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00:00:00Hey. Hi. I grabbed you a couple of things at the newsstand. I figured for your first
00:00:11day you might want to brush up on your current events.
00:00:13That is so sweet. The Times, the Journal, USA Today, Atlantic,
00:00:18a couple of fan magazines. I know you hate, but you never know what they're going to want
00:00:20you to write. It's an internship. I'll probably be making
00:00:22coffee and answering phones. Are you kidding? I know they're not bringing
00:00:26you to San Francisco to make coffee. They're lucky to have you.
00:00:29Thank you. Oh, I got you a little something.
00:00:36Ben. Open it.
00:00:41It's a key. It's my heart.
00:00:44Okay, that sounded a lot better when I was practicing.
00:00:48Oh, this is beautiful. Thank you.
00:00:54I love you. I love you, too.
00:00:56I have to go. Yeah.
00:00:59Here, I'll hold this. Thank you.
00:01:04You sure you got everything? Yeah, I'm all set.
00:01:07Don't forget to call me as soon as you land. I promise.
00:01:10The shuttle's going to be waiting right outside a baggage claim. If it's not there...
00:01:13I'm not even going to say it, Ben. I'm just going to get on the plane and pretend that
00:01:16I'm going to see you tomorrow. Good plan.
00:01:18You know, it's six months. We can do this. Absolutely.
00:01:21Right? Okay. This will be great.
00:01:23I mean, this is what we both wanted, right?
00:01:26I mean, this is for both of us. You can have time to finish your novel and...
00:01:30Thank God you're leaving. I can finally get some work done.
00:01:34I'll get back and it'll be like I was never gone.
00:01:37We'll be together and it'll be so great.
00:01:41It's already pretty great.
00:01:48I love you, Ben. I love you so much.
00:01:53I love you too.
00:01:56I don't think I'll ever change that.
00:02:05Bye.
00:02:23Merry Christmas!
00:02:26Merry Christmas!
00:02:29Thank you. Merry Christmas.
00:02:32Thank you. Merry Christmas.
00:02:53This is incredible.
00:02:56I can't believe how much information there is on this guy.
00:02:59That's great, Hannah. And as much as I like these stakeouts, I am freezing.
00:03:04Look at this.
00:03:07Ray Campbell was run out of Miami, Tulsa, Las Vegas.
00:03:10Same scam. Always treating the holidays.
00:03:13Can I turn on the heater? I can't feel my fingers.
00:03:16How many times have we been through this?
00:03:19Thanks.
00:03:21What are you doing for Christmas?
00:03:24I have a lot of work to catch up on.
00:03:27I'm going to go visit my folks in Wisconsin. They love Christmas.
00:03:30Always make a big deal. When I was growing up...
00:03:33Girl. Go.
00:03:42Excuse me. Ray Campbell?
00:03:45Hannah Dunbar, Channel 8 News. Would you care to respond to allegations that your charity is actually a sham
00:03:48and that you pocket the donations yourself?
00:03:51Charity? What are you talking about?
00:03:54You solicit for something called the Christmas Stocking Fund?
00:03:57You got the wrong guy, lady. I'm in the catering business.
00:04:00My investigation shows that phone calls and emails have all been traced back to this warehouse which is leased in your name.
00:04:05Wait a minute. I know you. You're on all the buses.
00:04:08I got nothing to say.
00:04:11Mr. Campbell, doesn't it bother you to exploit the generosity of so many good-hearted people?
00:04:14I said we're done here. Turn off the camera.
00:04:16Hey! Hey! You can't come in here!
00:04:19Shut it down!
00:04:27While most people celebrate Christmas as a time of giving,
00:04:30others exploit that generosity for their own gain.
00:04:33With so many people in need, it's important we do what we can to help others.
00:04:37But it's also just as important we remain vigilant about where our donations go.
00:04:41So if someone calls you from the Christmas Stocking Fund,
00:04:43make the donation that will save the most.
00:04:46A lump of coal.
00:04:48This is Hannah Dunbar reporting, Channel 8 News.
00:04:53Is it true?
00:04:55What?
00:04:57I was talking to Carl. He said you were winging it.
00:04:59That wrap-up was off the top of your head.
00:05:01How did it play?
00:05:03Are you kidding? Through the roof. People are calling, texting, tweeting.
00:05:05Everybody wants to know the right places to donate.
00:05:07Okay, which is exactly what we do for a follow-up.
00:05:09Show them the other side of the coin.
00:05:11Show them the places they can trust.
00:05:13Let's do it.
00:05:15Okay.
00:05:17In the meantime,
00:05:19how about we celebrate over dinner tonight?
00:05:21I can't. What about tomorrow night?
00:05:23It's the office Christmas party tomorrow night, remember?
00:05:25Remind me again why we have a party with the same people we work with every day.
00:05:28Because it's Christmas, Hannah.
00:05:30And because the corporate hotshot's hanging out with their star reporter.
00:05:34Of course, that's just your news director talking.
00:05:37Really? What does my handsome and charming boyfriend have to say?
00:05:40I say we cut out early and have a little romantic dinner at Martello's.
00:05:43And that's what I like to hear.
00:05:45Mm-hmm.
00:05:47And let's pull that list of charities together right away, Carrie,
00:05:49because Grant's on board.
00:05:51I think we could have a follow-up on air by tomorrow.
00:05:53I've already started vetting a few places.
00:05:55Good people. They could use the plug.
00:05:57Okay, good. You know, I really want to play up the whole Christmas thing.
00:05:59Dogs and kids and bake sales and reindeers on rooftops.
00:06:01Whatever they've got.
00:06:03All that warm and fuzzy stuff you love this time of year?
00:06:05Hey, I've got nothing against Christmas,
00:06:07as long as it looks good on camera.
00:06:08I'll see what I can do.
00:06:10Great. Anything else?
00:06:14There was one quick thing.
00:06:16What's up?
00:06:19I had this idea for a Christmas story.
00:06:21There's a family shelter downtown.
00:06:23They've been around for, like, 20 years.
00:06:25Carrie, I would love to hear all about it,
00:06:27but I just don't have time to give it my full attention right now.
00:06:29Oh. Oh, sure.
00:06:32In the meantime, why don't you put your pitch in an email
00:06:35and I'll look at it as soon as I can.
00:06:36Okay?
00:06:38Thanks.
00:06:40I will be out here when you need me.
00:06:42You always are.
00:06:46Merry Christmas!
00:06:49Thank you, sir.
00:06:51Merry Christmas.
00:07:00I just feel it's time, Harold.
00:07:02I mean, I love this place.
00:07:03But we both know I'm ready for this.
00:07:05We've been doing this dance for weeks now, Harold.
00:07:07I don't know what else I can say to convince you.
00:07:09You don't have to.
00:07:12What?
00:07:14I just wanted to see your face
00:07:16when I told you that the board
00:07:18has agreed to your request.
00:07:20They have?
00:07:23Congratulations.
00:07:25As of the new year,
00:07:27you'll be our special news correspondent
00:07:29for the New York Times.
00:07:31You'll be our special news correspondent
00:07:33for the New York Bureau.
00:07:35Thank you.
00:07:37This is...
00:07:39I just...
00:07:41Thank you so much.
00:07:47Merry Christmas.
00:07:49Looks like someone's all full of Christmas spirit.
00:07:52As a matter of fact,
00:07:54it's been a pretty good day.
00:07:56Well, you deserve it.
00:07:58That was a wonderful story
00:07:59Oh, thank you so much.
00:08:01Can I ask you something?
00:08:03No, no, no, it's just...
00:08:05How do you know which stories are real
00:08:07and which ones aren't?
00:08:09You just have to trust your instincts.
00:08:12It's really the best way to make the right choice.
00:08:14Instincts.
00:08:16Hmm.
00:08:20Merry Christmas.
00:08:29Thank you.
00:08:50Nice idea, Gary.
00:08:59Alright, let's settle everyone.
00:09:01I know we're all in holiday mode
00:09:03but we still have the news to do.
00:09:05First up,
00:09:07I would like to congratulate
00:09:09our own intrepid Hannah Dunbar
00:09:11for once again going for the jugular.
00:09:13Come on, you guys.
00:09:15Fish in a barrel.
00:09:17Now, Hannah is working on a follow-up
00:09:19to let our audience know
00:09:21the right places for them to make their donations.
00:09:23Actually, there's a different idea
00:09:25I want to invite you.
00:09:27Okay.
00:09:28It's a big help pulling it together.
00:09:30I like how you're bringing her along.
00:09:32Let's hear it.
