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<i>ALLY:
Previously on Ally McBeal:</i>
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I'm removed from
the partnership track.
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For being a prude?
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They said it was values.
The problem is, I have them.
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I've never been this forward with
a man, but would you like dinner?
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I'd love to.
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Tomorrow is my third date with Larry.
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And you think you two will kiss?
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Don't run from me. Don't run
from what you're feeling.
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Any idea what you're
getting yourself into?
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ALLY:
Easy, easy, easy.
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LARRY:
Isn't it a little early for a tree?
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ALLY: Christmas starts as soon
as you put up a tree.
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I think the world could extend
the yuletide spirit a week.
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[HORN HONKS]
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- Bite me!
- There's the spirit.
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Decorate the tree, sit on the couch,
make an eggnog...
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I always hated Christmas.
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Uh-oh.
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I should've saved that for later.
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I don't know if I can be with a man
who hates Christmas.
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I'm allergic to down feathers
in a couch.
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There's cholesterol in eggnog.
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The tree is a fire hazard,
and twinkly lights can cause seizures.
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That's why you hate Christmas?
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That, and I'm always alone.
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Oh.
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Well, you're not gonna be alone
this Christmas.
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Could you say that again?
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You're not gonna be alone
this Christmas.
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What?
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Let's go decorate the tree.
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I can't wait.
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<i>VONDA SINGS:
I've been down this road</i>
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'Tis the Season
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<i>Walking the line
That's painted by pride</i>
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<i>And I have made mistakes in my life</i>
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<i>That I just can 't hide</i>
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<i>Oh, I believe I am ready</i>
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<i>For what love has to bring</i>
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<i>I got myself together</i>
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<i>Yeah, now I'm ready to sing</i>
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<i>I've been searching my soul tonight</i>
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<i>I know there's so much more to life</i>
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<i>Now I know I can shine a light</i>
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<i>To find my way back home</i>
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<i>Oh, baby, yeah</i>
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<i>Oh, yeah</i>
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First up, Stevens vs. WKGB. John?
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- Yes.
- Yes?
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What's the case? WKGB, is it
a Russian spy thing?
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WKGB is a local news station, Richard.
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Perhaps you've caught it inadvertently
while surfing your titty shows.
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Funny. Latin woman, big breasts?
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One of the anchors, yes.
Another is Kendall Stevens.
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He was discharged. We're suing
for wrongful termination.
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Ling is second chair.
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- Why was he fired?
- For excessive truth-telling.
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He announced on the morning
newscast that there was no Santa...
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...resulting in his discharge.
- He said there was no Santa?
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You didn't know?
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- How could he?
NELLE: Oh, please.
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He's nothing but a dangerous myth.
Fat alcoholic.
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He's a pedophile too.
Gets kids to sit on his lap...
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...while promising toys.
I salute our client.
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Last year you loved Santa Claus.
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He was in last year. Now he's out.
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- Hey.
- Larry.
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Sweetie.
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What are you doing here?
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- I missed you and it's only 9:30.
- That's sweet.
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This is a workplace. Could you drip
over each other someplace else?
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- Okay, um...
- Huh.
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Something's wrong. Um.
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Can you excuse me for just
a little bit of...
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...a second.
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Slept with her yet? It's not my
business, so yes or no would suffice.
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I run a business here.
I need my litigators hungry.
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If she's being satiated, I need
to know. Protect the firm.
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So are you two...?
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Ally's told me so much about you...
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...and I believed little of it.
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I make a dent.
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Have all my life.
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And you're making one now.
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We've always talked to each other.
When there is a problem...
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...we talk.
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It's just, you know, you're part
of the problem.
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Well, then, you...
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I am?
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I'm happy for your happiness, Ally.
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I'm thrilled for John and Kimmie,
Richard and Ling.
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I see couples everywhere.
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Happy, smiling, disgusting,
kissy-face couples.
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It makes me sick.
I'm tired of being alone.
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I used to mope. Now I want to get
a gun and mow down all the couples.
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The stupid, sucky-face, happy pigs.
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Ah.
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And Christmas is coming. The worst.
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I sit at home and all the TV shows
are about love.
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I get depressed and have a drink.
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Then I'm at a bar with some stranger,
offering up my vagina.
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- Well, you...
- Do you like music?
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- I'm sorry?
- Ally tells me that you love music.
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As do I. In fact, when I'm feeling
empty, like I do in December...
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...I sit at my piano at night
and just sing a little.
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You'd be surprised what an
incredible companion music can be.
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It's about applause with me.
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Without an audience,
I have no use for music.
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Well...
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They let you sing at the bar?
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They discourage it.
They say I make it about me.
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What you need to do is find a song
that makes you feel better.
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I'm sure we can get you on stage.
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Okay.
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Thank you.
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What?
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Well, it's just
the way that you...
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...handle the Kimmies
and the Elaines of the world.
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How about the Allies?
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Tell me why you can't
handle Christmas.
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I did.
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<i>Your parents will tell you he's real
because they love you.</i>
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<i>They want you to enjoy the myth of
"ho, ho, ho," sugar plums and elves.</i>
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<i>They'll tell you lies
that their parents told...</i>
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<i>... because they want to surround you
with the magic feeling of Christmas.</i>
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<i>It's fine to pretend
with your parents...</i>
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<i>... that there really is
such a thing as Santa Claus.</i>
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<i>Enjoy it like a good story.</i>
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<i>As you would Jack and the Beanstalk
or the Easter Bunny or Peter Pan.</i>
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<i>But no giant's going to fall out
of the sky chasing a golden goose.</i>
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<i>No rabbit's going to sneak
into your house with chocolate eggs.</i>
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<i>And there won 't be any Santa Claus
coming down your chimney, for real.</i>
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<i>This is Kendall Stevens.</i>
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You shattered quite a few myths there.
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Any child old enough to be watching
the news probably already knows.
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- Lf not, they should.
- Why?
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Sometime he's going to know.
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If the news comes from another kid,
it won't be broken gently.
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I remember the day I found out.
It was a huge betrayal.
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My parents had lied to me.
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My son, when he found out at 7
from an older kid at school...
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...he came home, looked at me
and said:
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"I trusted you."
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That's when I realized, this is
a fundamental lie to children.
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Did you tell your producers
you would say this?
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No.
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You defied producers
and exposed the station to negative...
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- I knew it wouldn't be popular.
- But what? It was news?
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It was the truth.
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As much as you disagree
with my broadcast...
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...a newsman should never be fired
for broadcasting the truth.
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<i>JOHN:
I remember when I found out.</i>
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I was shopping with my mother.
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I sat on the department store Santa,
told him all about this special...
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...steam train I wanted, which was
green with red stripes.
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Then we left the store, came to a
street corner, and there was Santa...
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...ringing a bell.
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He was black. I thought it was odd.
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Got from here to there so fast
and changed color.
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But, I thought, he's Santa.
He's magic.
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And then he looked at me with no
recognition whatsoever and said:
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"Well, little one, what would you
like for Christmas?"
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And I knew right then
this whole thing was a fraud.
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That's awful.
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I found out my
freshman year in college.
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You have been sheltered
your whole life.
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Oh, not as much as people think.
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- I dated a rock star.
- You did?
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Well, one date.
I met him after the concert.
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I'd known him an hour when he asked me
to touch his willy, so it didn't last.
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Still, the idea of you
and a rock star?
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Actually, every boy I ever dated
was a singer of some sorts.
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- Really?
- I love singers.
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I don't know why.
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- Do you sing?
- Me?
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Yeah. I had a band in college.
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You did?
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It was no big deal.
It was just rock'n'roll.
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Did people go wild for you?
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Ahh, they... I'd get them pretty
whipped up. But it was years ago.
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I've decided I know what I want
for my Christmas present.
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What?
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I want you to sing a song for me
at the bar.
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Oh, that...
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Th-th... No, I...
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I don't perform anymore.
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But you would sing one song
just for me, right?
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Well...
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[NOSE SQUEAKS]
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It's my tuning nose.
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You really do love Christmas,
don't you?
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Well...
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...yes.
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- Why don't you?
- Uh-oh. It's an issue.
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Should we settle this before
we name children?
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Seriously, Larry.
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It's a little premature to say it,
not to mention presumptuous, but...
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...I'd think twice about having kids
with a man who doesn't like Christmas.
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So if we got married, we could just
skip the children part?
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I'm being serious.
I would like you to be.
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Okay.
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I have a child.
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What?
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I have a son. He's 7 years old.
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Why didn't you tell me this before?
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Because I'm ashamed.
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You're ashamed of having a son?
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I'm ashamed I don't
see him every day...
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...and he's growing up
mostly without his father.
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Well, where is he?
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He's in Detroit...
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...with his mother.
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I thought your ex-wife lived
here in Boston.
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She does.
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Oh, you had this child
with another woman.
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Merry Christmas.
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- Why did you say you sang?
- I don't know.
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She said all the men she loved sang...
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...then I promised her a number.
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- You did what?
- As a Christmas present. What'll I do?
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She's expecting a real singer.
A performer.
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- John, you care about this woman?
- I believe I do. Yeah.
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- This could be something real?
- It's entirely possible.
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Then there's only one thing
you can do.
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Lie bigger.
Say you have a throat polyp.
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I'm not gonna follow up one lie
with another.
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There's nothing more fundamental
to a relationship than honesty.
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If she finds out you've lied? You
gotta lie again. It's your only out.
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I'm gonna just tell her the truth.
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- Mistake.
- I'll do it at lunch.
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- Have you picked your song?
- No.
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I'm looking for the perfect one
that speaks to me.
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Something pretty. Something that
coincides with my current self.
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Elaine? I love music,
don't get me wrong.
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Is climbing into the spotlight for
attention the way to fix loneliness?
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Well, that's what I look for in a man.
Attention.
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It seems a little desperate to me.
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This from a man who dates women
with schlongs?
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I'm sorry. That was rude.
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Mark?
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I haven't had a real boyfriend
in seven years.
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I am desperate.
244
00:13:53,893 --> 00:13:57,010
A television station has
an obligation to its viewers.
245
00:13:57,253 --> 00:13:59,244
We build a trust with our audience.
246
00:13:59,493 --> 00:14:02,690
We expect our anchors to honor it.
This was a breach.
247
00:14:02,933 --> 00:14:05,811
- Announcing there is no Santa Claus?
- Absolutely.
248
00:14:06,053 --> 00:14:10,683
We incurred the wrath of our trusted
public. Goodwill we'd cultivated...
249
00:14:10,933 --> 00:14:15,290
...obliterated by his anti-American,
anti-Yuletide, anti-humanity stance.
250
00:14:15,533 --> 00:14:19,811
Everyone at WKGB is chagrined
and remains chagrined.
251
00:14:20,053 --> 00:14:24,046
As a gesture to our viewers, who
put their trust in our good name...
252
00:14:24,293 --> 00:14:27,251
...we owed it to them
to discharge the transgressor...
253
00:14:27,493 --> 00:14:30,212
...of this mean-spirited,
unscripted, cynical proclamation.
254
00:14:30,453 --> 00:14:33,251
Ratings go down after he
declared no Santa?
255
00:14:33,853 --> 00:14:37,528
No, but there's more to television
news, my good man, than ratings.
256
00:14:37,773 --> 00:14:39,252
The business of goodwill.
257
00:14:39,493 --> 00:14:42,326
We certainly can't condone
an anchorman...
258
00:14:42,573 --> 00:14:44,768
...speaking in a manner
that injures children.
259
00:14:45,013 --> 00:14:47,049
- Some were hurt?
- Very much so.
260
00:14:47,293 --> 00:14:49,443
You know of children who got hurt?
261
00:14:49,693 --> 00:14:53,003
My own grandson, Jacob Ray,
8 years old. He was devastated.
262
00:14:53,253 --> 00:14:56,882
In his living room, his parents
trusting our good name...
263
00:14:57,133 --> 00:15:01,411
...suddenly he hears "no Santa Claus."
The child was poleaxed, yes, he was.
264
00:15:01,613 --> 00:15:04,810
Ratings did not go down, your anchors
ad-lib all the time.
265
00:15:05,013 --> 00:15:07,766
It was because he poleaxed
little children?
266
00:15:08,013 --> 00:15:11,085
Primarily, yes. It was reckless.
Reckless, I tell you.
267
00:15:12,253 --> 00:15:14,369
I have nothing further, Your Honor.
268
00:15:14,973 --> 00:15:18,932
Your Honor, we next call
to the stand little Jacob Ray.
269
00:15:19,173 --> 00:15:20,242
I object to that.
270
00:15:20,493 --> 00:15:24,486
We'd like to demonstrate the effect
this announcement had on children.
271
00:15:24,733 --> 00:15:26,052
It's manipulative.
