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I'm on my way.
So have Steve take a look at it.
Probably just needs a rebooting.
Hey, my girlfriend just pulled up.
My flight's three hours.
We got all afternoon to bang this thing out.
Sorry.
Yeah, sure, I'm up for dinner. What do you think?
Actually, that one works great
'cause I wanted to talk to you about a few things
before we went in next week.
Yeah, will you bring in those reports?
Well, of course I'm gonna meet him first.
Yeah. Yes, some of us actually prepare for this stuff.
Thanks, babe.
Yeah.
Yeah, we're on our way now, so...
It looks great.
You're kidding.
It's built in?
New place comes with a sauna.
That's incredible.
Yeah. Yeah.
I'm here now. I just... Mmm.
Have a great time. Uh, hey, Marty?
Let me get back at you.
Whoa, hey, Nat.
Wait. What's up?
You know, those limo service guys are amazing.
They show up early, they wait for you,
fresh bottle of water, cute little mints.
Yeah, and 100 bucks later.
What?
You're right. They're pricey.
Okay, I'm sorry.
This is a great opportunity
for both of us. No, it's your opportunity.
Go for it. You'll be amazing.
What are you... Wait. Wait.
I go through the training orientation,
three or four months you come up-- I mean, it's Chicago.
They've got to need nurses, especially your kind.
Uh, I've already made you late.
Hey! I'm coming back for your birthday!
Love you!
Here we are, ladies.
Oh...
We have got...
sweet tea in a cup for Jean...
Thank you.
and coffee for Patty. Yes, ma'am.
Thank you.
And who in the world is that?
Looks like some nosy parker
all up in your business.
Maybe one of those gals who thinks
she's gonna beat you out of winning
the Carolina Corners Christmas Showcase.
Well, that's certainly not gonna happen.
Excuse me.
Yeah. I'm sorry. I'm just...
I'm looking for the Mayors.
Oh, I don't, I don't live here.
I'm just, uh... I'm just here for work.
If you want, I'll-I'll go ask up at the house.
Um...
Oh. I'm okay.
Thank you. I'm sorry to interrupt you.
Oh, no. It's no interruption.
Thanks. Yeah. Hey.
Did you say "Mayor"? Yes.
Yeah.
Hi. Mr. and Mrs. Mayor?
I'm Natalie Springer, the home care nurse.
I think we spoke on the phone. Yeah, we know who you are.
And we're just so glad you're here.
God, I swear, did you ever see a prettier girl?
Well, I-I'm Suzy and this is Duncan.
You can call me Mr. Mayor.
Hush!
Don't let him boss you around.
Suzy's coming home?
Well, it beats spending your last days
in some germy old hospital.
It's good to be home.
It's good.
Bless her poor heart.
Well...
good Lord calls us all home when it's time.
If you ask me, Duncan would've been the better choice
for the good Lord to call home.
Gayle. You heard me.
Oh. No Christmas tree.
Where's the Christmas tree?
What's Christmas without a tree, huh?
Hello?
Come upstairs.
Next door on the right.
How you doing?
Good.
Suzy?
In here.
Thing about strawberries is...
they come back...
year after year-- a little water,
a little sun.
That's all it takes.
Hobby?
You have any idea how easy it is
to extract DNA from a strawberry?
Used to wow my students.
I'm sorry about my husband.
He's just... just working through some things.
So, Dr. Emmons sent me
your pain management schedule.
I thought maybe we could go over it together.
Mm-hmm. It's not your first picnic, is it, pretty girl?
And apart from the schedule,
if you feel anything at all...
I'll go ahead and scream my head off.
Okay by me.
Do you mind if I join you?
Suit yourself.
Would you like some coffee
to wash that down? Never drink it.
Do you mind if I make some?
Suit yourself.
Just so you know, I gave Suzy something to help her rest.
Above the microwave.
I generally take Saturdays off
to take care of my personal business.
I live about an hour away in Florence.
Have to go home and pay bills, water plants.
That sort of thing.
Fantastic. Other than that, I am here
24/7. As far as I'm concerned, you can take
as much time off as you want.
I'm guessing Suzy did most of the cooking.
I'm not much of a foodie but I can help.
Top drawer on your left, where it should be.
Suzy's gonna need nutritional supplements
and foods that are easy to digest.
I can pick all that up at the market,
so if there's anything in particular
that you would like... I like hot dogs.
You know what? So do I.