00:09:34There's a family shelter downtown
00:09:36that's been there for nearly 20 years.
00:09:38The woman who runs it, Helen Sander,
00:09:40was actually living on the streets
00:09:42herself for a time.
00:09:44And that's where she was,
00:09:46Christmas Eve, nearly 20 years ago.
00:09:48I just heard the great news.
00:09:50We got the green light
00:09:52for the shelter story.
00:09:54Grant loved the idea.
00:09:56Oh, that is so cool.
00:09:58I need an interview set up
00:10:00with Helen Sander right away.
00:10:02I want to do it at the shelter,
00:10:04but find out if she has an office,
00:10:06someplace quiet,
00:10:08where I can really talk to her.
00:10:10Oh, um...
00:10:12I thought...
00:10:14What's wrong?
00:10:16No, I mean, I just, um...
00:10:18I thought when I pitched you the story...
00:10:20And you did a fine job,
00:10:22but I had to put my own spin on it.
00:10:24That's what sold Grant on the story.
00:10:26Right.
00:10:28Carrie,
00:10:30listen, I know it's hard,
00:10:32but you're not ready
00:10:34to step in front of the camera,
00:10:36not yet, but you'll get there.
00:10:38Trust me, don't worry.
00:10:40You just have to be patient.
00:10:42You're right.
00:10:44And in the meantime,
00:10:46I think we make a great team.
00:10:48So I'm counting on you
00:10:50to keep doing all of the great things
00:10:52you do here so I can do what I do.
00:10:54And together,
00:10:56we can make this story
00:10:58happen.
00:11:00Absolutely.
00:11:02I'll get that interview set up right away.
00:11:04Thank you, Carrie.
00:11:19Hello?
00:11:21Oh, thank you, Stuart.
00:11:23Let me know when the car gets here.
00:11:28Okay.
00:11:37Ben.
00:11:56Yes?
00:11:58Okay, I'll be right down.
00:12:21I caught your story yesterday,
00:12:23Miss Dunbar.
00:12:24That was really nice work.
00:12:25Thank you, Stuart.
00:12:26You have fun tonight.
00:12:27I'll try.
00:12:46So,
00:12:47have you been a good girl this year?
00:12:49Well, being at this party counts.
00:12:51If I didn't know better,
00:12:53I'd say you were having a good time.
00:12:57Tell me something, Grant.
00:12:59If
00:13:01if someone from your past
00:13:02contacts you on the internet
00:13:04and it's really out of the blue,
00:13:05what do you do?
00:13:07Well, it depends on what
00:13:08we're talking about here.
00:13:09Is this someone who owes you money
00:13:10or an old flame?
00:13:12Uh, well,
00:13:13he doesn't owe me money.
00:13:15Easy.
00:13:16Block him.
00:13:17Really?
00:13:18Oh, yeah.
00:13:19Been there, done that.
00:13:21I mean, not everyone's
00:13:22a good stalker.
00:13:24Okay.
00:13:25Let me ask you something.
00:13:26Let me ask you this.
00:13:28You're a famous journalist.
00:13:30You have an amazing place
00:13:31and you make great money.
00:13:32What possible
00:13:33ulterior motive
00:13:34could you have?
00:13:35Right?
00:13:39Good evening, everyone.
00:13:41If I could have
00:13:42your attention for a moment.
00:13:44I just want to take a moment
00:13:46to offer
00:13:47season's greetings
00:13:48and to thank you all
00:13:49for another great year
00:13:50at Channel 8.
00:13:51Thank you.
00:13:55I also have
00:13:56one announcement
00:13:57that falls
00:13:58in the category
00:13:59of bittersweet.
00:14:01I'm pleased to
00:14:02tell you
00:14:03that our good friend
00:14:04and colleague
00:14:05Hannah Dunbar
00:14:06has accepted
00:14:07the position
00:14:08of special news correspondent
00:14:09in our New York Bureau.
00:14:15I'm sure you'll
00:14:16all agree
00:14:17when I say
00:14:18our loss
00:14:19is New York's game.
00:14:21Thank you.
00:14:24New York.
00:14:25I'm so sorry.
00:14:27I didn't know
00:14:28Harold was gonna do that.
00:14:29I wanted to tell you
00:14:30over dinner.
00:14:31I know that we have
00:14:32a lot to talk about.
00:14:33Hannah.
00:14:34Congratulations.
00:14:36You're not upset?
00:14:37Are you kidding?
00:14:38It's killing me.
00:14:39I'd love to work in New York.
00:14:41I mean about
00:14:42about us.
00:14:44Oh.
00:14:46Yeah.
00:14:47Yeah.
00:14:48Of course.
00:14:49I mean
00:14:50you're really great.
00:14:51I'm really gonna miss you.
00:14:53But
00:14:54we both knew
00:14:55one of us
00:14:56was gonna move on
00:14:57sooner or later.
00:14:58Yeah.
00:14:59No.
00:15:00Of course.
00:15:01I mean this happens
00:15:02all the time.
00:15:03But
00:15:04Let's face it,
00:15:05Hannah.
00:15:06People like you and I
00:15:07the only thing
00:15:08we're ever really
00:15:09in love with
00:15:10is our career.
00:15:11That's why
00:15:12we're so good.
00:15:13Congratulations.
00:15:20Thank you.
00:15:29Oh.
00:15:30This is not
00:15:31the lunchroom.
00:15:32Back the way you came.
00:15:33Two lefts and a right.
00:15:34Hey.
00:15:35Look who.
00:15:37Oh.
00:15:38You were on the corner.
00:15:40And you're having
00:15:41another great day.
00:15:42New York, huh?
00:15:43Congratulations.
00:15:44Thank you.
00:15:45Um.
00:15:46Why aren't you celebrating?
00:15:48I'm not exactly
00:15:49a Christmas person.
00:15:51Oh, I don't know.
00:15:53Looks to me like
00:15:54you might have
00:15:55a Christmas wish
00:15:56on your mind.
00:15:58I've got everything
00:15:59I need, thanks.
00:16:00Oh, no.
00:16:01A Christmas wish
00:16:02isn't about what you need.
00:16:04It's about what you want.
00:16:06And I have
00:16:07everything I want.
00:16:09And just for the record
00:16:10I didn't get it by wishing.
00:16:11I've worked very hard
00:16:12to get where I am.
00:16:13And by trusting
00:16:14your instincts
00:16:15to make the right choices?
00:16:19Um.
00:16:21This is.
00:16:23I'm not.
00:16:24I can't believe
00:16:25we're having this conversation.
00:16:26I don't even know you.
00:16:28Sure you do.
00:16:49What?
00:17:17Oh, no.
00:17:19A Christmas wish
00:17:20isn't about what you need.
00:17:22It's about what you want.
00:17:40Wake up, Mommy!
00:17:41Mommy, wake up!
00:17:44Wake up, Mommy!
00:17:45Mommy, wake up!
00:17:46Wake up!
00:17:48Daddy!
00:17:49Mommy's awake!
00:17:54Mommy's awake
00:17:55and we want pancakes!
00:17:56Mommy's awake
00:17:57and we want pancakes!
00:17:58Pancakes are ready!
00:17:59Yay!
00:18:00Pancakes!
00:18:01I want pancakes!
00:18:02Yay!
00:18:03Yay!
00:18:04Come on, Toby!
00:18:06What is happening?
00:18:08What?
00:18:09Where are my clothes?
00:18:10What?
00:18:15Ben?
00:18:16Hannah!
00:18:17Pancakes are getting cold!
00:18:21Oh, no.
00:18:25The suburbs!
00:18:28Hannah?
00:18:31Here you go.
00:18:34Oh, yeah.
00:18:35Perfect.
00:18:40These are delicious.
00:18:43Chow down.
00:18:45What about the tea?
00:18:49Perfect.
00:18:54Oh, yeah.
00:18:55She's going to love them.
00:18:57I'm married.
00:19:00I'm married.
00:19:06Morning, honey.
00:19:08I thought you might have gone back to bed.
00:19:10Hi, Mommy.
00:19:12Sorry.
00:19:13I asked him to wake you gently,
00:19:14but it's Pancake Sunday
00:19:15and we just go crazy!
00:19:21Hey, are you okay?
00:19:23Excuse me.
00:19:25Hannah?
00:19:29It's so cold.
00:19:32You have got to be kidding me.
00:19:35Cold.
00:19:36Honey?
00:19:38What are you doing?
00:19:39Can I borrow these?
00:19:41They're your boots.
00:19:43And
00:19:45this is
00:19:46mine, too.