272
00:15:26,293 --> 00:15:29,968
I'll allow it after lunch.
Until then we're adjourned.
273
00:15:41,893 --> 00:15:44,361
- Hey.
- Ally, hi.
274
00:15:47,893 --> 00:15:49,611
It's a nice tree.
275
00:15:55,293 --> 00:15:57,329
- You okay?
- Me? Yeah.
276
00:15:57,573 --> 00:15:59,928
Yeah, I'm fine. Why?
277
00:16:00,173 --> 00:16:03,483
Well, you just looked a little
disappointed about...
278
00:16:03,733 --> 00:16:05,325
You having a son?
279
00:16:05,573 --> 00:16:07,245
Yeah. Are you?
280
00:16:08,613 --> 00:16:10,205
Disappointed?
281
00:16:10,493 --> 00:16:11,812
No.
282
00:16:13,133 --> 00:16:15,283
Look, Larry, I won't lie.
283
00:16:16,173 --> 00:16:20,610
I'd like to believe I'm the first
woman you ever looked at, much less...
284
00:16:22,613 --> 00:16:26,447
But, see, you're gonna
have to forgive me, because I...
285
00:16:26,693 --> 00:16:31,448
...have spent my life making a list
of how it'll go when I meet somebody.
286
00:16:31,693 --> 00:16:35,652
As I've gotten older, I've become
more willing to make compromises.
287
00:16:35,893 --> 00:16:40,523
There's only one prerequisite left
on the list for the man in my life.
288
00:16:41,013 --> 00:16:42,002
What's that?
289
00:16:43,213 --> 00:16:45,204
I have to love him.
290
00:16:50,253 --> 00:16:54,963
These Christmas blues?
Are they connected to your son?
291
00:16:56,053 --> 00:16:57,042
Very much.
292
00:16:59,213 --> 00:17:00,805
Can you tell me?
293
00:17:04,413 --> 00:17:07,405
Until he was 3
his mother and I were together.
294
00:17:08,093 --> 00:17:12,723
This was before I married and became
un-together with somebody else.
295
00:17:12,973 --> 00:17:15,441
And he loves the snow.
296
00:17:15,693 --> 00:17:18,002
Well, Christmastime...
297
00:17:19,413 --> 00:17:22,849
All that stuff that you find
magical about Christmas, the tree...
298
00:17:23,093 --> 00:17:24,606
...the stockings...
299
00:17:25,653 --> 00:17:28,611
...the sleigh rides and making angels.
300
00:17:29,493 --> 00:17:31,211
I did all that with him.
301
00:17:31,613 --> 00:17:34,002
And now I don't have him.
302
00:17:34,853 --> 00:17:36,206
So I...
303
00:17:37,813 --> 00:17:39,769
I don't really have Christmas.
304
00:17:43,893 --> 00:17:46,612
Ally, when you do have a child,
no matter...
305
00:17:47,453 --> 00:17:50,843
...how much you think you're
prepared for it, you'll be stunned...
306
00:17:51,093 --> 00:17:53,687
...by the capacity you have
to love somebody.
307
00:17:58,653 --> 00:18:02,532
I believe a child should be able to
hold on to Santa as long as possible.
308
00:18:02,973 --> 00:18:05,726
We didn't tell Kimmie till she was
in college.
309
00:18:06,773 --> 00:18:08,411
I hope you don't mind
Mommy being here.
310
00:18:08,653 --> 00:18:09,972
Oh, no.
311
00:18:10,213 --> 00:18:12,204
She usually comes on all my dates.
312
00:18:13,813 --> 00:18:15,041
Really?
313
00:18:15,293 --> 00:18:18,729
One problem Kimmie's had with
courting is she becomes guarded.
314
00:18:18,973 --> 00:18:21,009
Having me with her puts her at ease.
315
00:18:21,213 --> 00:18:22,202
Yes. Makes sense.
316
00:18:23,653 --> 00:18:24,483
Um...
317
00:18:24,693 --> 00:18:29,369
Actually, Kimmie, I have a little
confession of my own to make.
318
00:18:29,893 --> 00:18:32,361
- When I said I was a singer...
- You are?
319
00:18:32,613 --> 00:18:35,605
- Can you believe it?
- Well, hello.
320
00:18:35,853 --> 00:18:38,651
- Did I say you'd be with a singer?
- Don't embarrass me.
321
00:18:39,813 --> 00:18:41,804
Do you play an instrument, John?
322
00:18:42,493 --> 00:18:43,926
You were gonna be truthful.
323
00:18:44,173 --> 00:18:46,209
- The mother threw me.
- Yes, the mother.
324
00:18:46,453 --> 00:18:48,603
She brings her mother on dates.
325
00:18:48,853 --> 00:18:50,969
She's bringing her tonight
and tomorrow.
326
00:18:51,213 --> 00:18:53,568
They both expect to hear me sing.
327
00:18:53,813 --> 00:18:56,122
I told you to lie.
That's the best I can do.
328
00:18:56,373 --> 00:18:58,648
Can you do your Barry White thing?
329
00:18:58,893 --> 00:19:01,566
No, I told her it was rock'n'roll.
I'm fraught.
330
00:19:01,813 --> 00:19:03,531
What's the problem?
331
00:19:03,773 --> 00:19:06,526
Bob Dylan's been singing for 35 years.
Never hit a note.
332
00:19:06,773 --> 00:19:09,048
A lot of songs don't have melodies.
333
00:19:09,293 --> 00:19:11,648
Pick a song where you talk the words.
334
00:19:11,893 --> 00:19:14,453
Oh, balls.
She'll never fall for that.
335
00:19:14,693 --> 00:19:18,288
What about movement?
I step like I'm trying to kill bugs.
336
00:19:18,853 --> 00:19:24,007
I can help. I've been doing
movement to make me a hotter lover.
337
00:19:29,813 --> 00:19:32,122
See, I'll get you through this, John.
338
00:19:34,253 --> 00:19:36,005
Let's talk about the mother.
339
00:19:36,893 --> 00:19:39,009
<i>Tomorrow, tomorrow</i>
340
00:19:39,253 --> 00:19:41,448
<i>I love you, tomorrow</i>
341
00:19:41,653 --> 00:19:43,803
Could you guys fake keeping up?
342
00:19:44,013 --> 00:19:46,971
<i>You're always a day...</i>
343
00:19:47,173 --> 00:19:48,526
All right.
344
00:19:48,773 --> 00:19:51,571
You guys can go home now,
but I need you back early.
345
00:19:51,813 --> 00:19:54,646
I've got to check on wardrobe.
5:30 sharp.
346
00:19:54,893 --> 00:19:58,010
Let's show up with our heads on
this time.
347
00:19:58,733 --> 00:20:00,849
<i>Tomorrow</i>
348
00:20:02,893 --> 00:20:05,009
Elaine? Is that your song?
349
00:20:05,853 --> 00:20:08,845
Isn't it perfect? It's about
waking up to a better world.
350
00:20:09,053 --> 00:20:11,613
I chose it because it's poignant.
351
00:20:15,653 --> 00:20:19,441
Well, she seems more buoyant, anyway.
352
00:20:19,693 --> 00:20:24,209
Did you bring me here for Elaine's
music or get me drunk on eggnog?
353
00:20:24,493 --> 00:20:26,688
The eggnogs are virgin, thank you.
354
00:20:27,853 --> 00:20:32,529
I happen to be an expert on getting
people into the Christmas spirit.
355
00:20:32,973 --> 00:20:36,204
You present
a particularly tough challenge.
356
00:20:38,373 --> 00:20:40,204
But I'm gonna break you down.
357
00:20:40,533 --> 00:20:41,602
Come on.
358
00:20:41,893 --> 00:20:42,803
Where are we going?
359
00:20:43,053 --> 00:20:45,248
You said music was your big companion.
360
00:20:45,493 --> 00:20:48,724
- Yeah, but now I have you.
- I need you to sit at the piano.
361
00:20:51,373 --> 00:20:56,128
I am going to supply you
with a theme song.
362
00:20:56,373 --> 00:20:58,204
I learned it in therapy.
363
00:20:58,533 --> 00:21:00,012
- Okay.
- Okay.
364
00:21:01,693 --> 00:21:04,127
<i>Christmas is coming</i>
365
00:21:04,373 --> 00:21:06,603
<i>The goose is getting fat</i>
366
00:21:06,813 --> 00:21:09,202
The animal rights groups
already took that one.
367
00:21:09,693 --> 00:21:12,810
Oh. Okay.
How about this one now?
368
00:21:13,013 --> 00:21:15,891
I used to date a hockey player
and he loved it.
369
00:21:16,453 --> 00:21:19,570
<i>All I want for Christmas
Is my two front teeth</i>
370
00:21:19,773 --> 00:21:23,607
No, no, no, that's stupid.
Okay. How about this?
371
00:21:24,493 --> 00:21:28,247
<i>Dashing through the snow
In a one-horse open sleigh</i>
372
00:21:28,453 --> 00:21:31,331
All the dashing through
the snow and jingle bells?
373
00:21:31,573 --> 00:21:33,211
That's what I do with Sam.
374
00:21:36,053 --> 00:21:38,203
You never told me his name.
375
00:21:40,173 --> 00:21:41,401
Sam.
376
00:21:43,493 --> 00:21:46,803
Hey, how about we go to Detroit
for Christmas?
377
00:21:47,013 --> 00:21:49,607
His mother takes him to her
parents' in Canada.
378
00:21:49,853 --> 00:21:51,605
But you're so sweet to offer.
379
00:21:53,253 --> 00:21:57,724
When you said you sit at your piano
when you feel empty, what do you play?
380
00:21:57,973 --> 00:21:59,611
"New York, New York."
381
00:21:59,973 --> 00:22:01,201
"Shout."
382
00:22:04,253 --> 00:22:05,811
I have to pee.
383
00:22:06,013 --> 00:22:07,810
God, that's so romantic.
384
00:22:08,053 --> 00:22:11,409
But when I get back, you're gonna
play me something.
385
00:22:35,573 --> 00:22:37,211
Thank you all for coming.
386
00:22:37,453 --> 00:22:39,808
It's good to be in Boston.
387
00:22:42,293 --> 00:22:44,204
Here's a little something.
388
00:22:54,173 --> 00:22:56,403
<i>It's coming on Christmas</i>
389
00:22:56,613 --> 00:22:59,047
<i>They're cutting down trees</i>
390
00:22:59,293 --> 00:23:04,208
<i>They're putting up reindeer
Singing songs of joy, good peace</i>
391
00:23:04,453 --> 00:23:06,887
<i>Wish I had a river</i>
392
00:23:07,093 --> 00:23:10,290
<i>I could skate away on</i>
393
00:23:13,213 --> 00:23:15,249
<i>But it don 't snow here</i>
394
00:23:15,493 --> 00:23:17,609
<i>It stays pretty green</i>
395
00:23:17,813 --> 00:23:23,012
<i>Gonna make a lot money
Then I'm gonna quit this crazy scene</i>
396
00:23:23,253 --> 00:23:29,601
<i>Oh, wish I had a river
I could skate away on</i>
397
00:23:32,013 --> 00:23:36,609
<i>Oh, I wish I had a river</i>
398
00:23:36,813 --> 00:23:40,886
<i>I made my baby cry</i>
399
00:24:17,773 --> 00:24:18,762
See?
400
00:24:20,213 --> 00:24:21,328
No singing.
401
00:24:22,133 --> 00:24:23,122
You just move.
402
00:24:23,813 --> 00:24:24,928
Hey!
403
00:24:25,493 --> 00:24:27,882
There are very few words,
you just move.
404
00:24:28,093 --> 00:24:29,924
- Oh, balls!
- No, this will work.
405
00:24:30,413 --> 00:24:32,563
You kind of talk-sing the song.
406
00:24:32,813 --> 00:24:34,326
<i>I want to tell you a story</i>
407
00:24:34,573 --> 00:24:37,007
You put your mouth to the mike,
flush against it.
408
00:24:37,333 --> 00:24:38,482
Full reverb.
409
00:24:38,773 --> 00:24:40,525
- You try it.
- All right.
410
00:24:40,733 --> 00:24:42,007
<i>I want to tell you...</i>
411
00:24:43,013 --> 00:24:44,002
Too close.
412
00:24:44,893 --> 00:24:46,531
<i>I want to tell you a story</i>
413
00:24:46,733 --> 00:24:49,691
- Excellent. You can do this.
- Who am I kidding?
414
00:24:49,893 --> 00:24:50,928
The girl. To sleep with her.
415
00:24:51,133 --> 00:24:53,442
What if I fall flat on my face?
416
00:24:53,693 --> 00:24:55,365
- You won't.
- How can you be sure?