I like 'em with mayo and avocado.
I just... I'm not so keen
on them breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Avocado and mayo?
Who in the world eats hot dogs with mayo
and avocado? The Chileans.
The Chileans eat hot dogs?
They do. Are you Chilean?
No.
Sorry.
Go ahead.
No, you go ahead.
You're gonna have to learn the traffic patterns around here.
Hello, Duncan.
Ooh.
I wish we had some ice cream.
What'd you say your name was again?
It's Ms. Springer.
But you can call me Natalie.
All right.
Spoon's inside.
Look, Natalie, this wasn't my idea.
It was the doctor's orders
for you to be here. I'm only here to be a help, Mr. Mayor.
For both Suzy and you. Well, I can take care of my own wife.
I will do my best to stay out of your way, okay?
Yes, you will. I understand
how diff... No, no, no.
You don't understand anything.
She slept on and off during the day yesterday
and through most of the night,
but she woke up very nauseous this morning...
Mm-hmm.
...and vomited several times.
Same medication? Same medication.
Hello, hello.
How you feeling?
Oh, fresh as a daisy.
Mm-hmm. Same old Suzy.
Well, you wanted something different?
Never.
Duncan, how are you?
I'll come back up
when you're done here.
You are in good hands with Natalie here.
Yeah.
I had a feeling.
Would you forgive me just one second?
Duncan?
Don't need the nurse.
She's not just a nurse.
Well, I can take care of my own wife.
Duncan, we made
Suzy comes home with care from a private duty nurse.
Well, good. When you leave,
I'm gonna lock her up in here-- how's that?
Hmm.
You know, Natalie's specialty is hospice care.
Hospice. Duncan, you're in good hands
with Natalie. Let me explain something to you.
This is my home.
I can take care of my own wife.
You know, Suzy's not only my patient.
She's my friend.
This is a chance to let it all happen the way you both want.
Natalie can help you understand the signs.
I can read my own signs.
She's gonna be up and down.
One day, she's gonna be fine,
the next, she's not gonna be herself.
I need you to take advantage
of what Natalie has to offer.
Okay?
For Suzy's sake.
Hi, Tommy.
Well, hey, Mrs. Matthews.
Be done on time?
Not a problem.
Now, what about lights?
Yeah, you know, Mrs. Matthews,
I've been meaning to talk to you about that.
Aw, my Daddy, he loved Christmas lights.
We had hundreds and hundreds of them.
Every different color.
Got them all boxed up in the attic.
Yeah, you know, Mrs. Matthews?
the Christmas showcase is
kind of an upscale contest.
What exactly are you implying?
Nothing.
N-N-Nothing, I just...
I think that maybe, you know,
subtle and sophisticated might be the way to go.
Oh, what? I'm not sophisticated?
No, no, you-you-you are sophisticated, ma'am.
I just... you know, look--
this-this is your original idea, you know?
And it's-it's beautiful, I mean, look at it.
It's really cool. Do you really think so?
I do think so. You know?
And nobody's ever done a design like this before.
They haven't. No, but we...
we don't want to go taking anything take away from it.
No. You know? No, I mean...
and sometimes, those colored lights,
they... I don't know.
They get a little bit...
Distracting? There you go.
Mm-hmm. Yeah.
Okay. All right.
Oh! How about the partridge?
It's almost done.
Better be.
Hi.
Hey. You okay?
Yeah, I'm good, I'm good.
Sorry, I'm just, uh...
How's work?
Nat, the people here--
I mean, everybody's so cool.
They share all their toys, and I am learning a ton.
So, I already looked into a ticket.
A ticket? Mmm, a ticket for what?
Your birthday.
No, Brian, come on, I told you.
You don't have to come here.
It's too much of a hassle.
No, no, no, it's your birthday.
And I already told you I'll be there.
Unless you want to come up here instead.
I'll fly you up.
We can check out the city.
The music scene here
is incredible.
Yeah, but, you know I can't do that.
Right, right.
Anyway, well, we'll figure
all this stuff out when I see you.
I better get going.
I just wanted to check in.
Night, Nat.
Good night.
You remember
all those crazy nights down at the beach?
Hmm, Family Kingdom.
We hit every ride at Family Kingdom.
Ten times in a row on that old Whiz-Bang.
Yup.
Yeah, that was that rickety old Ferris Wheel.
We got stuck
at the top, you pulled out the ring.