00:19:47Yeah?
00:19:48Uh-huh.
00:19:52Minivan?
00:19:54Hannah?
00:19:55What's going on?
00:19:57I'll bring it back.
00:20:00Hannah?
00:20:02Hannah?
00:20:03What are you doing?
00:20:06What?
00:20:07What's going on?
00:20:08Hannah?
00:20:09Come on!
00:20:26Oh, Stuart,
00:20:27you would not believe
00:20:28the morning I'm having.
00:20:29Excuse me?
00:20:30Visitors have to check in.
00:20:31I have to call you up.
00:20:32What are you talking about?
00:20:33Stuart, it's me.
00:20:34Look,
00:20:35I don't know how you know my name,
00:20:37but you're not going anywhere
00:20:38unless I call you up first.
00:20:40I live here.
00:20:41It's Hannah Dunbar.
00:20:428B.
00:20:43Lady,
00:20:44I have never laid eyes on you
00:20:45before in my life.
00:20:47And I'm pretty sure
00:20:48I'd remember those pajamas.
00:20:53Hi.
00:20:54I left my key card
00:20:55and I need to get into my office.
00:20:56You work here?
00:20:57Of course.
00:20:58Hannah Dunbar.
00:21:00Sorry.
00:21:03Hannah Dunbar.
00:21:05News division.
00:21:06There's no Hannah Dunbar.
00:21:08Have a nice day.
00:21:10Is Grant Walker
00:21:11in his office?
00:21:12He's not here.
00:21:13It's Sunday.
00:21:14Right.
00:21:15Okay,
00:21:16well, could you please call him at home?
00:21:17Tell him it's me
00:21:18and he needs to get down here
00:21:19right away.
00:21:20You've got to be kidding me.
00:21:21No, it's all right.
00:21:22I promise.
00:21:24Are you wearing pajamas?
00:21:28Listen,
00:21:29I really don't want
00:21:30to be that person,
00:21:31but
00:21:32I have won a number
00:21:33of national awards
00:21:34including
00:21:35three Emmys
00:21:36from my reporting.
00:21:37My ratings are
00:21:38the highest
00:21:39in the station's history.
00:21:41You know what?
00:21:42Wait.
00:21:43Call my assistant.
00:21:44Ask her to come down.
00:21:45Her name's Carrie Garrett.
00:21:46Your assistant is Carrie Garrett?
00:21:47Yes.
00:21:48Please call her.
00:21:49That Carrie Garrett?
00:22:02No.
00:22:03No, no, no.
00:22:04If it fits, it's my job.
00:22:24Merry Christmas.
00:22:26Thank you.
00:22:30Hi.
00:22:31Hi.
00:22:33Do you know me?
00:22:35I think what you're
00:22:36really asking, Hannah,
00:22:37is do I know
00:22:38what's going on?
00:22:39You do know me.
00:22:41Thank you.
00:22:42Thank you.
00:22:43I thought I was
00:22:44losing my mind.
00:22:45You're not losing your mind.
00:22:47I don't understand, though.
00:22:48What is going on?
00:22:49What is happening to me?
00:22:51I have no idea.
00:22:52What?
00:22:54Sorry.
00:22:55Not a clue.
00:22:56What are you talking about?
00:22:57This can't just happen.
00:22:59I woke up this morning
00:23:00and my life was gone.
00:23:02I know.
00:23:03Weird, right?
00:23:04No, not weird.
00:23:05Impossible.
00:23:06People don't just wake up
00:23:07and find themselves
00:23:08leading completely
00:23:09different lives.
00:23:10And yet,
00:23:11here we stand.
00:23:14Could you stop that, please?
00:23:15Thanks.
00:23:16Listen,
00:23:17this is unacceptable.
00:23:18Okay?
00:23:19I'm starting a great new job
00:23:20and I just want my life back.
00:23:21Please tell me
00:23:22what I am supposed to do.
00:23:24How should I know?
00:23:25This is your wish.
00:23:28Wish what?
00:23:29What wish?
00:23:30Remember,
00:23:31at the party,
00:23:32I said it looks like
00:23:33someone in here
00:23:34might have a Christmas wish
00:23:35on their mind?
00:23:37And I said no?
00:23:40You sure?
00:23:45Are you saying
00:23:46that I...
00:23:47I did this?
00:23:49All I know
00:23:50is that eventually
00:23:51we all have a moment
00:23:52in our lives
00:23:53where we wonder
00:23:55what if?
00:23:57What if I'd gone left
00:23:58instead of right?
00:23:59What if I'd said yes
00:24:00instead of no?
00:24:02What if I'd waited
00:24:03just five more minutes?
00:24:05What if?
00:24:06But how could that
00:24:07change everything?
00:24:09Well,
00:24:10now and then
00:24:11somebody wonders
00:24:12so hard
00:24:14that they turn it into a wish
00:24:15without even knowing it.
00:24:17And trust me,
00:24:18a Christmas wish
00:24:20can be a very powerful thing.
00:24:23Okay, so what am I
00:24:24supposed to do now?
00:24:25Hmm?
00:24:26My advice?
00:24:28Just go easy.
00:24:30One step at a time.
00:24:31It'll sort itself out.
00:24:33And how long is that
00:24:34going to take?
00:24:35Good question.
00:24:36Probably as long
00:24:37as it takes for you
00:24:38to figure out
00:24:39why it happened
00:24:40in the first place.
00:24:42Ah.
00:24:45It's Christmas.
00:24:50In 50 yards,
00:24:51take a left
00:24:52on Smith Street.
00:24:53Smith Street.
00:25:17Please keep walking.
00:25:19Just keep walking.
00:25:21Just keep walking.
00:25:23Just keep walking.
00:25:26Hannah!
00:25:28Hannah!
00:25:29Hey!
00:25:30I was going to call you
00:25:31when I got home!
00:25:34Door's locked!
00:25:41Time for a cool down
00:25:42anyway.
00:25:43I'm up to three miles a day.
00:25:44Can you believe it?
00:25:46I mean,
00:25:47it's killing me,
00:25:48but it's worth it.
00:25:49And like you said,
00:25:50it's not a sprint,
00:25:51it's a marathon.
00:25:52What are you doing here?
00:25:53Oh,
00:25:54you know.
00:25:55Yeah,
00:25:56I know.
00:25:57This time of year
00:25:58never stops.
00:25:59I need to take
00:26:00a little downtime.
00:26:01I'm just surprised,
00:26:02you know?
00:26:03I mean,
00:26:04with tonight and everything.
00:26:05Tonight?
00:26:06Well, that's why
00:26:07I was going to call you.
00:26:08I was planning to make
00:26:09my sweet potato pie
00:26:10like I do every year.
00:26:11Suddenly,
00:26:12Rob's like,
00:26:13Tammy,
00:26:14make something else
00:26:15for a change.
00:26:16I was wondering,
00:26:17what do you think?
00:26:18Do you think everyone's
00:26:19sick of the same old thing?
00:26:20Because we're friends.
00:26:21Right?
00:26:22That's why
00:26:23you're asking?
00:26:24Well,
00:26:25yeah.
00:26:26Because you come to me
00:26:27and I can come to you.
00:26:30So,
00:26:31you think Rob's right?
00:26:32No,
00:26:33no.
00:26:34I'm just saying
00:26:35that after all these years,
00:26:36we can talk
00:26:37about anything.
00:26:38Well,
00:26:39I guess.
00:26:40Sure.
00:26:41We can talk about
00:26:42how you're married
00:26:43to Rob
00:26:44and how I'm
00:26:45I'm married
00:26:46to Ben
00:26:47and
00:26:48live in this house
00:26:49with
00:26:50two daughters.
00:26:51Oh,
00:26:52Caitlyn and Hallie
00:26:53are such great girls.
00:26:54Caitlyn and Hallie.
00:26:55Yes,
00:26:56they are great kids.
00:26:57They're wonderful kids,
00:26:58Caitlyn and Hallie.
00:26:59They're wonderful kids
00:27:00with names that just
00:27:01really stick with you
00:27:02when you say them enough.
00:27:03Caitlyn and Hallie.
00:27:04Caitlyn and Hallie.
00:27:05You know,
00:27:06and then there's my job.
00:27:07When did you get a job?
00:27:08Not a job.
00:27:09Not a job job.
00:27:10I'm just a
00:27:11I'm a stay-at-home mom.
00:27:12My family is my job.
00:27:13Yeah,
00:27:14like you'd have time
00:27:15for anything else.