417
00:24:55,613 --> 00:24:58,491
Don't worry. I'll have
an insurance policy in place.
418
00:24:59,213 --> 00:25:00,851
What kind of insurance?
419
00:25:01,053 --> 00:25:02,725
Flirt with the whole bar?
420
00:25:02,973 --> 00:25:08,093
Smile, ask them as a favor, could they
cheer while John is up there singing?
421
00:25:08,813 --> 00:25:10,724
Why is John singing, anyway?
422
00:25:10,973 --> 00:25:13,328
To impress a girl.
These are hard times for him.
423
00:25:13,533 --> 00:25:15,728
It's Christmas. He used
to have a beautiful woman.
424
00:25:15,933 --> 00:25:17,207
It was you, Nelle.
425
00:25:17,453 --> 00:25:19,728
I'm asking you and Ling
to charm a few recruits.
426
00:25:19,973 --> 00:25:22,806
I don't think people will cheer
because I ask them to.
427
00:25:23,013 --> 00:25:25,481
Nelle, men will do anything for you.
428
00:25:26,733 --> 00:25:27,927
One look.
429
00:25:28,693 --> 00:25:32,129
They want to whisk you away. You
have that effect. It's the hair.
430
00:25:37,573 --> 00:25:40,133
- The look on his face.
- You worried?
431
00:25:40,333 --> 00:25:43,564
Well, it was a hugely sad song, Renee.
432
00:25:43,973 --> 00:25:47,329
One of the things that I love
about him is he has this ability...
433
00:25:47,533 --> 00:25:49,364
...to lift me out of my gloom.
434
00:25:49,613 --> 00:25:52,411
Now I think his despair
runs deeper than mine.
435
00:25:52,773 --> 00:25:56,527
Ally, all this sadness?
It's Christmas.
436
00:25:57,013 --> 00:25:59,322
Christmas is supposed to be
a time of joy.
437
00:25:59,533 --> 00:26:02,650
Oh, please. What's everybody's
favorite Christmas movie?
438
00:26:02,893 --> 00:26:05,043
<i>It's A Wonderful Life?
Jimmy Stewart.</i>
439
00:26:05,293 --> 00:26:08,729
He tries to commit suicide.
He jumps off a bridge.
440
00:26:09,613 --> 00:26:12,571
It broke my heart
to listen to him sing that song.
441
00:26:12,813 --> 00:26:15,532
- He's gonna be fine.
- And how can you be sure?
442
00:26:16,533 --> 00:26:18,046
He's got you.
443
00:26:25,013 --> 00:26:27,322
I was playing with my toys on the rug.
444
00:26:27,533 --> 00:26:29,922
I wasn't really watching the TV.
445
00:26:30,173 --> 00:26:34,166
When I heard "Santa Claus," I looked
up. That's when I heard it.
446
00:26:34,773 --> 00:26:36,001
Tell us what you heard.
447
00:26:36,333 --> 00:26:39,370
I heard that man say there
was no Santa Claus.
448
00:26:40,213 --> 00:26:42,966
Okay. And can you tell us
how that made you feel?
449
00:26:47,573 --> 00:26:49,768
Would you like to take a break, son?
450
00:26:49,973 --> 00:26:52,726
Actually, Your Honor,
I have no further questions.
451
00:27:02,413 --> 00:27:04,768
Hi, Jacob. My name is Ling.
452
00:27:05,173 --> 00:27:06,492
You think you can continue?
453
00:27:10,533 --> 00:27:13,525
- How old are you, Jacob?
- I'm 8.
454
00:27:13,733 --> 00:27:16,293
Eight! What are you,
first grade? Second?
455
00:27:16,493 --> 00:27:17,846
- Third.
- Third!
456
00:27:18,093 --> 00:27:21,005
So you read, do math.
You look like a smart kid.
457
00:27:21,253 --> 00:27:22,925
Ever been in an airplane?
458
00:27:23,493 --> 00:27:27,532
Yeah. Last year, I went to Disneyland
in California. It was a jet.
459
00:27:27,733 --> 00:27:30,122
A jet? I bet a jet goes fast.
460
00:27:30,333 --> 00:27:31,891
Seven hundred miles per hour.
461
00:27:32,093 --> 00:27:33,162
Whoosh!
462
00:27:34,573 --> 00:27:35,926
Jacob.
463
00:27:36,213 --> 00:27:40,570
Truthfully, when you heard
Mr. Stevens' broadcast...
464
00:27:40,813 --> 00:27:42,929
...you knew there
was no Santa, didn't you?
465
00:27:43,133 --> 00:27:44,361
No, I did not!
466
00:27:47,133 --> 00:27:49,124
No need to get loud...
467
00:27:49,373 --> 00:27:50,408
...sweetheart.
468
00:27:51,173 --> 00:27:53,607
You thought Santa delivered presents
all over the world?
469
00:27:54,413 --> 00:27:55,482
On Christmas Eve.
470
00:27:56,013 --> 00:28:01,167
So it takes a jet going seven
hundred miles per hour...
471
00:28:01,413 --> 00:28:04,371
...six hours to fly
across one country...
472
00:28:04,613 --> 00:28:09,687
...and you thought eight reindeer could
lug a big sled all over in one night?
473
00:28:10,413 --> 00:28:13,052
Isn't that a little dopey
to think that, Jacob?
474
00:28:13,733 --> 00:28:15,769
Can we talk about the size
of Santa's bag?
475
00:28:15,973 --> 00:28:20,125
That little sack has enough toys
for 300 million children?
476
00:28:20,373 --> 00:28:22,603
- Are you retarded, Jacob?
- Objection!
477
00:28:22,893 --> 00:28:25,691
I'm trying to find out what
he believed. He seems smart.
478
00:28:26,333 --> 00:28:29,962
You thought one fat old man living
on the North Pole was making toys...
479
00:28:30,213 --> 00:28:35,241
...for every child to be carried
in one bag, one sleigh, in one night?
480
00:28:35,493 --> 00:28:37,961
Well, I know it's a little dubious.
481
00:28:38,173 --> 00:28:40,892
How about "He sees you
when you're sleeping"?
482
00:28:41,093 --> 00:28:44,688
- That I always wondered about.
- "Knows if you've been bad or good."
483
00:28:45,253 --> 00:28:46,049
Um...
484
00:28:46,253 --> 00:28:49,290
What about Rudolph's nose,
cutting through the fog?
485
00:28:49,493 --> 00:28:50,767
Oh, I never believed that!
486
00:28:50,973 --> 00:28:53,931
Ever wonder why all those toys
Santa makes...
487
00:28:54,173 --> 00:28:56,733
...Iook like the ones
you see at Toys 'R' Us?
488
00:28:56,933 --> 00:28:59,128
It's a little suspicious.
489
00:28:59,333 --> 00:29:03,042
What's Santa do in Florida? Lots
of snow there for his sleigh, right?
490
00:29:03,253 --> 00:29:05,642
- Objection!
- Jacob, you seem intelligent.
491
00:29:05,853 --> 00:29:09,323
I want you to tell us what you really
think of the idea of Santa Claus.
492
00:29:09,533 --> 00:29:11,251
It's stupid!
493
00:29:23,693 --> 00:29:27,208
Wow! Now that
is the Christmas spirit.
494
00:29:28,493 --> 00:29:29,972
I thought you'd like it.
495
00:29:31,013 --> 00:29:33,607
Ally, I'm sorry if I've been
a wet blanket.
496
00:29:34,133 --> 00:29:39,127
I know Christmas is important
to you, and I won't spoil things.
497
00:29:39,493 --> 00:29:43,122
Are you trying to have a serious
conversation with a red blinking nose?
498
00:29:43,373 --> 00:29:44,522
I'm sorry.
499
00:29:46,013 --> 00:29:46,923
Better?
500
00:29:47,293 --> 00:29:50,729
You are the biggest nut I've ever met.
501
00:29:51,133 --> 00:29:52,327
That's a good thing?
502
00:29:53,333 --> 00:29:54,732
It's a good thing.
503
00:29:59,173 --> 00:30:01,050
Now. Come on.
504
00:30:01,293 --> 00:30:05,525
I am going to take you to see
your positive influence at work.
505
00:30:06,573 --> 00:30:08,370
What positive influence?
506
00:30:08,893 --> 00:30:13,603
<i>When I'm stuck with a day
That's gray and lonely</i>
507
00:30:21,613 --> 00:30:27,210
<i>Oh, the sun 'll come out tomorrow</i>
508
00:30:28,413 --> 00:30:30,529
There's gotta be a law against this.
509
00:30:30,933 --> 00:30:32,525
Look over there.
510
00:30:32,893 --> 00:30:36,568
<i>Come what may
Tomorrow</i>
511
00:30:39,093 --> 00:30:41,448
<i>I love you, tomorrow</i>
512
00:30:42,133 --> 00:30:45,762
<i>You're always a day away</i>
513
00:30:46,013 --> 00:30:47,287
Everybody!
514
00:30:48,413 --> 00:30:50,722
<i>Tomorrow, tomorrow</i>
515
00:30:50,973 --> 00:30:53,965
<i>I love you, tomorrow</i>
516
00:30:54,173 --> 00:30:57,210
<i>You're always a day</i>
517
00:30:58,973 --> 00:31:04,843
<i>Away</i>
518
00:31:18,853 --> 00:31:20,684
- I think it worked.
- Maybe.
519
00:31:25,013 --> 00:31:26,731
Just think, John, when you sing...
520
00:31:26,933 --> 00:31:30,972
<i>It's only a day away</i>
521
00:31:46,973 --> 00:31:50,329
- Mr. Larry.
- Miss Kimmie. Again!
522
00:31:51,453 --> 00:31:54,763
Is this fate? You think maybe you
and I are meant to procreate?
523
00:31:55,013 --> 00:31:58,972
- I'm not at ease with coarse humor.
- You suing somebody?
524
00:31:59,173 --> 00:32:02,961
I'm here to see my John.
He's giving his closing arguments.
525
00:32:03,213 --> 00:32:05,522
- He's closing now?
- As we speak.
526
00:32:06,333 --> 00:32:09,928
Where is the evidence
that any child got hurt?
527
00:32:10,173 --> 00:32:13,802
Now, Mr. Stark called his own
grandson into action.
528
00:32:14,533 --> 00:32:18,242
But the reality is that when kids
do get hurt on this...
529
00:32:18,453 --> 00:32:21,013
...it's not the reveal
that there's no Santa.
530
00:32:21,213 --> 00:32:26,446
It's the reveal that maybe
their parents lied to them.
531
00:32:27,133 --> 00:32:28,327
Kendall Stevens?
532
00:32:29,013 --> 00:32:33,564
He was really counseling children not
to feel betrayed by this deception.
533
00:32:33,813 --> 00:32:38,329
And he was also saying, let
your parents indulge this illusion.
534
00:32:39,333 --> 00:32:40,322
Why?
535
00:32:40,653 --> 00:32:41,972
Well...
536
00:32:42,173 --> 00:32:47,008
...because the fact is that we need
Santa Claus much more than kids do.
537
00:32:47,213 --> 00:32:48,805
We live in the real world.
538
00:32:49,493 --> 00:32:50,448
And it's harsh.
539
00:32:50,693 --> 00:32:52,206
We're exposed to ugly truths.
540
00:32:52,413 --> 00:32:56,725
We bear witness to evidence
that dreams don't always come true.
541
00:32:57,573 --> 00:32:59,529
And when December comes along...
542
00:33:00,733 --> 00:33:04,806
...it's nice. It's nice to cling
to Santa and all he represents...
543
00:33:05,013 --> 00:33:08,130
...to relive the innocence
of childhood.
544
00:33:08,333 --> 00:33:13,532
To recapture those feelings
of joy and magic and song.
545
00:33:14,013 --> 00:33:15,890
Feelings that have left us.
546
00:33:17,173 --> 00:33:19,562
Santa is a device
for the parents sometimes...
547
00:33:19,813 --> 00:33:23,249
...to experience the love
and the gift of the child.
548
00:33:23,493 --> 00:33:24,767
And we need it.
549
00:33:25,933 --> 00:33:30,927
What the child actually needs
is love and trust...
550
00:33:32,373 --> 00:33:35,649
...and yes, the magic of his parents.
551
00:33:37,093 --> 00:33:41,291
It was that sacred union which Kendall
Stevens was trying to safeguard...
552
00:33:41,493 --> 00:33:42,812
...with his broadcast...
553
00:33:43,013 --> 00:33:47,245
...knowing that a child craves
the honesty of Mom and Dad...
554
00:33:47,493 --> 00:33:52,089
...more than he needs the illusion
of old Saint Nick down a chimney.
555
00:33:52,413 --> 00:33:55,962
The severance of parent and child...