Biggest mistake of your life.
Not even hardly.
I almost got down
on one knee. I know.
Well, thank God you didn't.
I'd do anything to go back to that night.
That ride never ended.
Hey, quick question-- about Mrs. Mayor?
What's her situation? Oh, yeah.
Um, I got to go.
Hey.
Whoa, whoa, whoa. Where y'all going?
We're going for a drive. Mm-hmm.
Oh, okay, are you sure that you're feeling up to it?
Uh, I am feeling great.
Okay, where?
Uh, a drive to where?
Myrtle Beach.
Wow, Mr. Mayor, Myrtle Beach?
That's kind of far.
Yeah, well, we'll let you know how far it is.
Okay, but why-why Myrtle Beach?
Why not just a few times around the block?
Ain't no amusement parks around the block.
Amusement park.
Are you serious?
Amusement park?
Remember we went on that ride that you wanted to go on?
The little airplane ride that was for five year olds?
It wasn't for five-year-olds. Well, yeah.
I fit in it. Yeah.
What?
What?!
Yeah, you got in it, all right.
Okay, that's not nice.
I got out, didn't I? Yeah, you got out, yeah.
We had to pry you out of there. Someone got me out.
Hey.
You okay?
Okay, we'll turn around.
Okay? I'm here.
I'm sorry.
Hey, it's okay.
Look at me. It's okay.
Shh, she's asleep.
Here, I'll take that.
Mr. Mayor?
I don't need any lectures from you.
I would never.
It's just important to understand
that anything can happen at any time.
And I don't know that?
Are you sure you want to get up so soon?
Live your best life while you can.
Okay.
Oh, my, what an exotic color.
Oh, yeah?
Tahiti Sunrise.
Oh, you get it. I'll be fine.
You sure? Mm-hmm.
Okay.
Hey.
Um, sorry to bother you again, um...
Actually I was wondering if I could see Mrs. Mayor?
Is that Tommy Harris?
Yes, ma'am, it is, I...
You remember me?
How could I forget you?
Tommy was one of my high school students.
Oh. Oh.
This is Natalie Springer.
Yeah, we kind of sort of met before.
Tommy Harris. Yeah.
Ma'am, I just, I just found out that you lived here
and I just wanted to stop by
and-and say hello.
Oh. Won't you come in?
Oh, no, no, no, I shouldn't.
Uh...
I wanted you to know that I, uh,
I graduated college and I have my own business now.
In fact, I'm working right next door
for Mrs. Matthews right now.
Bless your heart.
That's wonderful.
I'm so proud of you.
I just wanted to thank you for everything you did for me,
you know, and if there's anything
that I can do for you, you just let me know.
Okay?
There is one small thing.
This is the, the usual spot.
Oh, no, I have it.
Sit down, relax.
Okay. Can I help you?
Just stopped by to say hello to Mrs. Mayor.
To Mrs. Mayor? Yes, sir.
You're that Harris kid.
That's right, sir. Tommy.
You're not welcome here.
Sir, I-I...
You're not listening, boy.
Get out of here.
Did you invite that boy in here?
He came over to say hello to me.
Yeah, well, better count the silverware.
He's not a criminal, Duncan.
Well, I don't want him around.
Understood?
Pretty girl,
would you go on and, uh, fetch me a glass of sweet tea?
Of course.
Come here.
Come here... come here.
Don't make me beg-- come here.
I know what comes after the sweet tea.
Come on, it's time you quit holding
onto some things the way you do.
You know, people can change...
even grumpy types like yourself.
Just have a think on it, that's all.
Oh, wow, that is big.
It's all ready for you.
Oh, that is a beauty.
Tommy Harris!
I got to go.
Merry Christmas.
He's a cutie, isn't he?
Um...
Tommy Harris, I'm gonna tell you right now,
I am madder than a wet rooster cock
in August in a candy store.
Why is she so upset?
Oh, well... we go way back--
me and Gayle and Duncan.
What happened?
Well, Gayle's granddaddy went and made a bunch of money in
property, and he lost over half of it
to my granddaddy in a high-stakes poker game.
We weren't worth more than a nickel at the time,
but then, we did okay for ourselves.
Ah, so she's still...
Just the keeper of a good old-fashioned family feud.
Yes.
Seemed like it might blow over for a time
when I was in high school,
'cause I was... I was seeing Gayle's brother Charlie.
But then Duncan came along and he...
swept me off my feet.