00:27:16The PTA
00:27:17and the booster club
00:27:18and the neighborhood watch
00:27:20running after the girls
00:27:21every which way.
00:27:22I don't know how
00:27:23you keep up as it is.
00:27:24It really makes you wonder
00:27:25how I got here.
00:27:27Honey,
00:27:28are you okay?
00:27:30Um,
00:27:31I'm just kind of
00:27:32having an off day.
00:27:33Oh,
00:27:34I read somewhere
00:27:35almost half the people
00:27:36in this country
00:27:37dread the holidays.
00:27:38No,
00:27:39that is the least
00:27:40of my problems.
00:27:41Is everything okay at home?
00:27:44I'm not sure.
00:27:47Did you and Ben
00:27:48have a fight?
00:27:50No,
00:27:51I never had a fight with Ben.
00:27:52That's what I mean.
00:27:53If you two
00:27:54can't get along,
00:27:55what hope is there
00:27:56for the rest of us?
00:27:57But sometimes
00:27:58people,
00:27:59people change.
00:28:00Not you two.
00:28:01No.
00:28:02I gotta scoot.
00:28:03See you tonight.
00:28:05Tammy,
00:28:06um,
00:28:07why are you
00:28:08bringing Sweet Potato by?
00:28:10You know what?
00:28:12You're right.
00:28:14It is time
00:28:15for a change.
00:28:17Thanks, Hannah.
00:28:20Bye.
00:28:29No,
00:28:30no,
00:28:31she hasn't been gone that long.
00:28:33I was just wondering
00:28:34if she,
00:28:35maybe she went over
00:28:36to your place
00:28:37to work on the pageant
00:28:38or something.
00:28:39No,
00:28:40no,
00:28:41I'm sure she's fine.
00:28:44Hi.
00:28:45Hi.
00:28:46Never mind,
00:28:47she's here.
00:28:48Thanks.
00:28:50Bye.
00:28:54You look great,
00:28:55by the way.
00:28:57Are you alright?
00:28:59You know,
00:29:00I've had better days.
00:29:01You left without
00:29:02your phone and your purse.
00:29:03I had no idea
00:29:04where you were
00:29:05and the way you ran
00:29:06out of here.
00:29:07Yeah,
00:29:08sorry about that.
00:29:09I've been calling everybody.
00:29:10What's going on?
00:29:11Where have you been?
00:29:12I went into the city.
00:29:13The city.
00:29:15That's
00:29:16where I live.
00:29:17Come on, Hannah,
00:29:18this isn't funny.
00:29:19You're married.
00:29:20How do you think
00:29:21I feel?
00:29:22I went to bed
00:29:23and the next thing I know
00:29:24I wake up
00:29:25in the
00:29:26suburbs
00:29:27with two kids
00:29:28and a dog?
00:29:29Well,
00:29:30what are you talking about?
00:29:31We talked about this
00:29:32when we got married
00:29:33and I got the job offer
00:29:34in San Francisco.
00:29:35We decided to move here
00:29:36and raise our family
00:29:37and I,
00:29:38for one,
00:29:39have been very happy
00:29:40over the last ten years.
00:29:42Um,
00:29:43okay,
00:29:44I just,
00:29:45I don't even know
00:29:46how to say this,
00:29:47Ben,
00:29:48I'm sorry.
00:29:49I didn't mean to mess up.
00:29:50I didn't wish for this.
00:29:51I know
00:29:52it's not exactly
00:29:53what we planned.
00:29:54Ben,
00:29:55that's what I'm trying
00:29:56to tell you.
00:29:57I am not your wife
00:29:58and this is not my house
00:29:59and I am not
00:30:00anybody's mommy.
00:30:01But they seem
00:30:02like nice kids.
00:30:03Look,
00:30:04I don't know
00:30:05where this is coming from,
00:30:06but you and me,
00:30:07we could always talk.
00:30:08When you're ready
00:30:09to tell me
00:30:10what's really going on,
00:30:11we'll figure it out.
00:30:12Okay.
00:30:13Okay.
00:30:14Okay.
00:30:15Okay.
00:30:16Okay.
00:30:17Okay.
00:30:24You look like
00:30:25I haven't kissed you
00:30:26in years.
00:30:28Uh,
00:30:30can I take a shower?
00:30:32You don't need permission.
00:30:34Right,
00:30:35of course,
00:30:36because I,
00:30:37yeah,
00:30:38I live here.
00:30:47This is Hannah Dunbar
00:30:48reporting Channel 8 News.
00:30:50Don't,
00:30:51uh,
00:30:52what are you doing?
00:30:53I'm just getting
00:30:54a band-aid for Hallie.
00:30:55What are you doing?
00:30:56Since when
00:30:57are you so shy?
00:30:58I'm not shy,
00:30:59just a little
00:31:00me time would be nice.
00:31:01Me time.
00:31:02I remember that
00:31:03back before we had kids.
00:31:06Do you need
00:31:07anything from the store?
00:31:08You're the only one
00:31:09I could think of
00:31:10who would want
00:31:11a band-aid
00:31:12for Hallie.
00:31:13I don't know
00:31:14what you're talking about.
00:31:15Do you need
00:31:16anything from the store?
00:31:17You're leaving?
00:31:18Yeah,
00:31:19we need ice for the party.
00:31:20Party?
00:31:21Oh,
00:31:22no, no,
00:31:23I can't go to a party.
00:31:24Then I guess
00:31:25it's a good thing
00:31:26we're having it here.
00:31:27Don't forget
00:31:28about the mushrooms.
00:31:29Uh-huh.
00:31:31Mushrooms.
00:31:33Mushrooms.
00:31:45Mushrooms.
00:32:15Mushrooms.
00:32:26Oh,
00:32:27thank you,
00:32:28Caitlyn.
00:32:35Wow,
00:32:36we certainly do
00:32:37a lot of cooking.
00:32:39Oh,
00:32:40look at this.
00:32:41Mushrooms Neptune.
00:32:43And would you just
00:32:44look at those ingredients.
00:32:46This looks so,
00:32:47so complicated.
00:32:49It's Daddy's favorite.
00:32:50I know.
00:32:57Do you know
00:32:58what would really
00:32:59surprise Daddy?
00:33:04Hi, guys.
00:33:05I'm back.
00:33:11Do I smell
00:33:12mushrooms?
00:33:13Surprise.
00:33:14They wanted
00:33:15to make it themselves.
00:33:16Yum.
00:33:17Now,
00:33:18who's going to clean
00:33:19this mess up?
00:33:20You.
00:33:31Hi.
00:33:41Merry,
00:33:42Merry Christmas.
00:33:51Hannah,
00:33:52did you see that email
00:33:53that Keelan's coach
00:33:54sent out?
00:33:55Oh,
00:33:56yeah.
00:33:57Next season,
00:33:58he wants the girls
00:33:59to try out
00:34:00for their positions
00:34:01to have the best
00:34:02starting lineup
00:34:03so they can win
00:34:04a few games.
00:34:05Beats losing.
00:34:06Our girls
00:34:07aren't there to win.
00:34:08They just want
00:34:09to have fun.
00:34:10And competing
00:34:11with each other,
00:34:12don't you?
00:34:13No,
00:34:14I think he has a point.
00:34:15What?
00:34:16You know what
00:34:17it's like out there.
00:34:18Everybody's scrambling
00:34:19around to get
00:34:20their piece of the pie.
00:34:21A little competition
00:34:22at their age?
00:34:23I don't think
00:34:24that's a bad thing.
00:34:25But
00:34:26they just look
00:34:27so cute
00:34:28in those little
00:34:29uniforms,
00:34:30don't they?
00:34:31They're so adorable.
00:34:33Excuse me.
00:34:36Oh,
00:34:37Tammy,
00:34:38look who's here.
00:34:39Everybody,
00:34:40we're already
00:34:41in the house.
00:34:42Sorry we're late.
00:34:43Don't try
00:34:44a new recipe
00:34:45when you're in a hurry.
00:34:46No,
00:34:47it's okay.
00:34:48I'm so happy
00:34:49to see a familiar face.
00:34:50You must be Rob.
00:34:51Has it been that long?
00:34:52Hey,
00:34:53where's Ben?
00:34:54He's in the kitchen
00:34:55with those
00:34:56people that are
00:34:57in the kitchen.
00:34:58Okay.
00:34:59So,
00:35:00what do you think?
00:35:01That looks great.
00:35:10I mean,
00:35:11that guy
00:35:12owns the company.
00:35:13He's paying me
00:35:14to come up
00:35:15with an ad campaign
00:35:16to sell more hot tubs.