556
00:33:56,213 --> 00:33:58,090
...and their mutual trust.
557
00:33:59,013 --> 00:34:01,846
That's the tragedy Kendall Stevens
was trying to address.
558
00:34:03,653 --> 00:34:07,726
He decides to tell the world
there's no Santa Claus.
559
00:34:07,973 --> 00:34:11,886
He exposes the station
to tremendous bad will.
560
00:34:12,093 --> 00:34:17,292
He knows that it is against the
wishes and interests of the station.
561
00:34:17,493 --> 00:34:20,565
He violates the trust
of his employer...
562
00:34:20,813 --> 00:34:25,125
...so of course, we have
the right to terminate him.
563
00:34:33,693 --> 00:34:35,411
You can't let him sing.
564
00:34:35,653 --> 00:34:37,883
- Ally, it's his choice.
- He will embarrass himself.
565
00:34:39,413 --> 00:34:42,371
- I thought you were great.
- Thank you. I appreciate that.
566
00:34:42,893 --> 00:34:45,407
- Get any dates out of it?
- It wasn't that.
567
00:34:45,933 --> 00:34:47,252
Did you get one?
568
00:34:48,093 --> 00:34:51,005
- No, I didn't. All right?
- Would you like one?
569
00:34:51,213 --> 00:34:52,202
Richard!
570
00:34:52,813 --> 00:34:54,565
- A date? With you?
- Yes.
571
00:34:54,813 --> 00:34:56,326
- You're asking me out?
- Yes.
572
00:34:56,533 --> 00:34:58,046
- Yes.
- Great.
573
00:34:59,013 --> 00:35:02,528
- I know this is a stupid question but...
- I don't have a penis.
574
00:35:02,733 --> 00:35:04,610
- Excellent. 8:00?
- Great.
575
00:35:10,973 --> 00:35:13,123
- Larry. Hey.
- Hi.
576
00:35:16,013 --> 00:35:19,130
- Is everything okay?
- Yeah, listen, um...
577
00:35:19,813 --> 00:35:23,203
I know John is singing tonight
and I wouldn't ask you to miss it.
578
00:35:23,413 --> 00:35:24,971
Would you mind if I missed it?
579
00:35:26,253 --> 00:35:27,242
No.
580
00:35:27,493 --> 00:35:32,328
For whatever reason, I'm having
a week, and I need a night alone.
581
00:35:33,573 --> 00:35:36,326
- Okay.
- Okay. Thanks.
582
00:35:39,293 --> 00:35:40,282
Good night.
583
00:35:45,813 --> 00:35:48,611
Madame Foreperson, the jury
has reached its verdict?
584
00:35:49,093 --> 00:35:51,732
- We have, Your Honor.
- What say you?
585
00:35:52,053 --> 00:35:56,046
"On the matter of Stevens versus WKGB,
the count of wrongful termination...
586
00:35:56,293 --> 00:35:58,602
...we find in favor
of the defendant."
587
00:35:59,493 --> 00:36:02,405
Ladies and gentlemen of the jury,
thank for your service.
588
00:36:03,813 --> 00:36:05,371
That sucks.
589
00:36:05,573 --> 00:36:07,165
I'm sorry, Kendall.
590
00:36:07,413 --> 00:36:09,244
It was a longshot. You did great.
591
00:36:09,493 --> 00:36:12,132
Well, maybe I'll get a job
playing Santa.
592
00:36:12,333 --> 00:36:14,563
- Best of luck.
- Thanks again.
593
00:36:14,813 --> 00:36:17,373
I'm sorry you lost.
You were brilliant.
594
00:36:17,613 --> 00:36:19,205
Oh, well, thank you.
595
00:36:19,413 --> 00:36:21,881
This won't affect your performance,
will it?
596
00:36:22,373 --> 00:36:24,329
No, I'm sure not.
597
00:36:24,533 --> 00:36:25,761
[NOSE SQUEAKS]
598
00:36:43,973 --> 00:36:46,646
I can't believe John
is going through with this.
599
00:36:46,893 --> 00:36:49,532
Maybe not. Where is he?
600
00:36:50,213 --> 00:36:51,965
Are you sure he's okay?
601
00:36:52,213 --> 00:36:56,331
Mommy, he went on tour when he was
in college. Isn't this exciting?
602
00:36:57,413 --> 00:37:00,291
I've sent signals to you.
You never picked up on them.
603
00:37:00,533 --> 00:37:03,684
- Like when you'd dry-hump me?
- That would be one of them.
604
00:37:04,373 --> 00:37:06,364
I've flirted with the entire bar.
605
00:37:06,613 --> 00:37:07,523
And they'll cheer?
606
00:37:07,733 --> 00:37:10,770
I got oral commitments
from half the room.
607
00:37:11,013 --> 00:37:12,924
I got the other half.
608
00:37:16,213 --> 00:37:17,532
Are you okay?
609
00:37:17,773 --> 00:37:19,525
Yeah. I'm fine.
610
00:37:19,733 --> 00:37:22,884
I should be with him,
but he wanted to be alone.
611
00:37:23,493 --> 00:37:24,687
So let him be alone.
612
00:37:26,293 --> 00:37:30,730
Isn't Christmas
supposed to be fun, Renee?
613
00:38:02,413 --> 00:38:03,528
Ready for some music?
614
00:38:07,933 --> 00:38:09,924
My man.
615
00:38:11,013 --> 00:38:12,924
Let's heat it up in here!
616
00:38:16,973 --> 00:38:18,929
You're looking real good, baby.
617
00:38:19,613 --> 00:38:21,126
Foxy.
618
00:38:21,573 --> 00:38:22,722
Isn't he darling?
619
00:38:22,973 --> 00:38:24,042
I could eat him up.
620
00:38:24,293 --> 00:38:25,726
All right.
621
00:38:28,933 --> 00:38:30,571
<i>I want to tell you a story</i>
622
00:38:32,333 --> 00:38:33,652
<i>Every man ought to know</i>
623
00:38:34,853 --> 00:38:37,242
<i>If you want a little loving</i>
624
00:38:37,493 --> 00:38:39,404
<i>You gotta go real slow</i>
625
00:38:41,533 --> 00:38:42,409
<i>Hey</i>
626
00:38:42,693 --> 00:38:43,682
<i>Ha</i>
627
00:38:45,613 --> 00:38:46,489
<i>Ho</i>
628
00:38:53,613 --> 00:38:55,729
He's not bad.
629
00:38:55,933 --> 00:38:57,161
I was better, right?
630
00:39:09,373 --> 00:39:10,931
Thank you so much.
631
00:39:14,333 --> 00:39:15,732
Thank you.
632
00:39:17,253 --> 00:39:19,528
You're a great audience. Thank you.
633
00:39:23,013 --> 00:39:25,925
Well, what if he actually
thought he was good...
634
00:39:26,173 --> 00:39:28,129
...and he wants to sing again?
635
00:39:28,333 --> 00:39:30,972
We are not gonna let that happen.
636
00:39:31,213 --> 00:39:32,726
I lied.
637
00:39:33,813 --> 00:39:36,611
I only wanted to be alone
most of the night.
638
00:39:37,493 --> 00:39:38,448
Hey.
639
00:39:39,613 --> 00:39:41,569
RENEE:
Well, I'm gonna go to bed.
640
00:39:41,813 --> 00:39:43,132
Unless you need me.
641
00:39:43,373 --> 00:39:44,772
No, I can make do.
642
00:39:48,413 --> 00:39:49,482
Night-night, Larry.
643
00:39:49,733 --> 00:39:50,927
Good night, Renee.
644
00:39:52,733 --> 00:39:55,327
So how long have you been here?
645
00:39:55,813 --> 00:39:56,609
Ah...
646
00:39:56,813 --> 00:39:58,132
An hour or so.
647
00:39:58,533 --> 00:40:00,125
I've been singing carols.
648
00:40:00,373 --> 00:40:02,329
- Oh, right.
- No, I have.
649
00:40:03,013 --> 00:40:04,332
I've made a comeback.
650
00:40:07,413 --> 00:40:08,562
Sing me one?
651
00:40:08,813 --> 00:40:11,486
And not the one that you
played before.
652
00:40:12,213 --> 00:40:13,441
You pick it.
653
00:40:13,693 --> 00:40:15,331
Okay, um...
654
00:40:16,013 --> 00:40:18,402
- "Little Drummer Boy."
- That's peppy.
655
00:40:18,653 --> 00:40:19,927
Okay, um.
656
00:40:21,013 --> 00:40:22,366
"White Christmas."
657
00:40:22,613 --> 00:40:23,932
That one I know.
658
00:40:26,293 --> 00:40:27,521
How does it start?
659
00:40:27,813 --> 00:40:29,929
With a dream.
660
00:40:30,293 --> 00:40:31,328
Right.
661
00:40:32,053 --> 00:40:34,851
<i>I'm dreaming</i>
662
00:40:35,093 --> 00:40:39,166
<i>Of a white Christmas</i>
663
00:40:40,133 --> 00:40:44,843
<i>Just like the ones I used to know</i>
664
00:40:46,613 --> 00:40:50,367
<i>Where the treetops glisten</i>
665
00:40:50,613 --> 00:40:54,731
<i>And children listen</i>
666
00:40:54,973 --> 00:40:56,645
<i>To hear</i>
667
00:41:10,853 --> 00:41:13,925
<i>I'm dreaming</i>
668
00:41:14,173 --> 00:41:18,166
<i>Of a white Christmas</i>
669
00:41:18,853 --> 00:41:24,371
<i>With every Christmas card I write</i>
670
00:41:25,213 --> 00:41:32,005
<i>May your days be merry and bright</i>
671
00:41:33,973 --> 00:41:40,082
<i>And may all your Christmases be white</i>
672
00:42:31,613 --> 00:42:32,648
You stinker
673
00:42:32,893 --> 00:42:33,882
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1
00:00:19,518 --> 00:00:21,272
Тихо, тихо.
2
00:00:21,520 --> 00:00:23,673
Знаешь, еще как-то рановато ставить елку.
3
00:00:23,923 --> 00:00:26,281
Рождество начинается тогда, когда ты ставишь елку.
4
00:00:26,486 --> 00:00:29,881
Думаю, мир мог бы продлить святочный дух на неделю.
5
00:00:31,453 --> 00:00:33,730
-Выкуси!
-А вот и дух.
6
00:00:33,976 --> 00:00:38,020
Украшать елку, сидеть на диване, делать гоголь-моголь...
7
00:00:38,261 --> 00:00:40,094
Я всегда ненавидел Рождество.
8
00:00:41,465 --> 00:00:43,423
Надо было оставить это на потом.
9
00:00:43,948 --> 00:00:46,704
Не знаю, смогу ли я быть с мужчиной, который ненавидит
Рождество.
10
00:00:47,152 --> 00:00:49,224
У меня аллергия на сидение на диване.
11
00:00:49,474 --> 00:00:50,875
В гоголе-моголе есть холестерин.
12
00:00:51,277 --> 00:00:55,194
Елки огнеопасны, а гирлянды могут вызвать припадок.
13
00:00:55,802 --> 00:00:58,114
Поэтому ты ненавидишь Рождество?
14
00:00:58,365 --> 00:01:01,247
Да. И я всегда один на Рождество.
15
00:01:03,572 --> 00:01:06,852
Ну, на это Рождество ты не будешь один.
16
00:01:09,218 --> 00:01:10,699
Ты не могла бы повторить?
17
00:01:11,982 --> 00:01:15,535
На это Рождество ты не будешь один.
18
00:01:18,590 --> 00:01:19,740
Что?
19
00:01:20,032 --> 00:01:21,752
Пойдем наряжать елку.
20
00:01:22,595 --> 00:01:23,949
Не могу дождаться.
21
00:01:42,299 --> 00:01:46,292
Элли Макбил
22
00:01:49,107 --> 00:01:53,385
4 сезон, 6 серия
23
00:02:47,138 --> 00:02:49,814
Первое, Стивенс против WKGB. Джон?
24
00:02:50,942 --> 00:02:52,856
-Да.
-Что да?
25
00:02:53,105 --> 00:02:55,906
Что за дело? WKGB связано с русскими шпионами?
26
00:02:56,549 --> 00:02:58,861
WKGB это местный новостной канал, Ричард.
27
00:02:59,713 --> 00:03:03,153
Ты мог случайно поймать его, пока бороздил свои
сисястые шоу.
28
00:03:04,439 --> 00:03:07,081
Смешно. Латиноамериканки с большой грудью?
29
00:03:07,282 --> 00:03:10,323
Да, одна из ведущих. Другой - Кендалл Стивенс.
30
00:03:11,127 --> 00:03:14,680
Он был уволен. Мы подаем иск на неправомерное
увольнение.