Excuse me.
Is anybody around here
I could speak to about a Ferris wheel?
What about 'em?
Well, how to get one.
Get one?
Or rent one, a small one.
I suppose it's possible,
but not anywheres around here.
I need to get ahold of one.
Yeah, well, I-I got work to do.
Shut it down.
Gotta get hold of one.
There's this one place you might... might want to try.
Little deserted amusement park
just the other side of Monck's Corner.
Other side of Monck...
Is that the one under the freeway?
There you go.
Yeah, we sometimes mine it for parts.
Uh, last time I was down there, I seen a 45-footer.
It looked pretty decent.
45-footer? Uh-huh.
How big is this one?
Oh, it's about... a buck and a quarter.
Appreciate it.
What made you pick nursing?
Uh...
when I was in high school, my mom was diagnosed.
Non-Hodgkin's.
When she went into remission,
I decided to go into nursing school.
And then when she relapsed for the last time,
I switched gears into hospice care, 'cause it just...
felt right, you know?
I... I think
that the left side needs a little more...
little more bright and shiny.
What do you think?
Mm-hmm. Yeah, I think so.
Here.
I'm real sorry about your mama.
Thank you.
Anybody home?
Mister!
You are trespassing on sacred ground.
Sacred ground?
Here to rob my kingdom?
I'm not here to rob anybody. I reckon that's
what I'd say if I got caught with my hand in the cookie jar.
"Not here to rob,
just want one last corkscrew on the Wild Rabbit."
Or some such.
Just looking around.
Looking around, huh?
Looking around at what?
This... this good-for-nothing pile of junk?
It's not the way I see it.
Oh, is that so?
What are you, some kind of visionary?
Does that Ferris wheel still work?
What's it to you?
I'm looking to get one. Well, sir,
I'm not looking to get rid of one,
so you best be on your way.
Would you consider an offer?
What need you got of a Ferris wheel?
Well, that's my business.
Well, that's my wheel.
My wife is dying.
Well, mine's dead.
Now get off my property.
Okay.
I'm gonna go look for the Christmas lights while you rest.
Good idea.
I might write some letters or...
something like that.
Okay.
Oh, tree looks not so bad, right?
Yeah.
Good job. Thank you.
So, do you have a... a beau or something?
Sorry?
Come on, give me some scoop.
I wouldn't want to bore you.
Oh, I don't get bored.
Okay.
I've been dating this guy for the last two years.
We dated in college, and eventually broke it off.
And when mom got sick the last time,
he sort of... rekindled things.
So, will we be seeing him around here sometime?
Not likely.
He just got a job in Chicago.
That where you're headed?
Um, I haven't really had time to think about it.
What's to think about?
It's Chicago!
I know, but...
It's not the Chicago part you're struggling with.
Sounds cliché, but you know, just listen to this,
and-and you'll know what to do.
Uh, pretty girl,
I think that I need to move down
to the... to the living room.
It's th-those stairs.
They're getting to be, uh...
a bit much, and, uh...
I want to be where the action is.
Okay, you got it.
And Dr. Emmons-- he said about the bed...
No, don't worry about that. I'll handle it.
Okay.
Thank you.
Tahiti Sunrise.
More like Tomato Soup.
Where'd you go all day?
I was exploring.
Mm.
I always liked...
exploring with you.
You call that a partridge?
Well, it's not finished yet.
Well, it's supposed to look like a partridge,
or what's the point?
Well, it'll look like a partridge,
when I'm done with it, I promise.
Hey. How's my girl?
Hmm? Hanging in.
Yeah? Yeah? Let me see those beautiful eyes.
Let me see 'em.
Excuse me.
Who brought that tree in here?
Tommy brought it. He was doing me a favor.
Tommy? I don't want that boy around here.
I'm serious about that.
You stay clear of him, you hear?
Yeah.
Duncan, that attitude is not handsome on you.
Okay.
Here we go, just one sip.
I don't want it right now.
It's good for you.
There you go.
Not so bad, right?
It's okay. It's okay.
Okay... what's up? All right, all right.
Here's a napkin, Suzy.
I got it. I got a towel.
It's okay.
It's all right. It's all right.
She's just not hungry.
Put another straw in there.
Yeah.
Hey.
Hey...
I don't want it.
It's not for you. It's for me.
I love my shakes.
I love my shakes from the Shake Shack.
Hmm?
Hey. Hey.