00:35:17Thing is,
00:35:18not only
00:35:19does he want to be
00:35:20some spokes...
00:35:21You write advertising.
00:35:22Yeah,
00:35:23that's what
00:35:24I keep telling myself.
00:35:25Nine years
00:35:26I've been doing this.
00:35:27Nine years?
00:35:28Wow.
00:35:31So,
00:35:32anyway,
00:35:33I called the guy
00:35:34and I said,
00:35:35listen,
00:35:36I mean,
00:35:37this job
00:35:38is the whole reason
00:35:39why I'm here.
00:36:07Be right back.
00:36:08You're leaving?
00:36:09He's smart,
00:36:10but he hasn't learned
00:36:11to walk himself.
00:36:12Come on.
00:36:13Come on, Toby.
00:36:14Come on, let's go.
00:36:15Good job.
00:36:29So,
00:36:30this is how
00:36:31it's gonna be.
00:36:32Then,
00:36:33you just have
00:36:34to figure it out.
00:36:36That's what he said,
00:36:37right?
00:36:38Figure out
00:36:39why it happened
00:36:40in the first place.
00:36:41Before you can
00:36:42change anything back.
00:36:45I can do this.
00:36:49I hope.
00:37:05I love you.
00:37:36I love you.
00:38:00What?
00:38:01You left in the things.
00:38:03What things?
00:38:06Well,
00:38:07if you don't
00:38:08like the fruit,
00:38:09why did you pick the cereal?
00:38:10I like the cereal.
00:38:11I like the fruit.
00:38:13So,
00:38:14you like the fruit
00:38:15but not the cereal
00:38:16and you like the cereal
00:38:17but not the fruit?
00:38:18Are you guys
00:38:19messing with me?
00:38:21Morning.
00:38:24You left in the things.
00:38:26I lost my head.
00:38:31I will see
00:38:32everybody tonight.
00:38:34But you're leaving?
00:38:35I know it's early
00:38:36but I'm supposed
00:38:37to have a breakfast
00:38:38meeting with those
00:38:39drugstore guys.
00:38:40It could be
00:38:41a big account for us.
00:38:42I'll call you later.
00:38:44You guys,
00:38:45have a great day
00:38:46at school, okay?
00:38:47Okay.
00:38:48Bye.
00:38:49Bye.
00:38:51School.
00:38:53I mean,
00:38:54how hard could it be
00:38:55to figure out
00:38:56her password?
00:38:57Oh, oh, hi.
00:38:58Hi there.
00:38:59Okay, great.
00:39:00All set.
00:39:01Um, listen,
00:39:02do you guys
00:39:03happen to know
00:39:04why are you acting
00:39:05so weird?
00:39:06Weird?
00:39:07What?
00:39:08Are you okay?
00:39:11Oh, yeah, no.
00:39:12Yes.
00:39:13No, I'm,
00:39:14I'm fine.
00:39:15I'm just a,
00:39:16a little not myself
00:39:17these days.
00:39:18My teacher says
00:39:19Christmas does that
00:39:20to people.
00:39:21Christmas.
00:39:22Exactly.
00:39:23Christmas.
00:39:24It's the most
00:39:25wonderful time of the year
00:39:26but,
00:39:27but it definitely
00:39:28does that to people.
00:39:29So,
00:39:30are you gonna be okay?
00:39:32Absolutely.
00:39:33And,
00:39:34I don't want you guys
00:39:35to worry, okay?
00:39:36Because this is
00:39:37strictly temporary
00:39:38and as soon as I get
00:39:39to the bottom of it
00:39:40everything goes back
00:39:41to the way it was.
00:39:42In the meantime though,
00:39:43you two can help me.
00:39:45What do you mean?
00:39:46I mean you can help
00:39:47keep me on the ball.
00:39:48Keep me focused.
00:39:49You know,
00:39:50help remind me of stuff
00:39:51if I get too weird
00:39:52or distracted
00:39:53or,
00:39:54I don't know,
00:39:55lost.
00:39:57So you could think
00:39:58more about Christmas?
00:40:00Exactly.
00:40:01Yes.
00:40:02I'll handle the details
00:40:03and I'll think
00:40:04about Christmas.
00:40:05How does that sound?
00:40:09We know how
00:40:10to get to school.
00:40:11You guys ever noticed
00:40:12how all the streets
00:40:13look the same?
00:40:15Turn here.
00:40:17See?
00:40:18That was a test
00:40:19and that was good.
00:40:21Now,
00:40:22who remembers
00:40:23what we do after school?
00:40:24You have to pick us up
00:40:25right after school
00:40:26or I'll be late
00:40:27for ballet.
00:40:28Then you take
00:40:29Callie to gymnastics.
00:40:30Don't forget
00:40:31gymnastics snack.
00:40:32Got it.
00:40:33You have to make something
00:40:34for our class
00:40:35Christmas parties too.
00:40:36What,
00:40:37like stuffed mushrooms?
00:40:38No,
00:40:39cookies.
00:40:43We saw a raccoon!
00:40:44Okay, honey,
00:40:45that's a little off topic.
00:40:46No,
00:40:47she means
00:40:48that's where you turn.
00:40:49Where you saw a raccoon
00:40:50is where you turn?
00:40:51What?
00:40:52Yeah, here.
00:40:53Just,
00:40:54a little bit more
00:40:55heads up next time,
00:40:56okay?
00:40:57You have to pick me
00:40:58up first.
00:40:59Then you go back
00:41:00for dinner.
00:41:01Okay.
00:41:02And we still need to
00:41:03help get ready
00:41:04for the pageant.
00:41:05The pageant?
00:41:06There it is.
00:41:07Okay,
00:41:08help me get
00:41:09this backpack.
00:41:10All right,
00:41:11here we go.
00:41:12Thank you.
00:41:13Have a good night.
00:41:14Bye, guys.
00:41:15Have a good night,
00:41:16please.
00:41:17Bye.
00:41:18Yes, honey,
00:41:19I'll get it.
00:41:20Wait.
00:41:21Here we go.
00:41:22Here,
00:41:23backpack.
00:41:24Great.
00:41:25All right,
00:41:26well,
00:41:27group hug?
00:41:28Okay?
00:41:29Okay,
00:41:30you guys have
00:41:31a great day.
00:41:32Okay.
00:41:33Bye.
00:41:34Bye.
00:41:35Family,
00:41:36all uppercase
00:41:37exclamation points.
00:41:38What?
00:41:39The pasta
00:41:40on your phone.
00:41:41Thank you.
00:41:42Okay.
00:41:43Ugh,
00:41:44this place is a mess.
00:41:45I don't know
00:41:46what I'm doing.
00:41:47I don't know
00:41:48what I'm doing.
00:41:49I don't know
00:41:50what I'm doing.
00:41:51I don't know
00:41:52what I'm doing.
00:41:53I don't know
00:41:54what I'm doing.
00:41:55I don't know
00:41:56what I'm doing.
00:41:57I don't know
00:41:58what I'm doing.
00:42:14Dream on,
00:42:15dog.
00:42:22Okay,
00:42:23hold on.
00:42:24Okay, come here, come here.
00:42:28Alright, listen to me. You've got five minutes, okay?
00:42:31Deal.
00:42:40I mean, technically it's mine.
00:42:45Doctor.
00:42:47School doctor.
00:42:48Ballet. Veterinarian.
00:42:50Ben's school. Ben's office.
00:42:52Gymnastics. Poison control.
00:42:54But wow, you have got to get out more.
00:43:18Oh, you don't know where that's been. Put that down and not on me.
00:43:21That is disgusting.
00:43:23Oh, ew.
00:43:25No, no, no.
00:43:26What a sweetie.
00:43:28You just want to play, don't you, boy?
00:43:30Yeah.
00:43:31What's his name?
00:43:32Name?
00:43:33His name. What do you call him?
00:43:35Yeah. Oh, I was just, you know, let me just...
00:43:38He does have a name?
00:43:40Of course. Of course he'd have a name.
00:43:42I mean, why wouldn't he have a name?
00:43:44That would just be crazy.
00:43:46I mean, who wouldn't name their dog?
00:43:48Um, you know, uh, what would you call him?
00:43:51If you didn't name your dog, it would just be like dog.
00:43:54Dog. Dog.
00:43:55Oh, Toby! Toby!
00:43:57His name is Toby.
00:43:58His name's Toby. We call him Toby.
00:44:00Yeah. Just Toby, Toby, Toby.
00:44:02Good old Toby.
00:44:04That's right.