31
00:03:14,931 --> 00:03:16,286
Линг будет работать со мной.
32
00:03:16,533 --> 00:03:19,609
-За что его уволили?
-За чрезмерную правдивость.
33
00:03:19,857 --> 00:03:23,821
Он объявил в утренних новостях, что Санта Клауса
не существует.
34
00:03:24,062 --> 00:03:27,423
-В результате его уволили.
-Он сказал, что Санта Клауса нет?
35
00:03:27,667 --> 00:03:29,307
Ты не знала?
36
00:03:29,870 --> 00:03:31,544
-Как он мог?
-Да ладно.
37
00:03:31,792 --> 00:03:34,434
Это не более чем опасный миф. Толстый алкоголик
с эльфами.
38
00:03:34,675 --> 00:03:38,035
И педофил к тому же. Сажает детей на колени...
39
00:03:38,280 --> 00:03:40,398
...и обещает им игрушки. Снимаю шляпу перед нашим
клиентом.
40
00:03:40,803 --> 00:03:42,761
В прошлом году тебе нравился Санта Клаус.
41
00:03:43,006 --> 00:03:45,238
В прошлом году он был. А теперь его нет.
42
00:03:52,297 --> 00:03:54,369
-Эй.
-Ларри.
43
00:03:55,220 --> 00:03:56,735
Дорогая.
44
00:03:57,383 --> 00:03:59,341
Что ты здесь делаешь?
45
00:03:59,626 --> 00:04:02,940
-Я соскучился, а сейчас только 9.30.
-Как мило.
46
00:04:03,390 --> 00:04:07,753
Здесь люди работают. Вы не можете делать это в
другом месте?
47
00:04:10,759 --> 00:04:12,957
Что-то не так.
48
00:04:13,362 --> 00:04:17,406
Ты не извинишь меня всего лишь на...
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...мгновение.
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Привет, Ларри. Уже переспал с ней? Это не мое
дело, так что да или нет будет достаточно.
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Я здесь делаю бизнес. Мои адвокаты нужны мне голодными.
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Если она насытилась, мне нужно знать. Для защиты
клиентов и фирмы.
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Так вы двое уже...?
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Элли столько рассказывала мне о тебе...
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...а я ей почти не поверил.
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Да, я умею подколоть.
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В этом весь я.
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Тебе это удалось.
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Мы всегда всё обсуждали, Элейн. Когда что-то случается,
мы с тобой...
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...обсуждаем.
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Просто, знаешь, проблема и в тебе тоже.
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Ну тогда ты...
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Правда?
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Я рада твоему счастью, Элли. Действительно.
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Я счастлива за Джона и Кимми, Ричарда и Линг.
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Я вижу парочки повсюду.
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Счастливые, улыбающиеся,
противные, целующиеся парочки.
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Меня тошнит от этого. Я устала быть одна.
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Раньше я хандрила из жалости к себе. Но сейчас
я хочу взять автомат и перестрелять все парочки.
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Глупые, сосущиеся, счастливые свиньи.
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И скоро Рождество. Что еще хуже.
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Я сижу дома и смотрю все эти передачи о любви
и радости.
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У меня начинается депрессия, и я пью.
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Следующее, что я помню - я в баре с каким-то незнакомцем,
напрашиваюсь на секс.
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-Ну, ты...
-Ты любишь музыку?
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-Что?
-Элли сказала, что ты любишь музыку.
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Как и я. Кстати, когда мне плохо, как обычно бывает
в декабре...
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...я сажусь за пианино и немного пою.
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Ты удивишься, узнав, каким невероятным партнером
может быть музыка.
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Мне больше нравятся аплодисменты.
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Без публики я не вижу пользы в музыке.
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Что ж...
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Тебе разрешают петь в баре?
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Они не дают мне петь, считая, что я таким образом
пытаюсь привлечь к себе внимание.
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Тебе нужно найти песню, от которой тебе становится
лучше.
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Уверен, что мы увидим тебя на сцене.
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Хорошо.
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Спасибо.
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Что?
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Ну, просто то, как ты...
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...справился с проблемами Кимми и Элейн...
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Как насчет проблем Элли?
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Скажи мне, почему ты терпеть не можешь Рождество?
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Я мог.
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<i>Ваши родители скажут, что он существует,
потому что они вас любят.</i>
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<i>Они хотят, чтобы вы наслаждались мифом
о "Хо, хо, хо", сахарной сливе и эльфах.</i>
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<i>Они скажут вам ложь, которую слышали
от своих родителей...</i>
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<i>...потому что хотят окружить вас волшебным
чувством Рождества.</i>
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<i>Можете притворяться, когда родители рядом...</i>
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<i>...что Санта Клаус существует на самом
деле.</i>
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<i>Радуйтесь этому как хорошей сказке.</i>
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<i>Как пасхальному кролику или Питеру Пену.</i>
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<i>Но великаны не падают с неба, гоняясь
за золотым гусем.</i>
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<i>Кролики не прокрадываются к ваш дом с
шоколадными яйцами.</i>
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<i>И никакой Санта Клаус не станет спускаться
к вам в дом по трубе.</i>
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<i>Это Кендалл Стивенс.</i>
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Вы разрушили несколько мифов, Кендалл.
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Дети, способные смотреть новости, скорее всего,
уже знают.
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-А если нет, то стоило бы.
-Почему?
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Потому что они все равно узнают.
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Если новости сообщаются другими детьми в школе,
это более болезненно.
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Я помню день, когда я узнал. Это было огромным
предательством.
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Мои родители обманывали меня.
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Мой сын, когда в семь лет узнал от кого-то в школе...
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...пришел домой, посмотрел на меня и сказал:
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"Я верил тебе".
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Вот когда я понял, что это фундаментальная ложь
детям.
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Вы говорили вашим продюсерам, что собираетесь
сказать об этом?
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Нет.
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Вы пренебрегли продюсерами и подвергли канал негативным...
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-Я знал, что это не понравится.
-Но что? Это была новость?
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Это была правда.
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Как бы вы ни были несогласны с моей передачей...
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...журналист не должен быть уволен за транслирование
правды.
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Я помню, когда я узнал об этом.
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Я ходил по магазинам с мамой.
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Я сидел в универмаге и рассказывал Санте о необыкновенном...
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...паровозе, который я хотел. Он был зеленый с
красными полосками.
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Потом мы ушли из магазина, вышли на угол, и там
снова был Санта...
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...звонящий в колокольчик.
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Он был черный. Я подумал, что это странно.
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Так бысто добрался сюда и сменил цвет.
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Но, подумал я, это же Санта. Он волшебный.
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И тогда он посмотрел на меня, совсем не узнав,
и сказал:
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"Ну, малыш, что ты хочешь на Рождество?"
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И тогда я понял, что все это было обманом.
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Это ужасно.
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Я узнала только на первом курсе.
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Ты пряталась всю свою жизнь, не правда ли?
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Не так сильно, как все думают.
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-Я встречалась с рок-звездой.
-Серьезно?
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Ну, одно свидание. Я встретила его после концерта.
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Я раскусила его через час, когда он попросил потрогать
его писюн. Так что это было недолго.
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Все-таки представить тебя с рок-звездой..?
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Вообще-то, все парни, с которыми я встречалась,
были певцами или что-то вроде того.
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-Правда?
-Я обожаю певцов.
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Даже не знаю почему.
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-Ты поешь?
-Я?
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Да. У меня была группа в институте.
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Да?
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Ничего особенного. Просто рокенрол.
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Люди были без ума от тебя?
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Ну, они... Я мог неплохо зажечь. Но это было давно.
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Я поняла, какой подарок хочу на Рождество.
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Какой?
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Я хочу, чтобы ты спел мне песню в баре.
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O, это...
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Нет, я...
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Я больше не выступаю.
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Но ты споешь для меня всего одну песню, правда?
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Ну...
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Это мой поющий нос.
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Ты очень любишь Рождество, не так ли?
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Ну...
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...да.
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-А почему ты не любишь?
-Это вопрос.
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Мы должны это выяснить прежде чем дадим имена
детям?
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Я серьезно, Ларри.
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Слегка преждевременно это говорить, если не сказать
самонадеянно, но...
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...я дважды подумаю, прежде чем иметь детей с
человеком, который не любит Рождество.
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Значит, если мы поженимся, мы можем пропустить
тему детей?
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Я говорю серьезно. И от тебя жду того же.
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Хорошо.
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У меня есть ребенок.
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Что?
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У меня есть сын. Ему 7 лет.
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Почему ты не сказал мне раньше?
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Потому что мне было стыдно.
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Стыдно, что у тебя есть сын?
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Стыдно, что я не вижу его каждый день...
181
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...и что он растет, почти не видя своего отца.
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Ну а где он?
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Он в Детройте...
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...со своей матерью.
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Я думала, что твоя бывшая жена живет в Бостоне.
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Так и есть.
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А, у тебя ребенок от другой женщины.
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Веселого Рождества.
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-Зачем ты сказал ей, что ты певец?
-Не знаю.
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Она сказала, что любила только певцов...
191
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...и следующее, что я помню, это обещание выступления
в баре.
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-Что?
-В качестве подарка на Рождество. Что мне делать?
193
00:12:03,134 --> 00:12:05,935
Она будет ждать настоящего певца. Артиста.
194
00:12:06,138 --> 00:12:10,021
-Джон, тебе небезразлична эта женщина?
-Думаю, что да.
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-У тебя с ней может быть что-то серьезное?
-Это очень возможно.
196
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Тогда тебе остается только одно: лгать ей.
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Иди к ней и соври. Скажи, что у тебя полип в горле.
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Я не собираюсь говорить одну ложь за другой.
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Джон, я могу ошибаться, но для отношений нет ничего
существеннее честности.
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Если она узнает, что ты соврал? Ты должен врать
дальше. Это единственный выход.
201
00:12:30,968 --> 00:12:33,360
Спасибо, Ричард, но я собираюсь сказать ей правду.
202
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-Ну и зря.
-Я скажу ей за обедом.
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-Ты уже выбрала песню?
-Нет.
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00:12:39,899 --> 00:12:43,019
Мне нужна идеальная песня, которая говорит обо
мне.
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Что-нибудь красивое. Что-нибудь такое, что соответствует
мне.
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00:12:47,067 --> 00:12:50,029
Элейн? Я люблю музыку, не пойми меня превратно.
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00:12:50,271 --> 00:12:53,665
Но так ты борешься с одиночеством? Влезая в луч
прожектора ради внимания?
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00:12:53,916 --> 00:12:56,353
Ну, так я ищу мужчину. Вниманием.
209
00:12:56,879 --> 00:12:59,191
По мне так это от отчаяния.
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00:12:59,603 --> 00:13:02,200
И это говорит мужчина, у которого девушка со шлангом?
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00:13:03,447 --> 00:13:06,204
Прости. Это было грубо.
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00:13:07,893 --> 00:13:09,213
Марк?
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У меня не было настоящего парня семь лет.
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Я и есть в отчаянии.
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00:13:23,111 --> 00:13:26,232
Телестанция имеет обязательства перед зрителями.
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Мы строим правдивые отношения с публикой.
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00:13:28,718 --> 00:13:31,919
Мы ждем, что наши ведущие тоже будут честны. Это
было нарушением.
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-Объявлять, что Санта Клауса нет?
-Конечно.
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00:13:35,286 --> 00:13:39,922
Мы навлекли на себя гнев наших зрителей. Престиж,
который нами культивировался...
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...был подорван его анти-американским, анти-рождественским,
анти-человеческим заявлением.
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Все, кто работает в WKGB, были огорчены.
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Ради наших зрителей, доверявших нашему доброму
имени...
223
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...мы должны уволить нарушителя...
224
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...за его подлую, незапланированную, циничную
прокламацию.
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Рейтинги упали после его заявления, что Санты
нет?
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Нет, не упали, но в теленовостях важны не только
рейтинги, любезный.
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Бизнес доброй воли.
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Мы никак не можем простить ведущим...
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...разговоры, обижающие детей.
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-А дети пострадали?
-Еще как.
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Вы знаете детей, которые пострадали?
232
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Да. Моему внуку Джейкобу Рэю 8 лет. Он был подавлен.
233
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Сидя в гостиной, родители доверяли нашему доброму
имени.
234
00:14:26,428 --> 00:14:30,711
Внезапно он услышал: "Санта Клауса нет".
Он был ошарашен, да.
235
00:14:30,914 --> 00:14:34,115
Рейтинги не упали, ваши ведущие все время несут
отсебятину.
236
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Это потому, что он ошарашил маленьких детей?
237
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Главным образом, да. Это было опрометчиво. Опрометчиво,
скажу я вам.