Hey, hey.
Remember we used to walk down the boardwalk, me and you, hmm?
Huh?
And all the boys were sitting on the fence
and saying, "Boy, that Duncan Mayor.
He's... he's one lucky man."
Shut up.
Hmm?
And I'd just look at 'em and...
Put your hand on my hand. Go ahead.
Look at this, just like we were.
Hmm?
And then we'd go for a walk.
And I'd just go, "Hey, what's going on?
"Yeah, she's the most beautiful girl
"in all the world.
That's right. And I got her."
And we're gonna have ourselves a shake now.
We're gonna share a shake
from the Shake Shack, like we always do. You're crazy.
Come on. Come on. You're so crazy.
Get in there. Get in there.
Oh, sorry.
I'm so sorry.
It's just I had a little bit of a corndog,
and it came up, surprised me.
Okay, come on.
On the count of three.
One...
two, three.
You got to eat, baby.
What are you, deaf or dumb as a bag of rocks?
Hey... I told you already one time to stay out of here!
Slow down there, cowboy.
Now, I need that Ferris wheel more than you do,
and you need this baby here more than me.
What you got here? You sleeping with ducks or something?
Oh. What's the matter with you?
Now, she's almost brand-new.
Got a pop-out.
And she's all yours.
Uh-huh. I see it in your eyes.
Sleep on it.
In fact, sleep in it.
And I'll be back tomorrow,
and me and you are gonna work it out, understand?
All right, don't shoot!
Don't shoot! Don't shoot!
Don't shoot!
Hey, I just... I'm just trying to do the right thing here!
Make us a fair trade!
It's a fair trade!
Looks like my Ferris wheel
ain't the only wheel you'll be needing.
Dang thing keeps pulling to the left.
Say, that's a pretty good-looking tree
you got there.
Yes, it is.
Comes with.
It's a Noble.
Six-footer.
Huh.
Isn't that cute.
What is it?
I don't know. There's a card.
"A turtledove for your tree.
Merry Christmas. Tommy."
That's so sweet.
I love it.
Don't you love it?
It was my wife's notion
that we could bring the old carnival back to life,
stop working the traveling circuit.
After she passed, I didn't have much cause to think on it
or anything that much.
So, you all were in the carnival business.
Well, the carnival business was in us.
Whole family worked the circuit.
Gave it everything we had.
You got an extension ladder?
I want to start taking her down.
You can't take her down alone, Duncan.
It ain't an Erector set.
Why? Are you available?
It's your wheel now.
Ow!
My foot! My foot!
Hold on! Hold on! Hold on... my foot.
You okay?
I'm fine.
Where you want it?
Swing around.
Watch your hands.
I guess I'll go.
Suzy wants to move downstairs,
so Dr. Emmons sent over a bed.
I can stay in this little side room.
That's my office.
Yeah.
I'd like to be close, if that's okay.
Hey.
Suzy loved the ornament.
Well, I'm glad.
But you know you're taking your life in your own hands
by talking to me right now.
Okay, I-I have to ask.
How does anybody...
get in... to twigs? Get into twigs?
Well, I majored in business in college,
and, uh...
I had a job with the Buildings and Grounds.
You know, I put myself through school, and then, uh...
once I graduated, I put the two together and started
my own landscaping company. Hmm.
How 'bout you? You're probably a nurse,
right? Hospice care.
H...
She didn't want to go through chemo again. She just...
wanted to come home. Right. Right.
It's okay, though.
She's handling it.
You okay with this?
I'm not okay with any of it,
but I'm gonna be with you all the way.
Shoot. There's no headboard.
You know?
It's a headboard.
Just the single most important decor feature
in a bedroom... fool.
Already on it.
You don't know headboards.
You know what's more important than a headboard?
No.
Whether I fit on the bed or not.
Let's give it a go.
Get in there.
Come on. That's your bed.
That's not my bed. I ain't gonna sleep over there.
I'm gonna be right here.
Scoot over, slim.
Your man's coming in.
Oh, I'm getting excited already.
Careful.
Needs snow.
Say again?
If there's reindeer, there should be snow.
Reindeers need snow. Did you know that, Tom?
No, no, I didn't. Yeah, they thrive in it.
Yeah. So... it simply won't be real without it.
Real?
Yes, real.
Ma'am, we have turtledoves and pear trees and partri...
Tommy Harris, I want sno...
My goodness, what in the wide blue world is that?