00:44:06We are not taking that ball home. That is disgusting.
00:44:09Clearly, Toby, we have to be more careful around the Christmas tree so it doesn't tip over.
00:44:13So, I suggest we wipe the slate clean and start over.
00:44:17That sound good to you?
00:44:29Was that so hard?
00:44:43Okay.
00:45:13I never got on the plane.
00:45:44In his statement, the governor denied any knowledge of the department's actions
00:45:48and promised a full investigation.
00:45:50That's my story.
00:45:51This is Carrie Garrett reporting, Channel 8 News.
00:45:53I don't believe this.
00:45:57Thank you. Thank you. This is such an honor.
00:46:00I really don't know what to say.
00:46:03I know what to say. It's my award. It's my life.
00:46:09Oh, no.
00:46:14Oh, no.
00:46:26I'm sorry.
00:46:38I'm really sorry, you guys.
00:46:40I lost track of time, and then I couldn't find the place where we saw the raccoon,
00:46:43so I didn't know where to turn.
00:46:45Whoever's late for ballet has to be last in line.
00:46:48That seems harsh. I promise it won't happen again, okay?
00:46:52Oh, and the good news is I got all kinds of cookies for your class parties.
00:46:57At the store?
00:46:58Well, I didn't know what kind your class liked, so I got a little bit of everything.
00:47:02You were supposed to bake cookies.
00:47:10Oh.
00:47:30You're kind of quiet tonight.
00:47:33Everything okay?
00:47:35We had kind of a rocky day.
00:47:37That explains the pizza.
00:47:39What?
00:47:40Since we only have pizza on birthdays and family movie nights, I figured something was up.
00:47:45Oh.
00:47:48How was your day?
00:47:50Not bad.
00:47:52What?
00:47:54We got the drugstore account.
00:47:57Oh, good.
00:48:00Yeah, that was pretty much the consensus at the office.
00:48:02Landing our biggest account ever is definitely a step in the right direction.
00:48:06I'm sorry. That's... Congratulations.
00:48:12Do you like working there at the ad agency?
00:48:15Yeah, I do. I mean, it's a small shop, but we're getting there.
00:48:21You know what I was thinking about today?
00:48:24Your novel.
00:48:26What?
00:48:28You're such a talented writer, Ben. I...
00:48:31I was just thinking about it. I'm sorry.
00:48:34No, you're right. One of these days. Definitely.
00:48:40Yeah.
00:48:41I'm gonna go check on the girls.
00:48:43Yeah?
00:48:44I'm gonna go check on the girls.
00:49:14There.
00:49:36Morning.
00:49:37Morning.
00:49:38Is it open?
00:49:39Just the way you like it.
00:49:41I haven't had that since college.
00:49:43Oh. Well, it's still good for you?
00:49:49Thanks.
00:49:52I gotta go. I'm sorry.
00:49:54It's alright.
00:50:00Have a great day at school, guys.
00:50:02Okay.
00:50:03See you tonight, okay?
00:50:04Bye.
00:50:08Ben!
00:50:12Do you wanna have lunch?
00:50:14What?
00:50:15You know, lunch. We used to do it all the time.
00:50:18We also used to have the time.
00:50:20What's going on?
00:50:21I just feel like I haven't talked to you in a really long time.
00:50:24Sure.
00:50:25Swing by the office. We'll grab a sandwich.
00:50:34Bye.
00:50:35Bye.
00:50:42Okay, hop out.
00:50:47You guys, how long are you gonna give me this silent treatment?
00:50:49How long are you gonna keep acting like this?
00:50:52Come on, you guys. I'm trying.
00:50:54You have to try harder. Being a mom is an important job.
00:50:57What am I supposed to do?
00:50:59Erica!
00:51:00Hey.
00:51:01Mary Beth's gonna be late tonight, so Sheila said she could pick up the paint
00:51:04if you don't mind coming early and opening up.
00:51:07The Christmas pageant?
00:51:09We need to help decorate.
00:51:12How could you forget that?
00:51:14I've got a lot on my mind, remember?
00:51:16You said that you would think more about Christmas. That was a deal.
00:51:20You know what? You're swamped.
00:51:22I'll get it. See you soon.
00:51:26Alright, it's all taken care of, see?
00:51:27You're really not gonna help?
00:51:29You guys, please give me a break.
00:51:31I don't know the first thing about Christmas pageants.
00:51:33You don't know anything about anything important!
00:51:36Come on.
00:51:39This isn't even my real life. This is just a... a what-if.
00:51:43Yeah, strictly hypothetical and temporary.
00:51:47I know the difference, but I can't tell the difference, please.
00:51:50I can feel the difference, and it feels...
00:51:54It feels...
00:51:57It's just cookies.
00:52:03I don't know.
00:52:33I don't know.
00:53:03Oh, shit.
00:53:34This is nice.
00:53:36It's like we're on a date.
00:53:41You smell like cookies.
00:53:42I smell like burned cookies. I forgot to set the timer.
00:53:44You?
00:53:45You say that like I've never done it before.
00:53:47You haven't.
00:53:49Oh, well, it's just the holidays.
00:53:52What do you mean?
00:53:54I'm not a big fan of Christmas.
00:53:55What? You love Christmas, Hannah. You always have.
00:53:57You can't wait to put the tree up. You finished your shopping weeks ago.
00:54:00Yeah, I know. I just...
00:54:02Sometimes you just...
00:54:04You look around.
00:54:06You can't help thinking.
00:54:10Are we in some kind of trouble here?
00:54:12Is that what this whole lunch is about?
00:54:13What? No.
00:54:15Because the last few days, it's like you haven't been yourself,
00:54:18and I'm starting to get worried.
00:54:21I'm sorry. I've had a lot on my mind lately.
00:54:25Like my book.
00:54:26You're a great writer, Ben.
00:54:27Yeah, well, writing copy may not be great literature,
00:54:29but at least it pays the bills.
00:54:33But haven't you ever wondered,
00:54:36what if?
00:54:37What if you kept writing?
00:54:38What if you finished the book?
00:54:39What if...
00:54:40What if we never had Caitlin?
00:54:41What if we never had Hallie?
00:54:43No.
00:54:44There's no what ifs.
00:54:45I love you. I love the girls.
00:54:46I love every sleepless night.
00:54:48Every leaky faucet.
00:54:49Every month, we just scrape it back together.
00:54:51I love you.
00:54:52I love you.
00:54:53I love you.
00:54:54Every leaky faucet.
00:54:55Every month, we just scrape by.
00:54:58I wouldn't change a thing.
00:55:02You really mean that?
00:55:06What about you?
00:55:08You ever wonder what if?
00:55:10What if you'd gotten on that plane?
00:55:12I already know what would have happened.
00:55:14You sound pretty sure.
00:55:16You turn left instead of right.
00:55:17You say yes instead of no.
00:55:22It changes everything.
00:55:25About everything.
00:55:31On the first day of Christmas, my true love sent to me...
00:55:34A partridge in a pear tree.
00:55:37On the second day of Christmas, my true love sent to me...
00:55:40Two turtle doves.
00:55:42Hey.
00:55:43Hi.
00:55:44I'm, uh, I'm just gonna run over to the school
00:55:46to help with the decorations, okay?
00:55:48So, I'll be back in a couple hours.
00:55:55Did...
00:55:56Did you guys want to go?
00:55:59Yay!
00:56:22Here's one.
00:56:25Thank you.
00:56:28Hey, Hannah!
00:56:29Over here!
00:56:55Thank you.
00:57:01That's beautiful.
00:57:02Good job.
00:57:10How did you do that?
00:57:11Hi, guys.
00:57:24Thank you.
00:57:55Thank you.
00:58:09That was really fun last night.
00:58:11It was really fun last night.
00:58:14I'm glad you guys enjoyed it.
00:58:17I thought it was pretty awesome.
00:58:18Good morning.
00:58:19Good morning.
00:58:25Oh.
00:58:27Thanks.
00:58:32Have a great day at school, guys.
00:58:34I'll see you tonight.
00:58:36Bye.
00:58:37Bye.
00:58:38Bye.
00:58:39Bye.
00:58:40Bye.
00:58:41Bye.
00:58:44Better.
00:58:48Morning!
00:58:55Bye.
00:58:56Bye.
00:59:20Merry Christmas!
00:59:22Merry Christmas!
00:59:23There he is!
00:59:24There he is!
00:59:25Santa!
00:59:26Get in line.
00:59:27All right, guys.
00:59:29Merry Christmas!
00:59:33All right.
00:59:34Who's next?
