:53,046 --> 01:08:55,079
in Mount Columbus, Jessica.
1358
01:08:55,080 --> 01:08:57,082
Let's roll!
1359
01:09:00,085 --> 01:09:02,086
We go now live to Connie Lee
1360
01:09:02,087 --> 01:09:03,972
who is standing by
in Mount Columbus
1361
01:09:03,973 --> 01:09:05,507
with breaking news.
1362
01:09:05,508 --> 01:09:06,674
Connie?
1363
01:09:06,675 --> 01:09:07,976
Thanks, Jessica.
1364
01:09:07,977 --> 01:09:10,978
The drama just continues to
unfold here in Mount Columbus.
1365
01:09:10,979 --> 01:09:13,480
As you can see, high above me,
Bob Revere,
1366
01:09:13,481 --> 01:09:16,234
the ex-mayor of what he called
Christmas City,
1367
01:09:16,235 --> 01:09:18,735
is trying desperately to hoist
a cross
1368
01:09:18,736 --> 01:09:21,239
to the front
of this mission building.
1369
01:09:21,240 --> 01:09:22,741
Now, Channel 7 has learned
1370
01:09:22,742 --> 01:09:26,110
that the cross was removed
a number of years ago
1371
01:09:26,111 --> 01:09:27,862
after a local citizen
complained
1372
01:09:27,863 --> 01:09:31,249
that the cross
was offensive to him.
1373
01:09:31,250 --> 01:09:32,584
Bob, let it down.
1374
01:09:32,585 --> 01:09:36,088
[ Indistinct shouts
of encouragement ]
1375
01:09:42,962 --> 01:09:45,347
[ Fire engine horn blares ]
1376
01:09:49,768 --> 01:09:51,269
Grandpa!
1377
01:09:51,270 --> 01:09:53,272
Christian,
you've got to go back!
1378
01:09:53,273 --> 01:09:55,273
It's too dangerous!
1379
01:09:55,274 --> 01:09:57,140
Mayor, I need you and Chris
off the roof
1380
01:09:57,141 --> 01:09:58,643
before someone gets hurt.
1381
01:09:58,644 --> 01:10:00,896
I'm not leaving.
1382
01:10:07,987 --> 01:10:09,487
[ Bob grunting ]
1383
01:10:09,488 --> 01:10:11,623
Can somebody go help them?
1384
01:10:13,626 --> 01:10:15,995
One more time?
Let's do it!
1385
01:10:17,296 --> 01:10:20,798
I'm glad you're here.
I'm glad I'm here.
1386
01:10:20,799 --> 01:10:23,218
Let's get one more.
Try again. Okay.
1387
01:10:23,219 --> 01:10:26,221
Mayor...
1388
01:10:26,222 --> 01:10:27,722
you need some help?
1389
01:10:27,723 --> 01:10:29,724
What took you so long?
1390
01:10:29,725 --> 01:10:33,394
CONNIE: It seems a member
of a local motorcycle gang
1391
01:10:33,395 --> 01:10:35,013
has come to Revere's aid,
1392
01:10:35,014 --> 01:10:38,515
and he's helping him
pull the old cross into place.
1393
01:10:38,516 --> 01:10:41,019
And now his grandson,
Christian Revere,
1394
01:10:41,020 --> 01:10:43,022
is helping in the effort.
1395
01:10:44,523 --> 01:10:46,491
We're on it!
1396
01:10:51,997 --> 01:10:54,749
[ Cheers and applause ]
1397
01:11:00,372 --> 01:11:02,540
You're just like your dad.
1398
01:11:06,962 --> 01:11:08,463
You good?
1399
01:11:08,464 --> 01:11:09,964
All right.
1400
01:11:09,965 --> 01:11:12,350
Oh, yes!
[ Laughs ]
1401
01:11:19,058 --> 01:11:20,059
GREG: All right, Bob.
1402
01:11:20,060 --> 01:11:21,693
You've made your point.
1403
01:11:21,694 --> 01:11:23,562
Let's get you off that roof.
1404
01:11:29,702 --> 01:11:31,453
BOB:
As you probably have heard,
1405
01:11:31,454 --> 01:11:35,156
I am no longer
the mayor of this town.
1406
01:11:35,157 --> 01:11:37,659
So tonight I stand here
a freedom fighter.