Shut 'er down, Lonnie.
This here's the place!
Henry!
Mornin', Duncan! What's the story?
Beautiful day for it, don't you think?
For what? What's going on?
This here's my cousin Petey.
Hey, Mr. Mayor.
Hey, Pete.
And this here's Lonnie.
What up?
You, son.
Lonnie was driving cross-country.
He's gonna hold up and spend Christmas with me.
Okay.
Taking down an old wheel ain't nothin'.
Duncan Mayor, I'd like a word with you.
Without your "friends."
A word is about all I got time for.
Well, you can just make time.
Get to the point.
That. That there.
That's the point. What's it here for?
You inspired me.
I did what?
You inspired me. All of a sudden, I got this
powerful urge to decorate.
Decorate? Yes, decorate.
Oh! You're not thinking of putting
your yard in the Christmas...
...Showcase? You wouldn't dare!
I wouldn't dare upstage my neighbor's Christmas Showcase!
I'm coming after you.
We'll see.
Great day in the morning.
What is that?
Big truck just arrived full of machine parts
or I don't know what.
All going in the backyard.
Sometimes...
he can be the strangest man.
Anything with gears
and levers.
Wonder what he's up to.
Do you want me to go see?
No, no.
I'm sure he's got his reasons.
No...
All right, first you got to get
your mud plate level and put your tire on.
Then you get your spokes up right here, here, here--
all the way around.
This here's the Ferris wheel assembly manual,
most of it, anyways.
My phone number's on there.
Too bad we can't stay and help,
but I've got a pot roast on simmer in my new oven.
I understand.
I truly appreciate it, Henry, Lonnie, Pete.
Good luck. Thank you.
You got a plan?
I'll figure it out.
You're gonna need help raising her up, you know that.
I understand.
Merry Christmas.
Sheriff Matthews, please.
Oh, yes, I'm sure he is, sweet pea,
but you see, I don't care if he's occupied!
Get him on the telephone right now.
Tell him it's his baby sister.
Charlie...
No, I am not fine, thank you very much.
We have a problem here in our Historic District
and you need to do something about it!
NATALIE What are you up to out there?
I'm building something.
Seems like a pretty big something.
Oh, so now you're the building inspector.
SUZY Shut up...
Stop that now.
I told you to quit picking on her.
Good night.
How are you, baby cakes?
I think she likes me.
Obviously, that's true.
You're so charming.
Hey. Morning, Duncan.
Hey, howdy, Bob. Hey.
How's Suzy doing?
Ah, you know. You know Suzy.
Yes, I do.
Well, y'all are in our prayers.
I appreciate it.
So I know you just didn't come in here
to check up on the old place.
We'll get one of those
heavy-duty adjustable wrenches.
Same place they always were. Right.
Another thing, uh, I'm in need of, uh,
one or two day laborers. You know, uh,
I tried to reach the Maltman brothers-- they around?
No, moved out west somewhere.
Yeah.
What about the guy with... ?
Oh, Cyrus? No. Yeah.
He's working in Greenville, last I heard.
What's this about?
I got a project over at the house
and my crew's on holiday, so...
if you think of anybody, just give me a holler.
You bet.
I see you, but I sure don't want to.
I heard what you said,
about needing help, you know?
And I'm all done with Mrs. Matthews' house,
except for these trimmings.
I don't know much about Ferris wheels,
but, sir, please, listen to me.
Look, I know that-that I owe you...
and all I'm asking for is just a chance
to work off the debt.
Like I said before, I'm not the same guy that I used to be.
Start today.
Noon, my backyard.
Bobby, 18-incher.
Oh, Tommy, Tommy, Tommy, Tommy!
It is...
I know. There are no words.
You are a genius!
Oh, here's your check. Thank you.
Oh, with a little Christmas bonus.
So, what are you gonna do now?
Well, it just so happens I got another job just nearby, so...
Oh, that's marvelous. Yeah.
Thank you. Well, hey...
Well, you know what? What?
They're lucky to have you. Thanks.
And you enjoy your Christmas and this snow, okay?
I sure will. Merry Christmas.
Oh, how precious!
Oh!
It is a Christmas cacophony.
Oh...
Oh, I'm definitely gonna win that Showcase prize.
Oh, so pretty! Oh!
Hey, Keith Partridge.
Oh...
So precious.
Tommy...
What's...?
Tommy?!
Tommy Harris!