00:59:35All right.
00:59:36You girls look beautiful.
00:59:37Go ahead.
00:59:38Have fun, guys.
00:59:45And what are your names?
00:59:47Caitlin.
00:59:48Hallie.
00:59:49Yeah.
00:59:50And what would you like for Christmas?
00:59:51A pony.
00:59:52A bike.
00:59:54Look over here.
00:59:57You know, a Christmas wish is a powerful thing.
01:00:02But sometimes it can come true right before your eyes.
01:00:09Merry Christmas.
01:00:10Off you go.
01:00:12Bye.
01:00:13Bye.
01:00:14Bye.
01:00:15Good job.
01:00:17It was fun.
01:00:18Who's next?
01:00:22Did you see that?
01:00:23See what?
01:00:24Santa winked at you.
01:00:26What?
01:00:27Like he knew you.
01:00:29That's just because I've been a really good girl this year.
01:00:45What's going on up there?
01:00:51Thanks.
01:00:52Thank you.
01:00:53Are you trying to make up for a remote now?
01:00:56Are we getting a grip?
01:00:57Really?
01:00:58Uh, no.
01:00:59We're good.
01:01:00Girl, let's do this.
01:01:01And rolling.
01:01:04It's a long way from living on the streets of San Francisco to the...
01:01:11Excuse me.
01:01:12Excuse me.
01:01:13Are you okay?
01:01:16Are you okay?
01:01:17You okay?
01:01:18Yeah.
01:01:19I'm fine, I'm fine.
01:01:20Just help me up.
01:01:26Keep rolling, Carl.
01:01:32It's a long way from living on the streets of San Francisco to the Christmas fair in the heart of suburbia.
01:01:38But not too far for Helen Sander to find her way here,
01:01:41where brick by brick she would build the foundation for a family shelter that is a true Christmas miracle.
01:01:47This is Hannah Matthews reporting, Channel 8 News.
01:02:17This is Hannah Matthews reporting, Channel 8 News.
01:02:23It's a long way from living on the streets of San Francisco to the Christmas...
01:02:29What are you girls watching?
01:02:34Alright, okay, let's see it.
01:02:37It's a long way from the streets of San Francisco to the Christmas fair in the heart of suburbia.
01:02:42But not too far for Helen Sander to find her way here,
01:02:45We're good.
01:02:46where brick by brick she would build the foundation for a family shelter that is a true Christmas miracle.
01:03:00You guys have the best day, okay?
01:03:02Thanks.
01:03:05Thanks, Mom.
01:03:07Bye.
01:03:16Bye.
01:03:28Hello?
01:03:29I'm calling for Hannah Matthews.
01:03:31Speaking.
01:03:32Please hold for Mr. Walker.
01:03:33This is Matthews.
01:03:34Hello, Grant Walker, I'm the news director at Channel 8 News.
01:03:37Grant?
01:03:39Hi, how are you?
01:03:41Um, fine, thank you.
01:03:43How are you?
01:03:44Oh, I'm great.
01:03:46I'm doing great.
01:03:47Well, great.
01:03:49Listen, the reason I called...
01:03:50Oh, like I don't know, you're a big fan of those Fish Out of Water stories.
01:03:54Excuse me?
01:03:55You want to interview me, right, about my stand-up at the mall last night?
01:03:59Mrs. Matthews, have we met?
01:04:02Uh, no.
01:04:04No, no, I just, I watch your channel all the time.
01:04:08Well, thank you.
01:04:09As a matter of fact, yes, I would like to talk to you about an interview.
01:04:13The hits on your YouTube video just keep climbing.
01:04:16I saw that.
01:04:17So, what do you say?
01:04:18Can you get away for lunch in the city tomorrow?
01:04:20I, I, yeah, yeah, I can get away.
01:04:23Wonderful.
01:04:24I'll get my assistant to call you back with all the details.
01:04:27I'm looking forward to it.
01:04:29Me too, thank you.
01:04:35Oh, sorry.
01:04:38Sorry.
01:04:44Thank you.
01:04:48I'll have the Atlantic Salmon with the leek and apple sauté,
01:04:50but instead of potato, could I have the caprese salad with very little olive oil, please?
01:04:54Of course.
01:04:55Thank you.
01:04:56That sounds amazing.
01:04:57Make it two.
01:04:58Thanks, Jeffrey.
01:04:59Thanks.
01:05:01Well, so much for my attempt at impressing you.
01:05:04What?
01:05:05Well, you've been here before, you didn't even look at the menu.
01:05:07Oh, I just, um, I looked at it before online because I, I wanted to impress you.
01:05:13I have to say, Mrs. Matthews, you are not what I expected.
01:05:17Oh, well, you can call me Hannah, but what were you expecting?
01:05:21A high-energy, over-scheduled soccer mom who took one communication course in college
01:05:26and just happened to be in the right place at the right time.
01:05:29Which is a perfect local story to wrap up the five o'clock hour
01:05:32and lead strong into the national news.
01:05:34Wow.
01:05:35You really do watch our show.
01:05:38Can I be completely frank?
01:05:39Please.
01:05:41We could do the interview you brought me here to discuss,
01:05:43and I'm sure your audience would get a good chuckle out of my antics
01:05:46before hearing about the problems of the world.
01:05:49That's usually the idea.
01:05:50Or, you and Harold could take another look at the numbers on my video.
01:05:54How do you know Harold?
01:05:55Channel 8 has the opportunity to do something different than anyone's tried before.
01:05:59Which is?
01:06:00To get that younger demographic interested in the show.
01:06:03To get that younger demographic interested in the local news.
01:06:07Not in this lifetime.
01:06:08No, not if we do it the same way everyone else does, the same way we always did.
01:06:12We?
01:06:13Think of it as a different side of the news.
01:06:15A better side.
01:06:17For 90 seconds each night, people get to feel better about themselves.
01:06:21And how do we do that?
01:06:22You hire me as a special correspondent.
01:06:25Okay.
01:06:26You use the mall video as a way to introduce a new segment.
01:06:29We could call it, I don't know, you gotta see this.
01:06:33And we get online and we track the videos that are popular,
01:06:36that have that local connection, and we broadcast them, but it's not about the videos.
01:06:40Because we can see those online anytime.
01:06:42Exactly.
01:06:43It's about the people.
01:06:45It's about the grandmas and the kids and the proud new parents
01:06:49and all of the wonderful moments that they want to share.
01:06:52It's about the lives they lead.
01:06:54And how all of these same things matter to all of us.
01:06:59I know these people.
01:07:01They're my friends, they're my neighbors, and I just never realized before...
01:07:07I never realized how important they are.
01:07:09How important family is.
01:07:11I mean, that's what makes the world a better place.
01:07:17Who wouldn't want to watch that?
01:07:19Who wouldn't want to watch a part of the news that just makes you feel better about yourself?
01:07:29Hi, I'm home!
01:07:31In here.
01:07:33How'd it go?
01:07:34Great.
01:07:37Wow.
01:07:38Look at you.
01:07:39Thanks, I needed something to wear into the city.
01:07:42That's something, alright.
01:07:45Where are the girls?
01:07:46Dress rehearsal, remember?
01:07:47Pageant's tomorrow night.
01:07:49I'm just taking them some dinner.
01:07:51Well, I wanted to tell everyone the big news together, but I can't wait.
01:07:54You got the interview.
01:07:55He offered me a job.
01:07:59A job?
01:08:00I mean, it's not official yet, because I still have to meet with his boss.
01:08:03Whoa, Hannah.
01:08:04A job in the city?
01:08:06You should have seen me, Ben.
01:08:08It was like, all of a sudden I could see it.
01:08:10It was just right there in front of me, and all I had to do was reach out and grab it.
01:08:13And I didn't let go until he said yes.
01:08:15I was on fire.
01:08:17Wow.
01:08:18I've never heard you sound like this before.
01:08:20I know, I'm so excited.
01:08:21Isn't this exciting?
01:08:22Yeah.
01:08:23Yeah, no, I mean, it's great, but don't you think we need to talk about this?
01:08:26Oh, absolutely.
01:08:27Of course.
01:08:28I know this is a lot to take in at once.
01:08:30You could say that.
01:08:31I just have such a good feeling about this job.
01:08:33I think this is a whole new beginning for us.
01:08:37I didn't know we needed a new beginning.
01:08:40Oh, well, you know what I mean.
01:08:42What about the girls?
01:08:43What do you mean?
01:08:44Working in the city with traffic.
01:08:45It's over an hour each way.
01:08:46When are you going to see them?