1407
01:11:37,660 --> 01:11:41,579
This country was founded
by freedom fighters,
1408
01:11:41,580 --> 01:11:46,167
men and women who loved
their country and their Creator.
1409
01:11:46,168 --> 01:11:48,336
400 years ago,
1410
01:11:48,337 --> 01:11:50,338
our forefathers left
1411
01:11:50,339 --> 01:11:52,341
the religious oppression
of another land
1412
01:11:52,342 --> 01:11:54,258
to build this one.
1413
01:11:54,259 --> 01:11:56,094
And the first thing they did...
1414
01:11:56,095 --> 01:11:57,929
the first thing they did
1415
01:11:57,930 --> 01:12:01,149
was to put a cross
on the shores of the Atlantic.
1416
01:12:01,150 --> 01:12:04,068
But it was more than a cross.
1417
01:12:04,069 --> 01:12:07,105
It was a symbol that,
in this land,
1418
01:12:07,106 --> 01:12:09,407
a citizen has the freedom
1419
01:12:09,408 --> 01:12:12,193
to worship as he or she desires
1420
01:12:12,194 --> 01:12:15,697
or the freedom
not to worship at all.
1421
01:12:15,698 --> 01:12:19,200
My fight
isn't about colored lights
1422
01:12:19,201 --> 01:12:21,703
or a tree on the city square.
1423
01:12:21,704 --> 01:12:23,621
My fight is about freedom
1424
01:12:23,622 --> 01:12:27,125
and taking back
what has been stolen from us.
1425
01:12:27,126 --> 01:12:29,627
We are losing freedoms
one by one
1426
01:12:29,628 --> 01:12:32,880
that our forefathers,
our brothers in arms,
1427
01:12:32,881 --> 01:12:35,600
and my son died for.
1428
01:12:35,601 --> 01:12:39,020
It is time we stood up
for what they died for,
1429
01:12:39,021 --> 01:12:40,806
for what we believe in.
1430
01:12:41,724 --> 01:12:46,060
Our rights are being destroyed
perhaps forever.
1431
01:12:46,061 --> 01:12:48,363
But don't you see?
1432
01:12:48,364 --> 01:12:52,116
We're letting it happen.
1433
01:12:52,117 --> 01:12:54,986
We're asleep.
1434
01:12:54,987 --> 01:12:57,406
We sleep, and they come in
like a thief in the night
1435
01:12:57,407 --> 01:12:59,907
and they take what's left.
1436
01:12:59,908 --> 01:13:01,409
Wake up!
1437
01:13:01,410 --> 01:13:04,495
We can't sleep any more!
1438
01:13:04,496 --> 01:13:06,664
Wake up and look around you!
1439
01:13:06,665 --> 01:13:10,334
Look what's coming
over the horizon!
1440
01:13:10,335 --> 01:13:13,304
We can't let the enemy
take one more inch.
1441
01:13:13,305 --> 01:13:15,807
Not one more inch!
1442
01:13:16,809 --> 01:13:19,677
We can't be silent any more!
1443
01:13:19,678 --> 01:13:24,649
This silence has to stop,
and it has to stop today!
1444
01:13:24,650 --> 01:13:29,153
Young men and women
are dying in foreign lands
1445
01:13:29,154 --> 01:13:34,158
to preserve the freedoms
that we enjoy every single day.
1446
01:13:34,159 --> 01:13:36,160
Can you hear them?
1447
01:13:36,161 --> 01:13:38,663
Just listen.
1448
01:13:38,664 --> 01:13:41,165
It's their voices
from the grave.
1449
01:13:41,166 --> 01:13:45,169
They're wondering
if they died in vain.
1450
01:13:45,170 --> 01:13:50,124
Do we dare diminish
their sacrifice by our silence?
1451
01:13:50,125 --> 01:13:53,595
Well, if your answer is no,
then you think about this...
1452
01:13:53,596 --> 01:13:55,546
When history is written,
1453
01:13:55,547 --> 01:14:00,635
will history say you stood by
and you did nothing?
1454
01:14:00,636 --> 01:14:03,019
Or will history say
that you fought?
1455
01:14:03,020 --> 01:14:04,605
You fought
like those brave souls?