Hey, Mrs. Matthews.
What do you think you're doing?!
You work for that dreadful man,
and your-your name will be ruined in this town!
Do you hear me, boy!
You'll be finished in Conway!
You want scoop?
I got some scoop.
Spare me no detail.
First a little sip for me.
Oh, I can't. I just... no.
Okay, okay.
Tommy and Duncan are working together in the backyard.
Will wonders never cease?
What is the deal with the two of them anyway?
Once up on a time...
Come here.
Duncan, he ran the-the hardware store downtown,
and... I gave him this old cash register.
Belonged to my granddaddy.
He fixed it up.
Had it running better than new in... in no time.
And then what happened?
Tommy stole it.
No...
And by the time, by the time they-they caught him,
he'd already hocked it.
And you never got it back?
No. Okay, I get it.
No, the thing was...
that I...
I took Tommy's side.
He got off with, with just a warning.
I-I... I always thought
there was something...
special about him.
And I felt like if he just...
just had a break, he'd, he'd get out there and-and
live his best life, you know?
And it... looks like he has.
So, what are they talking about?
You really want to know? I do.
You have to drink some of this first for me.
No... uh, no.
Over there by the spokes.
Put 'em down over there.
These are parts for the seats. I know what they're for.
Just put 'em over there by the spokes.
Okay.
Mr. Mayor... Yes?
I'm just about to leave.
Leave?
It's Saturday.
So?
I take the day off.
But we're in the middle of this-- can't it wait?
I'm sorry.
Obviously, if there's an emergency,
you can call me on my cell phone, okay?
Hey, Nat, happy birthday!
Thanks, Bri.
I can't see you.
Oh, I know, my phone has been acting really weird lately.
Huh. Look, I-I'm so sorry, but I got jammed at work,
like, in a total good way. I'm just not gonna be able
to make it down there.
We had a few meetings and some new ideas came up
and I just, I had to talk with some people about some stuff.
Brian?
Hey, hey, there you are.
Let's just appreciate what we had
but not push it any further, okay?
I just think you and I are over.
We're done?
You have no obligation to me.
Wow, that's it?
I thought you had the day off.
I had to go home, take care of stuff.
Oh, yeah?
You call laundry taking care of stuff?
It is what it is.
Hey I was about to go over to the River Walk,
grab a bite to eat. You want to join me?
Oh, no, I-I better get back.
Come on now, just for a little bit.
Besides, we could, uh, we could go check out the turtles.
Turtles?
Yeah, after we have dinner.
You see, the thing about turtles is...
Yeah, what the heck is the thing about turtles?
They sleep at night like humans.
No way. Yeah.
They, uh, they sleep at night, but during the day,
there's millions of them out here.
I'll bring you out sometime.
I don't believe you.
You should believe me; I'll show you.
Wow.
Did you learn that from Mrs. Mayor?
No, no, I learned that from Burt, my grandpa.
They actually raised me, my grandparents.
Burt and Goldie.
Burt and Goldie, nice.
What about your parents?
Ah, they weren't really the raising kids kind of people.
They, um, they split when I was about this big.
When Burt passed away, I pretty much raised myself.
You know, I'm rambling right now.
Is that when you got into trouble?
She told me.
Yeah.
Yeah, I'm not proud of it.
What about you, hmm?
You ever get in trouble?
No.
I am not exciting.
Oh, come on, I don't care about exciting.
Okay, I'm just gonna go ahead and tell you
the most important thing about me that you need to know.
It's my birthday.
When?
Um, today, right now.
Wait, hold on, hold on.
Today right... Like, right now?
Wow, you really should've opened with that.
It's not a big deal.
Yes, it is a big deal; birthdays are big deals.
We got to celebrate.
There is one thing I want to do.
My mom used to say,
"when work winds you up or bends you sideways,
"the best thing to do is play."
Yeah, your work's got to wind you up pretty good, huh?
Oh, recharge my batteries, I am good to go.
Yeah, but it's got to be tough.
I mean, what you deal with the whole time...
I don't think I could do it.
When something grabs you,
it's not like you have a choice.
Even if it seems weird or other people don't get it exactly.
You know?
Doing what I do is an amazing privilege.
Being there at that moment,
to help, to care,
I just...
I can't even explain it.
I think you just did.
Happy birthday.
You ready?
Hey, we're missing some, uh, some seat parts here
and some other stuff.