238
00:14:41,567 --> 00:14:43,685
Вопросов больше нет, Ваша Честь.
239
00:14:44,290 --> 00:14:48,254
Ваша Честь, следующим мы вызываем малыша Джейкоба
Рэя.
240
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Я возражаю против этого.
241
00:14:49,817 --> 00:14:53,815
Мы бы хотели продемонстрировать ущерб, нанесенный
детям тем заявлением.
242
00:14:54,062 --> 00:14:55,382
Это манипуляции, Ваша Честь.
243
00:14:55,624 --> 00:14:59,303
Даю разрешение. После обеда. А пока мы закончили.
244
00:15:11,243 --> 00:15:13,714
- Привет.
- Элли, привет.
245
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Красивая елка.
246
00:15:24,659 --> 00:15:26,698
-Ты в порядке?
-Я? Да.
247
00:15:26,942 --> 00:15:29,300
Все хорошо. А что?
248
00:15:29,545 --> 00:15:32,859
Ну, ты выглядишь немного разочарованной по поводу...
249
00:15:33,109 --> 00:15:34,703
Твоего сына?
250
00:15:34,952 --> 00:15:36,626
Да. Это так?
251
00:15:37,995 --> 00:15:39,580
Разочарована ли я?
252
00:15:39,878 --> 00:15:41,198
Нет.
253
00:15:42,521 --> 00:15:44,673
Слушай, Ларри, не стану врать.
254
00:15:45,564 --> 00:15:50,007
Мне бы хотелось думать, что я первая женщина,
на которую ты посмотрел, не говоря уже...
255
00:15:52,012 --> 00:15:55,851
Но, видишь ли, ты должен простить меня, потому
что я...
256
00:15:56,097 --> 00:16:00,858
...всю свою жизнь составляла план того, как всё
будет, когда я кого-то встречу.
257
00:16:01,103 --> 00:16:05,067
И становясь старше, я стала более готова к компромиссам.
258
00:16:05,308 --> 00:16:09,944
В этом плане осталось только одно обязательное
условие для моего мужчины.
259
00:16:10,435 --> 00:16:11,425
Какое?
260
00:16:12,637 --> 00:16:14,631
Я должна любить его.
261
00:16:19,686 --> 00:16:24,402
Эта рождественская печаль связана с твоим сыном?
262
00:16:25,493 --> 00:16:26,483
Очень сильно.
263
00:16:28,657 --> 00:16:30,251
Может, расскажешь?
264
00:16:33,863 --> 00:16:36,859
Мы с его матерью были вместе, пока ему не исполнилось
3 года.
265
00:16:37,548 --> 00:16:42,183
Это было до того как я женился и расстался с другой
женщиной.
266
00:16:42,434 --> 00:16:44,905
Он любит снег.
267
00:16:45,157 --> 00:16:47,469
И в Рождество...
268
00:16:48,881 --> 00:16:52,322
И все чудесные вещи, связанные с Рождеством, елка...
269
00:16:52,566 --> 00:16:54,081
...подвешенные носки...
270
00:16:55,129 --> 00:16:58,091
...санки и ангелы на снегу...
271
00:16:58,974 --> 00:17:00,694
Все это я делал с ним.
272
00:17:01,096 --> 00:17:03,488
А теперь его нет со мной рядом.
273
00:17:04,340 --> 00:17:05,695
Так что...
274
00:17:07,304 --> 00:17:09,262
Рождества для меня тоже нет.
275
00:17:13,391 --> 00:17:16,114
Элли, когда у тебя есть ребенок, не важно...
276
00:17:16,956 --> 00:17:20,350
...насколько ты к этому готова. Ты будешь поражена
тем...
277
00:17:20,600 --> 00:17:23,197
...как сильно ты можешь любить кого-то.
278
00:17:28,169 --> 00:17:32,053
Я уверена, что дети должны верить в Санту как
можно дольше.
279
00:17:32,495 --> 00:17:35,251
Мы не говорили Кимми до самого института.
280
00:17:36,299 --> 00:17:37,939
Надеюсь, ты не против, что я привела маму.
281
00:17:38,181 --> 00:17:39,502
O, нет.
282
00:17:39,743 --> 00:17:41,737
Обычно она ходит на все мои свидания.
283
00:17:43,348 --> 00:17:44,577
Правда?
284
00:17:44,830 --> 00:17:48,270
У Кимми есть проблема с ухаживаниями - она осторожна.
285
00:17:48,514 --> 00:17:50,553
Когда я рядом, ей спокойнее.
286
00:17:50,757 --> 00:17:51,747
Да. Разумно.
287
00:17:54,241 --> 00:17:58,923
Кимми, вообще-то, я должен кое в чем признаться.
288
00:17:59,447 --> 00:18:01,918
-Когда я сказал, что был певцом...
-В самом деле?
289
00:18:02,171 --> 00:18:05,166
-Ты представляешь?
-Да ладно.
290
00:18:05,415 --> 00:18:08,216
-Я говорила, что ты будешь с певцом?
-Не смущай меня.
291
00:18:09,379 --> 00:18:11,373
Ты на чем-нибудь играешь, Джон?
292
00:18:12,063 --> 00:18:13,497
Я думал, ты сказал правду.
293
00:18:13,745 --> 00:18:15,783
-Мамаша вынудила меня.
-Да, мамаша.
294
00:18:16,027 --> 00:18:18,180
Она приводит маму на свидания.
295
00:18:18,430 --> 00:18:20,549
Она приведет ее сегодня и завтра.
296
00:18:20,793 --> 00:18:23,151
Они обе ждут, что я спою. Ты должен мне помочь.
297
00:18:23,396 --> 00:18:25,708
Я велел тебе лгать. Ни на что лучшее я не способен.
298
00:18:25,960 --> 00:18:28,237
Ты можешь прикинуться Барри Уайтом? Это забавно.
299
00:18:28,483 --> 00:18:31,159
Нет, я сказал, что пел рокенрол. Я удручен.
300
00:18:31,406 --> 00:18:33,126
Рокенрол? Так в чем проблема?
301
00:18:33,369 --> 00:18:36,125
Боб Дилан пел 35 лет. И даже не попадал в ноты.
302
00:18:36,372 --> 00:18:38,650
У многих песен даже нет мелодии.
303
00:18:38,895 --> 00:18:41,253
Выбери песню, где нужно проговаривать текст.
304
00:18:41,498 --> 00:18:44,050
Чушь. Она не купится на это.
305
00:18:44,302 --> 00:18:47,901
А как же движения? Я двигаюсь так, словно пытаюсь
раздавить жука.
306
00:18:48,467 --> 00:18:53,627
Я могу помочь. Я знаю движения, делающие более
пылким любовником.
307
00:18:59,440 --> 00:19:01,752
Видишь, я помогу тебе, Джон.
308
00:19:03,886 --> 00:19:05,640
Давай поговорим о матери.
309
00:19:06,529 --> 00:19:08,647
<i>Завтра, завтра</i>
310
00:19:08,892 --> 00:19:11,089
<i>Я люблю тебя, завтра</i>
311
00:19:11,295 --> 00:19:13,447
Вы можете и дальше имровизировать?
312
00:19:13,658 --> 00:19:16,619
<i>Ты всегда на день...</i>
313
00:19:16,821 --> 00:19:18,176
Хорошо.
314
00:19:18,423 --> 00:19:21,225
Ребята, можете идти домой. Но вы нужны мне пораньше.
315
00:19:21,467 --> 00:19:24,304
Мне нужно проверить гардероб. В 5:30 как штык.
316
00:19:24,551 --> 00:19:27,672
И на этот раз давайте играть с головой на плечах,
хорошо?
317
00:19:32,561 --> 00:19:34,679
Элейн? Это твоя песня?
318
00:19:35,524 --> 00:19:38,520
Разве она не превосходна? Она о пробуждении для
лучшего мира.
319
00:19:38,728 --> 00:19:41,291
Я выбрала ее за остроту.
320
00:19:45,336 --> 00:19:49,129
Ну, она хотя бы выглядит жизнерадостнее.
321
00:19:49,381 --> 00:19:53,903
Ты привела меня сюда ради музыки Элейн или напоить
меня гоголем-моголем?
322
00:19:54,187 --> 00:19:56,385
Гоголи-моголи безвредны, спасибо.
323
00:19:57,551 --> 00:20:02,233
Я привела тебя, потому что являюсь экспертом в
погружении людей в дух Рождества.
324
00:20:02,677 --> 00:20:05,912
Ты представляешь собой трудную задачу.
325
00:20:08,084 --> 00:20:09,917
Но я это исправлю.
326
00:20:10,246 --> 00:20:11,317
Пойдем.
327
00:20:11,608 --> 00:20:12,519
Куда мы идем?
328
00:20:12,769 --> 00:20:14,967
Ты сказал, что музыка твой партнер, не так ли?
329
00:20:15,212 --> 00:20:18,447
-Да, но у меня есть ты.
-Я хочу, чтобы ты сел за пианино.
330
00:20:21,100 --> 00:20:25,860
Я хочу предложить тебе тематическую песню.
331
00:20:26,106 --> 00:20:27,939
Я научилась этому на сеансах.
332
00:20:28,268 --> 00:20:29,749
- Ok.
- Ok.
333
00:20:31,432 --> 00:20:33,869
<i>Рождество наступает</i>
334
00:20:34,115 --> 00:20:36,348
<i>Гусь толстеет.</i>
335
00:20:36,558 --> 00:20:38,950
Она уже занята группой по правам животных.
336
00:20:39,442 --> 00:20:42,563
А, ну ладно. Как насчет этой?
337
00:20:42,766 --> 00:20:45,647
Я раньше встречалась с хоккеистом, и ему она нравилась.
338
00:20:46,210 --> 00:20:49,331
<i>Всё, чего я хочу на Рождество, это два
передних зуба</i>
339
00:20:49,534 --> 00:20:53,373
Нет-нет, это глупо. Ладно. Как насчет этой?
340
00:20:54,260 --> 00:20:58,019
<i>Пробираясь сквозь снег
На открытых санях, запряжённых лошадкой</i>
341
00:20:58,225 --> 00:21:01,106
Пробираться сквозь снег и звенеть в колокольчики?
342
00:21:01,349 --> 00:21:02,989
Этим я занимаюсь с Сэмом.
343
00:21:05,834 --> 00:21:07,987
Ты не говорил, как его зовут.
344
00:21:09,959 --> 00:21:11,189
Сэм.
345
00:21:13,283 --> 00:21:16,597
Может, поедем в Детройт на Рождество?
346
00:21:16,807 --> 00:21:19,405
Его мать отвозит его к родителям в Канаду.
347
00:21:19,651 --> 00:21:21,405
Но спасибо, что предложила.
348
00:21:23,055 --> 00:21:27,531
Когда ты сказал Элейн, что садишься за рояль,
если тебе плохо, что ты играешь?
349
00:21:27,781 --> 00:21:29,421
"New York, New York. "
350
00:21:29,783 --> 00:21:31,013
"Shout. "
351
00:21:34,068 --> 00:21:35,628
Мне надо в туалет.
352
00:21:35,831 --> 00:21:37,630
Боже, это так романтично.
353
00:21:37,873 --> 00:21:41,233
Но когда я вернусь, ты мне что-нибудь сыграешь.
354
00:22:05,427 --> 00:22:07,067
Спасибо вам всем, что пришли.
355
00:22:07,309 --> 00:22:09,667
Я так рад оказаться в Бостоне!
356
00:22:12,155 --> 00:22:14,068
Я кое-что сыграю.
357
00:22:24,049 --> 00:22:26,282
<i>Наступает Рождество</i>
358
00:22:26,492 --> 00:22:28,929
<i>Рубят деревья</i>
359
00:22:29,175 --> 00:22:34,096
<i>Вспугивая лесных оленей -
И поют песни о мире и радости</i>
360
00:22:34,342 --> 00:22:36,779
<i>О, если б здесь была река</i>
361
00:22:36,985 --> 00:22:40,186
<i>Я б надел коньки и ускользнул прочь</i>
362
00:22:43,112 --> 00:22:45,151
<i>А снега всё нет</i>
363
00:22:45,395 --> 00:22:47,514
<i>И деревья по-прежнему одеты зеленью</i>
364
00:22:47,718 --> 00:22:52,923
<i>Если б у меня только было достаточно
денег,
Чтобы уехать отсюда!</i>
365
00:22:53,165 --> 00:22:59,520
<i>О, если б здесь была река -
Я б надел коньки и ускользнул прочь.</i>
366
00:23:01,935 --> 00:23:06,537
<i>О, если б здесь была река</i>
367
00:23:06,741 --> 00:23:10,819
<i>Мой малыш плакал бы обо мне</i>
368
00:23:47,751 --> 00:23:48,741
Видишь?