1456
01:14:04,606 --> 01:14:06,891
You fought to preserve
the memory
1457
01:14:06,892 --> 01:14:08,893
of the young men and women
1458
01:14:08,894 --> 01:14:13,397
that have given everything
for this country and for you?
1459
01:14:13,398 --> 01:14:15,700
We fight for freedom!
1460
01:14:15,701 --> 01:14:17,702
We fight for freedom!
1461
01:14:17,703 --> 01:14:20,204
We fight for freedom!
1462
01:14:20,205 --> 01:14:22,073
[ Applause ]
1463
01:14:22,074 --> 01:14:25,243
[ Cheers and applause ]
1464
01:14:25,244 --> 01:14:27,746
[ Indistinct shouts
of encouragement ]
1465
01:14:45,514 --> 01:14:47,515
Let's keep away.
1466
01:14:47,516 --> 01:14:50,017
Move away, please.
1467
01:14:50,018 --> 01:14:52,020
[ Shouting and applause
continue ]
1468
01:14:52,021 --> 01:14:53,521
Dottie?
1469
01:14:53,522 --> 01:14:54,522
Dottie?
1470
01:14:54,523 --> 01:14:56,525
What are you doing?!
1471
01:14:58,527 --> 01:15:00,528
It's okay.
1472
01:15:00,529 --> 01:15:03,532
It's okay.
1473
01:15:04,533 --> 01:15:07,034
He's doing his job.
1474
01:15:07,035 --> 01:15:09,537
There is no bond.
1475
01:15:09,538 --> 01:15:12,540
I want you to go see the play.
1476
01:15:12,541 --> 01:15:13,542
[ Inhales sharply ]
1477
01:15:13,543 --> 01:15:16,044
Please.
1478
01:15:22,551 --> 01:15:25,052
They shouldn't do this.
1479
01:15:25,053 --> 01:15:27,555
It's okay.
1480
01:15:27,556 --> 01:15:29,557
Greg.
1481
01:15:29,558 --> 01:15:31,560
Dottie.
1482
01:15:33,061 --> 01:15:34,562
Left.
1483
01:15:37,065 --> 01:15:39,567
Okay, stop right here.
1484
01:15:39,568 --> 01:15:41,570
Turn around, please.
1485
01:15:42,571 --> 01:15:45,072
Watch your head and step in.
1486
01:15:45,073 --> 01:15:47,075
Grandpa...
1487
01:15:51,580 --> 01:15:53,582
I know the truth.
1488
01:15:54,583 --> 01:15:56,585
I found this in the attic.
1489
01:16:01,890 --> 01:16:04,392
If you weren't a hero before...
1490
01:16:04,393 --> 01:16:06,895
you are now.
1491
01:16:23,412 --> 01:16:26,280
[ Engine turns over ]
1492
01:16:26,281 --> 01:16:28,750
[ Car door closes ]
1493
01:16:42,381 --> 01:16:45,384
[ Motorcycle engines rev ]
1494
01:16:53,892 --> 01:16:55,308
CONNIE: As the children
of Mount Columbus
1495
01:16:55,309 --> 01:16:57,478
celebrate their holiday
with a winter play,
1496
01:16:57,479 --> 01:16:59,479
the former mayor
of Mount Columbus
1497
01:16:59,480 --> 01:17:01,449
will spend his holiday in jail.
1498
01:17:01,450 --> 01:17:02,950
Reporting live
1499
01:17:02,951 --> 01:17:04,951
from Mount Columbus
Junior High School,
1500
01:17:04,952 --> 01:17:06,904
Connie Lee, Channel 7 News.
Back to you in the studio.
1501
01:17:06,905 --> 01:17:09,624
Jessica, it could be
the last chapter
1502
01:17:09,625 --> 01:17:12,628
in a very dramatic story.
1503
01:17:14,129 --> 01:17:16,631
Jessica? [ Chuckles ]
1504
01:17:16,632 --> 01:17:18,132
What are you doing?
1505
01:17:18,133 --> 01:17:21,636
Something I should have done
a long time ago, Walter.
1506
01:17:21,637 --> 01:17:25,173
I'm going home to spend
Christmas with my family.
1507
01:17:27,676 --> 01:17:30,061
Well, happy holidays, Jessica!