01:08:47I'll see them all the time.
01:08:48You leave before they wake up.
01:08:49Get home after they're in bed.
01:08:50No, it's not going to be like that.
01:08:52And I'm going to be home on the weekends.
01:08:53The weekends.
01:08:55You say something like that, Hannah, and it's like I don't even know you.
01:09:00You're right.
01:09:01You're right.
01:09:02I'm sorry.
01:09:03Okay, fine.
01:09:04You know what?
01:09:05I won't do the commute.
01:09:06I won't do the commute, and we'll just move.
01:09:07Move.
01:09:08Wow.
01:09:09What?
01:09:10Why not?
01:09:11San Francisco is an amazing city.
01:09:12I mean, there's so much for the girls to see and do, and there's better schools, and there's
01:09:15so many opportunities.
01:09:16Just like that.
01:09:17Take them out of their school, ask them to leave all their friends, say goodbye to the
01:09:19only home they've ever known.
01:09:21The home where we have become a family.
01:09:23And that sounds okay to you?
01:09:25We'll still be a family.
01:09:27This is...
01:09:30It's going to be so great for us.
01:09:34It's already pretty great.
01:09:35Or so I thought.
01:09:37The girls are going to be hungry.
01:09:54Is that me?
01:09:55Yeah, on your first Christmas.
01:09:57But not mine.
01:09:58No, you're right.
01:09:59It would have been your third Christmas.
01:10:04Do you remember all the Christmases we ever had?
01:10:08I know I'll remember this one best of all.
01:10:24Oh, look how cute.
01:10:30Oh, I love that one.
01:10:33Look how tiny you guys were.
01:10:40They're asleep.
01:10:48I had this crazy idea that we'd raise our family in this house.
01:10:51Grow old together.
01:10:52Share a lifetime of memories.
01:10:54Ben.
01:10:56I love you, Hannah.
01:10:57Nothing's ever going to change that.
01:11:00It's a lot more important than the address on our door.
01:11:05So if you need this,
01:11:08really need it,
01:11:10we'll figure out a way.
01:11:22How do you know how to do that thing on TV?
01:11:25I was actually a broadcasting major in college.
01:11:28You know, I thought about becoming a TV reporter.
01:11:31You would have been good.
01:11:34Thanks.
01:11:36All right, that should do it.
01:11:38Let's have a look.
01:11:41Okay, everybody twirl.
01:11:45You call that twirling?
01:11:46That's not twirling.
01:11:48This is twirling.
01:11:52And this is twirling.
01:12:02Hi, it's Hannah.
01:12:03Leave a message.
01:12:05Hannah.
01:12:06Hi, Grant Walker.
01:12:07Great news.
01:12:08I ran your idea by Harold and he loves it.
01:12:11He wants the three of us to talk over dinner,
01:12:13but it has to be tonight.
01:12:15He's on a plane in the morning
01:12:16and he'll be in Montana for the holidays for three weeks.
01:12:19All you have to do is pitch him the way you did me
01:12:22and the job is yours.
01:12:24This could be the start of something great.
01:12:27I've got a feeling about you and me.
01:12:30I think we're going to make an amazing team.
01:12:34Just one word of advice.
01:12:36In this business,
01:12:37the only thing you can really love is your career.
01:12:49Hi.
01:13:07Sorry.
01:13:09Hi.
01:13:12How'd it go?
01:13:15I told him I wasn't interested.
01:13:20I'm sorry.
01:13:28Did you like it?
01:13:30I loved it.
01:13:31You were both so wonderful.
01:13:34I'm glad you came.
01:13:35I wouldn't have missed it for the world.
01:13:38Now go to sleep.
01:13:39I love you.
01:13:40I love you.
01:13:45I love you too.
01:13:49I love you too.
01:13:58Thank you.
01:14:09What?
01:14:13Let's remember this, okay?
01:14:17Okay.
01:14:20No, I mean really remember.
01:14:25Are you all right?
01:14:29Just promise me, okay?
01:14:32That you'll remember.
01:14:43I promise.
01:14:50I love you.
01:15:10Good morning.
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01:16:21Oh no.
01:16:26Hello?
01:16:27Can I help you?
01:16:30Is... is Ben here?
01:16:32Who?
01:16:33Ben Matthews. This is his house.
01:16:35This is my house. There's no Ben here.
01:16:37Caitlyn?
01:16:38Calm down.
01:16:39No, no, no. Holly?
01:16:40What are you doing? This is my house.
01:16:41No, no, no. This is... this is the house. They have to be here.
01:16:46Are you okay?
01:16:48No. No, I'm not.
01:17:05Hey, Tammy! Tammy, it's me. It's Hannah.
01:17:08What?
01:17:09It's Hannah.
01:17:11Tammy, look at me. Please tell me you know me.
01:17:14I'm sorry.
01:17:16You power walk three miles a day. You make sweet potato pie for Christmas every year.
01:17:22How do you know all that?
01:17:24Because we're friends. We tell each other everything.
01:17:28I, uh, I have to go.
01:17:31Tammy, it's me. It's Hannah.
01:17:35It's Hannah.
01:17:46Hello?
01:17:48You are not going to believe this.
01:17:49Grant?
01:17:50That story about Ray Campbell and the Christmas Stocking Fund?
01:17:53It's got people so riled up, there's a crowd outside the warehouse.
01:17:56They say they won't let him out until he gives all the money back.
01:17:58Wait, what?
01:17:59Carl and Carrie are on their way. We're going to go live. How fast can you get there?
01:18:04Give it to somebody else.
01:18:06What are you talking about?
01:18:08We couldn't have written a better story than this.
01:18:10I'm sorry.
01:18:11Give it to somebody else.
01:18:13What are you talking about?
01:18:15We couldn't have written a better follow-up.
01:18:17Harold's dancing around like a schoolgirl.
01:18:19My advice? If I had a job waiting for me in New York, I'd get over there pronto.
01:18:22No.
01:18:23♪
01:18:38♪ God we now our gay apparel, la la la la la la la la la!
01:18:43♪ Grow the ancient yule by charol, la la la la la la la la!
01:18:49Right, you're here. Okay, Campbell's inside. The police are staying out of it as long as the crowd stays peaceful.
01:18:55They don't want to come off looking like Scrooge either.
01:18:57Here's your march, Hannah.
01:18:58Okay, and I've got his cell phone number, so I'm going to get him on the line while we're live.
01:19:02Hannah? Are you listening? I'll be right back.
01:19:06What? No, Hannah!
01:19:09What?
01:19:11Oh, thank goodness.
01:19:14Please, I want to go back.
01:19:16Hannah!
01:19:17I understand now what you were telling me. I get it.
01:19:21It's not about trusting your instincts.
01:19:24Sometimes the only way to know what's real is just to trust your heart.
01:19:29Merry Christmas.
01:19:31Merry Christmas.
01:19:34I want my old life back.
01:19:37I want to go back to my other life.
01:19:40That's my wish. That's what I want.
01:19:42Please, the girls.
01:19:44I'm sorry, Hannah. I can't bring that life back.
01:19:51What?
01:19:53I can't change the choices you've made in the past.
01:19:57Then what was the point?
01:20:00I mean, why let me see that? Why put me through this if I can't change anything?
01:20:05No, it was never about changing the past.
01:20:09It's about changing the future.
01:20:11Changing the future?
01:20:15The future.
01:20:22Thank you.
01:20:24Thank you.
01:20:33Carrie, it's okay.
01:20:34Hannah, what are you doing? We're live in 30 seconds.
01:20:36You do it.
01:20:38What? No.
01:20:39Trust me, you've been ready for this for a long time.
01:20:41And the shelter story, that's yours too.
01:20:44Oh, but one piece of advice.
01:20:47Watch out for falling candy canes.
01:20:54Candy canes?
01:21:09Candy canes.
01:21:40Look at you.
01:21:46Hi.
01:21:49I hope this wasn't too weird.
01:21:52No, not at all.
01:21:54I had to be in the city. I knew you lived here. I can't really explain it.
01:22:00You've been on my mind a lot lately.
01:22:02I know.
01:22:03I had to be in the city. I knew you lived here. I can't really explain it.
01:22:08You've been on my mind a lot lately.
01:22:10I've been thinking about you a lot too.
01:22:16I was sure you'd be busy Christmas Eve.
01:22:20Here I am.
01:22:22Then again, the holidays were never your favorite time of year.
01:22:25Actually, I like Christmas.
01:22:29Do you want to get a cup of coffee?
01:22:33Yeah, I'd love that.