369
00:23:50,194 --> 00:23:51,310
Никакого пения.
370
00:23:52,116 --> 00:23:53,107
Ты только двигаешься.
371
00:23:53,798 --> 00:23:54,915
Эй!
372
00:23:55,480 --> 00:23:57,872
Здесь всего несколько слов, ты просто двигаешься.
373
00:23:58,084 --> 00:23:59,917
-Бред!
-Нет, это сработает, Джон.
374
00:24:00,406 --> 00:24:02,559
Ты как бы проговариваешь песню.
375
00:24:02,809 --> 00:24:04,324
<i>Я хочу рассказать вам историю</i>
376
00:24:04,571 --> 00:24:07,008
Ты просто подносишь микрофон ко рту и вперед.
377
00:24:07,335 --> 00:24:08,485
Эхо на полную.
378
00:24:08,777 --> 00:24:10,531
-Попробуй.
-Хорошо.
379
00:24:10,739 --> 00:24:12,015
<i>Я хочу рассказать вам...</i>
380
00:24:13,022 --> 00:24:14,012
Слишком близко.
381
00:24:14,904 --> 00:24:16,544
<i>Я хочу рассказать вам историю</i>
382
00:24:16,746 --> 00:24:19,708
-Прекрасно. Ты справишься.
-Кого я обманываю?
383
00:24:19,910 --> 00:24:20,946
Девушку. Чтобы переспать с ней.
384
00:24:21,152 --> 00:24:23,463
Что если я ударю в грязь лицом?
385
00:24:23,715 --> 00:24:25,389
-Этого не случится.
-Откуда ты знаешь?
386
00:24:25,637 --> 00:24:28,519
Не волнуйся. У меня есть страховка на этот случай.
387
00:24:29,241 --> 00:24:30,881
Что за страховка?
388
00:24:31,084 --> 00:24:32,758
Флиртовать со всем баром?
389
00:24:33,006 --> 00:24:38,132
Улыбаться, просить об услуге, не могут ли они
поддержать Джона во время пения?
390
00:24:38,853 --> 00:24:40,766
А зачем ему вообще понадобилось петь?
391
00:24:41,016 --> 00:24:43,374
Чтобы впечатлить девушку. У него трудные времена.
392
00:24:43,579 --> 00:24:45,777
Сейчас Рождество. Он одинок. Он привык быть с
красивой женщиной.
393
00:24:45,982 --> 00:24:47,257
С тобой, Нэлл.
394
00:24:47,504 --> 00:24:49,781
Я прошу тебя и Линг очаровать несколько человек.
395
00:24:50,027 --> 00:24:52,863
Не думаю, что люди будут аплодировать по моей
просьбе.
396
00:24:53,070 --> 00:24:55,541
Нэлл, мужчины сделают ради тебя что угодно, разве
ты не знаешь?
397
00:24:56,795 --> 00:24:57,990
Один взгляд.
398
00:24:58,757 --> 00:25:02,198
И они захотят утащить тебя. У тебя есть влияние.
Это волосы.
399
00:25:07,648 --> 00:25:10,211
-Выражение его лица.
-Ты переживаешь?
400
00:25:10,412 --> 00:25:13,646
Это была безумно грустная песня, Рене.
401
00:25:14,056 --> 00:25:17,416
Что я люблю в нем, так это его способность...
402
00:25:17,620 --> 00:25:19,454
...вытаскивать меня из уныния.
403
00:25:19,703 --> 00:25:22,504
А теперь мне кажется, что его отчаяние еще глубже
моего.
404
00:25:22,867 --> 00:25:26,625
Элли, вся эта грусть из-за Рождества.
405
00:25:27,112 --> 00:25:29,424
Рождество должно быть временем веселья.
406
00:25:29,635 --> 00:25:32,756
Я тебя умоляю. Какой рождественский фильм самый
любимый?
407
00:25:32,999 --> 00:25:35,152
"Эта прекрасная жизнь" с Джимми Стрюартом.
408
00:25:35,402 --> 00:25:38,842
Он пытается совершить самоубийство, прыгнув с
моста.
409
00:25:39,727 --> 00:25:42,689
Мне было больно слушать, как он поет эту песню.
410
00:25:42,931 --> 00:25:45,653
-У него все будет хорошо.
-Как ты можешь быть уверена?
411
00:25:46,656 --> 00:25:48,170
У него есть ты.
412
00:25:55,146 --> 00:25:57,458
Я играл с игрушками на ковре.
413
00:25:57,669 --> 00:26:00,061
Я и телевизор-то не смотрел.
414
00:26:00,312 --> 00:26:04,310
Потом я услышал "Санта Клаус" и поднял
глаза. Тогда я услышал это.
415
00:26:04,918 --> 00:26:06,147
Скажи нам, что ты услышал, Джейкоб.
416
00:26:06,480 --> 00:26:09,520
Я услышал, как тот человек сказал, что Санта Клауса
нет.
417
00:26:10,364 --> 00:26:13,121
Хорошо. Ты можешь сказать нам,
что ты почувствовал?
418
00:26:17,733 --> 00:26:19,931
Может, сделаем перерыв, сынок?
419
00:26:20,136 --> 00:26:22,893
Вообще-то, Ваша Честь,
у меня больше нет вопросов.
420
00:26:32,592 --> 00:26:34,949
Привет, Джейкоб. Меня зовут Линг.
421
00:26:35,355 --> 00:26:36,675
Ты сможешь продолжить, милый?
422
00:26:40,721 --> 00:26:43,717
-Сколько тебе лет, Джейкоб?
-Восемь.
423
00:26:43,925 --> 00:26:46,488
Восемь! Ого! Ты в первом классе? Во втором?
424
00:26:46,689 --> 00:26:48,043
-В третьем.
-В третьем!
425
00:26:48,291 --> 00:26:51,206
Значит, ты можешь читать, считать.
Ты кажешься умным парнем.
426
00:26:51,454 --> 00:26:53,129
Когда-нибудь летал на самолете?
427
00:26:53,697 --> 00:26:57,741
Да, в прошлом году я ездил в Диснейленд в Калифорнию.
На реактивном самолёте.
428
00:26:57,942 --> 00:27:00,334
Реактивном? Наверняка он быстро летает.
429
00:27:00,546 --> 00:27:02,105
700 миль в час.
430
00:27:04,791 --> 00:27:06,145
Джейкоб.
431
00:27:06,433 --> 00:27:10,795
Если по правде, когда ты услышал передачу мистера
Стивенса...
432
00:27:11,038 --> 00:27:13,157
...ты уже знал, что Санты не существует, да?
433
00:27:13,361 --> 00:27:14,591
Нет, не знал!
434
00:27:17,366 --> 00:27:19,359
Не надо повышать голос...
435
00:27:19,609 --> 00:27:20,645
...дорогой.
436
00:27:21,411 --> 00:27:23,848
Ты думал, что Санта развозит подарки по всему
миру?
437
00:27:24,655 --> 00:27:25,725
В канун Рождества.
438
00:27:26,257 --> 00:27:31,417
Итак, если самолет, летающий 700 миль в час...
439
00:27:31,663 --> 00:27:34,625
...за 6 часов пересекает одну страну...
440
00:27:34,867 --> 00:27:39,947
...ты думал, что 8 оленей могут провезти сани
повсюду за одну ночь?
441
00:27:40,674 --> 00:27:43,317
Разве не глупо так думать, Джейкоб?
442
00:27:43,998 --> 00:27:46,037
Давай поговорим о размерах мешка Санты?
443
00:27:46,241 --> 00:27:50,398
Этот маленький мешок вмещает
игрушки для 300 миллионов детей?
444
00:27:50,646 --> 00:27:52,879
-Ты отстаешь в развитии, Джейкоб?
-Протестую!
445
00:27:53,170 --> 00:27:55,971
Я пытаюсь выяснить, во что он верит. Он выглядит
умным.
446
00:27:56,614 --> 00:28:00,247
Ты правда думал, что один толстый старик, живущий
на Северном Полюсе, делал игрушки...
447
00:28:00,498 --> 00:28:05,533
...для каждого ребенка на земле, чтобы в одном
мешке на одних санях развезти их за одну ночь?
448
00:28:05,785 --> 00:28:08,256
Ну, я понимаю, что это как-то сомнительно.
449
00:28:08,468 --> 00:28:11,190
Как насчет: "Он видит тебя, когда ты спишь,
он знает, когда ты проснешься"?
450
00:28:11,392 --> 00:28:14,991
-Я всегда этому удивлялся.
-"Знает, когда ты плохо себя ведешь".
451
00:28:16,558 --> 00:28:19,599
А как же нос Рудольфа*, прорывающийся сквозь пургу?
452
00:28:19,802 --> 00:28:21,077
О, я никогда в это не верил!
453
00:28:21,284 --> 00:28:24,245
Тебя не удивляло, что все игрушки, которые делал
Санта...
454
00:28:24,488 --> 00:28:27,051
...похожи на те, что ты видел на сайте "Игрушки-для-нас"?
455
00:28:27,251 --> 00:28:29,449
Это слегка подозрительно.
456
00:28:29,654 --> 00:28:33,367
Что Санта делал во Флориде? Там много снега для
его саней?
457
00:28:33,579 --> 00:28:35,971
-Протестую!
-Джейкоб, ты смышленый малый.
458
00:28:36,182 --> 00:28:39,656
Я хочу, чтобы ты сказал нам, что ты на самом деле
думаешь о Санта Клаусе.
459
00:28:39,866 --> 00:28:41,586
Это глупо!
460
00:28:54,044 --> 00:28:57,560
Ух ты! Вот и рождественский дух.
461
00:28:58,849 --> 00:29:00,330
Я знал, что тебе понравится.
462
00:29:01,373 --> 00:29:03,970
Элли, прости, что я был занудой.
463
00:29:04,496 --> 00:29:09,496
Рождество очень важно для тебя, и я больше не
буду его портить.
464
00:29:09,863 --> 00:29:13,496
Ты пытаешься вести серьезный разговор с красным
мигающим носом?
465
00:29:13,748 --> 00:29:14,898
Прости.
466
00:29:16,391 --> 00:29:17,302
Так лучше?
467
00:29:17,672 --> 00:29:21,113
Ты самый большой чудик из всех, что я встречала.
468
00:29:21,517 --> 00:29:22,712
Это хорошо?
469
00:29:23,720 --> 00:29:25,120
Это хорошо.
470
00:29:29,567 --> 00:29:31,444
А теперь пойдем.
471
00:29:31,689 --> 00:29:35,927
Я покажу тебе твое позитивное влияние в деле.
472
00:29:36,976 --> 00:29:38,775
Какое позитивное влияние?
473
00:29:39,299 --> 00:29:44,014
<i>Когда я застреваю в дне,
сером и одиноком</i>
474
00:29:52,034 --> 00:29:57,638
<i>О, солнце взойдет завтра</i>
475
00:29:58,842 --> 00:30:00,961
Это надо запретить законом.
476
00:30:01,365 --> 00:30:02,959
Посмотри туда.
477
00:30:03,328 --> 00:30:07,007
<i>Что бы ни случилось
Завтра</i>
478
00:30:09,535 --> 00:30:11,893
<i>Я люблю тебя, завтрашний день</i>
479
00:30:12,579 --> 00:30:16,213
<i>Ты всегда на растоянии дня</i>
480
00:30:16,464 --> 00:30:17,739
Все вместе!
481
00:30:18,867 --> 00:30:21,179
<i>Tomorrow, tomorrow</i>
482
00:30:21,430 --> 00:30:24,426
<i>I love you, tomorrow</i>
483
00:30:24,634 --> 00:30:27,674
<i>You're always a day</i>
484
00:30:29,440 --> 00:30:35,317
<i>Away</i>
485
00:30:49,344 --> 00:30:51,177
-Кажется, получилось.
-Возможно.
486
00:30:55,511 --> 00:30:57,231
Только представь, Джон, как ты поешь...
487
00:30:57,434 --> 00:31:01,478
<i>It's only a day away</i>
488
00:31:17,498 --> 00:31:20,858
-Мистер Ларри.
-Мисс Кимми. Опять!
489
00:31:21,984 --> 00:31:25,298
Это судьба? Может, нам с вами суждено нарожать
детей?
490
00:31:25,548 --> 00:31:29,512
-Мне не нравятся непристойные шутки.
-Судитесь с кем-то?
491
00:31:29,713 --> 00:31:33,506
Я пришла увидеть Джона. Он дает заключительную
речь.
492
00:31:33,758 --> 00:31:36,070
-Сейчас?
-Пока мы говорим.
493
00:31:36,882 --> 00:31:40,404
Где доказательства, что хоть один ребенок пострадал?