1508
01:17:30,062 --> 01:17:31,929
[ Theme music plays ]
1509
01:17:31,930 --> 01:17:35,266
And, uh, we'll be right back
after these messages.
1510
01:17:35,267 --> 01:17:38,736
What the heck's going on here?!
1511
01:17:38,737 --> 01:17:42,741
MAN: So, you're the mayor.
Prove it and get us out of here.
1512
01:17:42,742 --> 01:17:45,243
[ Cell door opens, closes ]
1513
01:17:51,249 --> 01:17:54,118
You did the right thing, Bob.
1514
01:17:55,587 --> 01:17:58,590
[ Radio static ]
1515
01:18:01,093 --> 01:18:02,792
MR. BOUTWELL:
Our annual holiday play,
1516
01:18:02,793 --> 01:18:04,879
entitled
"A Winter Space Odyssey,"
1517
01:18:04,880 --> 01:18:06,348
gives us an historical look
1518
01:18:06,349 --> 01:18:08,349
at our glorious beginnings.
1519
01:18:08,350 --> 01:18:11,768
Welcome to Mount Columbus
Junior High School Theatre.
1520
01:18:11,769 --> 01:18:13,772
I'm Ronaldo Boutwell,
your director.
1521
01:18:13,773 --> 01:18:16,974
Please enjoy tonight's show.
1522
01:18:16,975 --> 01:18:19,610
We will begin
in just a few moments.
1523
01:18:20,612 --> 01:18:22,530
Good crowd, good crowd.
1524
01:18:22,531 --> 01:18:24,899
Is that, uh,
Superintendent Jones
1525
01:18:24,900 --> 01:18:26,650
there in the second row?
1526
01:18:26,651 --> 01:18:28,152
Don't get me started.
1527
01:18:28,153 --> 01:18:31,822
Did you see his
musical production last year?
1528
01:18:31,823 --> 01:18:33,124
[ Scoffs ] Amateur.
1529
01:18:33,125 --> 01:18:35,492
"Miracle on the High Seas."
[ Laughs ]
1530
01:18:35,493 --> 01:18:37,295
More like
"Mutiny on the Low B Flat."
1531
01:18:37,296 --> 01:18:38,746
[ Laughs ] Yes.
1532
01:18:40,749 --> 01:18:43,418
And cue the curtain.
1533
01:18:48,423 --> 01:18:50,925
[ Piano playing ]
1534
01:18:54,429 --> 01:18:56,931
[ Children vocalizing ]
1535
01:19:39,224 --> 01:19:43,895
[ Piano and vocalizing stop,
audience applauds ]
1536
01:19:56,908 --> 01:19:59,327
[ Giggling ]
1537
01:20:02,831 --> 01:20:04,248
What's going on?
1538
01:20:04,249 --> 01:20:07,051
They're just a little confused.
Nerves, nerves, nerves.
1539
01:20:14,009 --> 01:20:16,310
Now, Stewie, cue the aliens.
1540
01:20:16,311 --> 01:20:18,062
What's happening?
1541
01:20:22,818 --> 01:20:23,685
Do something.
1542
01:20:23,686 --> 01:20:26,187
Stewart, cue the aliens.
Cue them.
1543
01:20:28,240 --> 01:20:29,691
[ Audience murmuring ]
1544
01:20:29,692 --> 01:20:32,493
What's going on?
1545
01:20:32,494 --> 01:20:34,078
Uh...
1546
01:20:37,833 --> 01:20:39,333
Behold!
1547
01:20:39,334 --> 01:20:40,835
Don't be afraid.
1548
01:20:40,836 --> 01:20:42,336
I am an angel.
1549
01:20:42,337 --> 01:20:44,839
And I bring you good news
of great joy
1550
01:20:44,840 --> 01:20:46,341
which will be to all nations.
1551
01:20:46,342 --> 01:20:49,877
You didn't write that, did you?
1552
01:20:49,878 --> 01:20:52,880
He is Christ, the Lord.
1553
01:20:52,881 --> 01:20:55,799
This is not going well.
1554
01:20:55,800 --> 01:20:56,801
Close the curtain.
1555
01:21:01,556 --> 01:21:03,107
[ Clamp clicks ]
1555
01:21:04,305 --> 01:21:10,725
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