494
00:31:40,726 --> 00:31:44,360
Мистер Старк позвал выступать собственного внука.
495
00:31:45,092 --> 00:31:48,805
Но реальность такова, что, когда дети страдают...
496
00:31:49,016 --> 00:31:51,580
...это не связано с тем, что Санты нет.
497
00:31:51,780 --> 00:31:57,019
Это показывает, что, возможно, их родители им
лгали.
498
00:31:57,707 --> 00:31:58,902
А Кендалл Стивенс?
499
00:31:59,589 --> 00:32:04,146
Он посоветовал детям не чувствовать себя преданными
из-за этой лжи.
500
00:32:04,395 --> 00:32:08,917
И еще он сказал - позвольте вашим родителям предаваться
этим иллюзиям.
501
00:32:09,922 --> 00:32:10,912
Зачем?
502
00:32:11,243 --> 00:32:12,564
Ну...
503
00:32:12,765 --> 00:32:17,606
Потому что правда в том, что нам Санта Клаус нужен
даже больше, чем детям.
504
00:32:17,811 --> 00:32:19,405
Мы живем в реальном мире.
505
00:32:20,094 --> 00:32:21,050
А он суров.
506
00:32:21,296 --> 00:32:22,811
Мы подвержены ужасной правде.
507
00:32:23,018 --> 00:32:27,335
Мы находим свидетелей тому, что мечты не всегда
сбываются.
508
00:32:28,184 --> 00:32:30,142
И когда наступает декабрь...
509
00:32:31,348 --> 00:32:35,426
...это приятно. Приятно цепляться за Санту и всё,
что он олицетворяет...
510
00:32:35,633 --> 00:32:38,754
...чтобы возродить невинность детства.
511
00:32:38,957 --> 00:32:44,163
Чтобы снова поймать те чувства радости, магии
и пения.
512
00:32:44,644 --> 00:32:46,523
Чувства, которые покинули нас.
513
00:32:47,808 --> 00:32:50,200
Санта помогает родителям...
514
00:32:50,451 --> 00:32:53,891
...испытать любовь и дар ребенка.
515
00:32:54,136 --> 00:32:55,411
И нам это нужно.
516
00:32:56,579 --> 00:33:01,579
Что на самом деле нужно детям, так это любовь
и доверие...
517
00:33:03,026 --> 00:33:06,306
...и магию их родителей.
518
00:33:07,752 --> 00:33:11,955
Этот священный союз Кендалл Стивенс пытался защитить...
519
00:33:12,158 --> 00:33:13,478
...своей передачей...
520
00:33:13,679 --> 00:33:17,917
...зная, что детям честность мамы и папы нужна...
521
00:33:18,165 --> 00:33:22,766
...больше, чем иллюзии о старом Святом Николае,
лезущем по трубе.
522
00:33:23,091 --> 00:33:26,644
Разрыв между родителями и детьми...
523
00:33:26,895 --> 00:33:28,775
...и их взаимное доверие.
524
00:33:29,699 --> 00:33:32,535
Вот трагедия, к которой пытался обратиться Кендалл
Стивенс.
525
00:33:34,345 --> 00:33:38,423
Он решил рассказать миру, что Санта Клауса нет.
526
00:33:38,670 --> 00:33:42,588
Он предал телестанцию ужасной злой воле.
527
00:33:42,795 --> 00:33:48,000
Он знал, что это против желаний и интересов канала.
528
00:33:48,201 --> 00:33:51,277
Он обманул доверие его работодателя...
529
00:33:51,525 --> 00:33:55,843
...поэтому, конечно, мы имеем право уволить его.
530
00:34:04,421 --> 00:34:06,141
Ричард, ты не можешь позволить ему петь.
531
00:34:06,384 --> 00:34:08,616
-Элли, это его выбор.
-Он опозорится.
532
00:34:10,148 --> 00:34:13,110
-Ты прекрасно выступила, Элейн.
-Спасибо. Я ценю это.
533
00:34:13,632 --> 00:34:16,149
-Подцепила кого-нибудь?
-Я пела не ради свиданий.
534
00:34:16,676 --> 00:34:17,997
А все-таки?
535
00:34:18,839 --> 00:34:21,754
-Нет. Это всё?
-Хочешь пойти на свидание?
536
00:34:21,962 --> 00:34:22,953
Ричард!
537
00:34:23,564 --> 00:34:25,319
-Свидание?
-Да.
-С тобой?
-Да.
538
00:34:25,567 --> 00:34:27,082
-Ты меня приглашаешь?
-Да.
539
00:34:27,289 --> 00:34:28,804
-Да.
-Отлично.
540
00:34:29,772 --> 00:34:34,291
-Я знаю, это глупый вопрос, но все равно спрошу...
-У меня нет пениса.
541
00:34:34,497 --> 00:34:36,376
-Прекрасно. В восемь часов?
-Отлично.
542
00:34:41,747 --> 00:34:43,899
-Ларри, привет.
-Привет.
543
00:34:46,793 --> 00:34:49,913
-Все в порядке?
-Да. Слушай...
544
00:34:50,597 --> 00:34:53,991
Джон будет петь сегодня, и я не стану просить
тебя пропустить это.
545
00:34:54,202 --> 00:34:56,762
Но ты не против, если я не приду?
546
00:34:57,045 --> 00:34:58,035
Нет.
547
00:34:58,287 --> 00:35:03,128
Неважно почему, но у меня тяжелая неделя, и мне
надо побыть одному.
548
00:35:04,374 --> 00:35:07,130
-Хорошо.
-Спасибо.
549
00:35:10,101 --> 00:35:11,091
Доброй ночи.
550
00:35:16,629 --> 00:35:19,430
Госпожа бригадир, присяжные вынесли вердикт?
551
00:35:19,913 --> 00:35:22,555
-Да, Ваша Честь.
-Огласите.
552
00:35:22,877 --> 00:35:26,874
В деле Стивенс против WKGB о неправомерном увольнении...
553
00:35:27,122 --> 00:35:29,434
...мы решили в пользу ответчика.
554
00:35:30,326 --> 00:35:33,241
Дамы и господа присяжные, спасибо за работу. Суд
объявляется закрытым.
555
00:35:34,651 --> 00:35:36,211
Вот черт.
556
00:35:36,413 --> 00:35:38,007
Мне жаль, Кендалл.
557
00:35:38,255 --> 00:35:40,089
Шансов было мало. Ты хорошо постарался.
558
00:35:40,338 --> 00:35:42,980
Что ж, может, я поработаю Сантой.
559
00:35:43,181 --> 00:35:45,414
- Удачи.
- Еще раз спасибо.
560
00:35:45,664 --> 00:35:48,227
Мне жаль, что ты проиграл, Джон. Ты был бесподобен.
561
00:35:48,468 --> 00:35:50,062
Что ж, спасибо.
562
00:35:50,270 --> 00:35:52,741
Это не отразится на твоем выступлении?
563
00:35:53,234 --> 00:35:55,192
Нет, уверен, что нет.
564
00:36:14,860 --> 00:36:17,536
Не могу поверить, что Джон на это решился.
565
00:36:17,783 --> 00:36:20,426
Может и нет. Где он?
566
00:36:21,107 --> 00:36:22,862
Ты уверена, что у него все в порядке?
567
00:36:23,110 --> 00:36:27,233
Мамуля, он ездил в турне во время учебы. Разве
это не здорово?
568
00:36:28,316 --> 00:36:31,198
Я посылала тебе сигналы. Ты никогда не реагировал
на них.
569
00:36:31,440 --> 00:36:34,595
- Например, когда изображала секс со мной?
- Это был один из них.
570
00:36:35,285 --> 00:36:37,278
Я флиртовала с целым баром.
571
00:36:37,527 --> 00:36:38,438
Они поддержат?
572
00:36:38,649 --> 00:36:41,689
Половина бара дала мне обещание.
573
00:36:41,933 --> 00:36:43,846
А мне другая половина.
574
00:36:47,139 --> 00:36:48,460
Ты в порядке?
575
00:36:48,701 --> 00:36:50,455
Да. Все нормально.
576
00:36:50,663 --> 00:36:53,818
Просто я должна быть с ним, но он хотел побыть
один.
577
00:36:54,428 --> 00:36:55,623
Так оставь его в покое.
578
00:36:57,231 --> 00:37:01,674
Разве Рождество не должно быть веселым, Рене?
579
00:37:33,395 --> 00:37:34,512
Готовы послушать музыку?
580
00:37:38,922 --> 00:37:40,915
Мой человек.
581
00:37:42,006 --> 00:37:43,919
Давайте зажжем!
582
00:37:47,973 --> 00:37:49,931
Ты классно выглядишь, детка.
583
00:37:50,616 --> 00:37:52,131
Коварная.
584
00:37:52,579 --> 00:37:53,729
Разве он не душка?
585
00:37:53,980 --> 00:37:55,051
Так бы и съела его.
586
00:37:55,302 --> 00:37:56,737
Хорошо.
587
00:37:59,948 --> 00:38:01,588
<i>Я хочу рассказать вам историю</i>
588
00:38:03,352 --> 00:38:04,672
<i>которую должен знать каждый мужчина</i>
589
00:38:05,875 --> 00:38:08,267
<i>Если ты хочешь немного любви</i>
590
00:38:08,518 --> 00:38:10,431
<i>То не надо торопиться</i>
591
00:38:24,658 --> 00:38:26,776
А он неплох.
592
00:38:26,981 --> 00:38:28,210
Но я лучше, да?
593
00:38:40,437 --> 00:38:41,997
Спасибо вам огромное.
594
00:38:45,403 --> 00:38:46,804
Спасибо.
595
00:38:48,326 --> 00:38:50,604
Вы замечательные зрители. Спасибо.
596
00:38:54,094 --> 00:38:57,009
А что если он подумает, что действительно хорош...
597
00:38:57,257 --> 00:38:59,216
...и снова захочет спеть?
598
00:38:59,420 --> 00:39:02,062
Мы этого не допустим.
599
00:39:02,303 --> 00:39:03,818
Я солгал.
600
00:39:04,907 --> 00:39:07,708
Я хотел побыть один только большую часть вечера.
601
00:39:10,714 --> 00:39:12,672
Ну, я пойду спать.
602
00:39:12,916 --> 00:39:14,237
Если я тебе не нужна.
603
00:39:14,478 --> 00:39:15,879
Нет, я справлюсь.
604
00:39:19,524 --> 00:39:20,595
Спокойной ночи, Ларри.
605
00:39:20,846 --> 00:39:22,041
Спокойной ночи, Рене.
606
00:39:23,850 --> 00:39:26,447
И как долго ты тут был?
607
00:39:27,935 --> 00:39:29,255
Около часа.
608
00:39:29,657 --> 00:39:31,251
Я пел рождественские гимны.
609
00:39:31,499 --> 00:39:33,457
-Ну конечно.
-Нет, правда.
610
00:39:34,142 --> 00:39:35,463
Я выздоровел.
611
00:39:38,548 --> 00:39:39,698
Споешь мне?
612
00:39:39,949 --> 00:39:42,626
Но не то, что пел до этого.
613
00:39:43,353 --> 00:39:44,583
Выбирай.
614
00:39:44,835 --> 00:39:46,475
Ладно...
615
00:39:47,158 --> 00:39:49,550
-"Маленький барабанщик".
-Это быстрая песня.
616
00:39:49,801 --> 00:39:51,077
Ладно...
617
00:39:52,164 --> 00:39:53,519
"Белое Рождество. "
618
00:39:53,766 --> 00:39:55,087
Эту я знаю.
619
00:39:57,451 --> 00:39:58,680
Как она начинается?
620
00:39:58,972 --> 00:40:01,091
С мечты.
621
00:40:01,455 --> 00:40:02,492
Да.
622
00:40:03,218 --> 00:40:06,019
<i>Я мечтаю</i>
623
00:40:06,261 --> 00:40:10,339
<i>О белом Рождестве</i>
624
00:40:11,307 --> 00:40:16,023
<i>О таком, каким оно было когда-то</i>
625
00:40:17,795 --> 00:40:21,554
<i>Где верхушки деревьев искрятся</i>
626
00:40:21,800 --> 00:40:25,923
<i>И дети слушают...</i>
627
00:40:42,065 --> 00:40:45,141
<i>Я мечтаю</i>
628
00:40:45,389 --> 00:40:49,387
<i>О белом Рождестве</i>
629
00:40:50,075 --> 00:40:55,599
<i>С каждой открыткой, которую подписываю</i>
630
00:40:56,442 --> 00:41:03,243
<i>Пусть твои дни будут веселыми и яркими</i>
631
00:41:05,213 --> 00:41:11,329
<i>И пусть каждое Рождество будет белым</i>
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