You, uh, you want me to call this guy Henry?
Don't need them.
Just grab yourself a hose and hose down all the crud
before we assemble.
Sir, I think we kind of need the parts.
Grab yourself a hose
and wash off all the crud.
I heard you sneak in last night.
Oh, no, I'm sorry.
I hope I didn't wake you up.
No, no, don't be silly.
Hope you were doing something fun.
No.
Mostly just personal stuff.
Oh, and I went on the River Walk with Tommy.
Oh?
I like him.
Uh-huh.
He's a nice guy.
He's very knowledgeable about turtles.
Well, heck...
what more could you want?
The, uh, water pressure's low.
Turn the hose on?
Yeah, I turned the hose on.
Let's see it.
Watch yourself.
You know, there's a, uh, the water valve
right out there by the street in between the, uh...
Oh, out by the street? You mean the one
I've turned on a thousand times.
Yep, that one.
How's that?
It's worse.
Worse?
Let me see that.
No pressure in here.
I turned it on.
That's not good.
What's happening?
Oh, my...
No! No!
Make-make it stop!
Make it stop!
You terrible man!
You've ruined everything!
Duncan Mayor, you have truly done it this time.
It wasn't his fault,
Mrs. Matthews.
This whole thing was my idea.
This was your doing?
Yes, ma'am.
100%.
Tommy Harris, you treacherous ingrate.
Not only did you willfully betray my confidence,
but you have destroyed
any chance I have at winning the Christmas showcase.
I'm sorry, ma'am. Just, please,
give me two hours, and I will have this looking
good as new. Oh, will you fix it, Tom?!
Is that what you're gonna do now? You're gonna fix it?
I'm gonna fix it; I'm gonna fix the sprinklers,
I'm gonna redo the front lawn,
I'll even put on that fake snow
that you love so much, okay?
Just give me two hours, all right?
Whew!
Christmas showcase.
Wasn't his fault.
Oh, I know whose fault it was.
Not only did you ruin my lawn,
but you defaced a beautiful neighborhood
Hey... with your...
...with your amusement park junkyard,
and you have turned my beautiful and blessed life
into a living nightmare!
You're a living nightmare.
Don't pay them any mind.
That's just... decades.
I just think of it
as, uh, background noise.
Don't touch my tree!
Don't touch my tree.
Boltbee...
Boltbee, running on empty.
Sorry, sir. Yeah.
Stupid, stupid man.
Oh, no.
All right, all right.
All the time in the world for politics,
but not ten minutes for your only living sister.
I only ever had but one sister, Gayle,
but it's always a pleasure to see you.
Duncan Mayor continues
to deflower our beloved Garden District
with an outrageous pile of rubbish that not only
defies explanation, but the rules
and regulations of our most treasured and historic
community landmark.
Run that by me again in English?
Am I the only one that sees
that this guy's building an amusement park in his backyard?
People grieve in their own way.
Why not leave him in peace, let him work through it, okay?
Bye-bye.
While you've been larking around
the countryside...
that man has turned my lawn into a swamp
and ruined my original Christmas display.
And I'm really sorry to hear that,
but I'm sure it was an accident.
And I don't see what I can do about it.
You don't see what you can do, huh? No.
While that despicable man is violating laws
and ordinances,
and goodness knows what all, you don't know what to do?
Well, if you can't do your job, Sheriff,
then you can easily be replaced.
Does this really have anything to do
with whatever it is Duncan's up to?
Or is it more to do with a past that you just won't let go of?
Ask me...
Mm. and it's got more to do
with you being reelected.
How's that?
I don't need a deputy.
Howdy, Duncan.
That Tommy Harris?
It certainly is.
Gayle, please, get back to your own yard.
Go.
Something I can help you with, Sheriff?
Let her go.
I got complaints from some of the neighbors.
Some?
Yeah, well...
You don't happen to know, uh,
if this thing's something a fella might need a permit for?
Sure don't.
Gayle!
How's Suzy?
If you don't mind my asking.
Best could be expected under the circumstances.
How about you?
How are you holding up?
Same as her, only I'm not the one dying.
Duncan, we known each other for a long time.
What's really going on here?
Building a Ferris wheel.
The longer I spend talking to you,
the longer it's gonna take me to finish.
Mind if I ask why you're building a Ferris wheel?
It's for Suzy.
Suzy? Yeah.
I don't understand.
Remember that old Ferris wheel at Family Kingdom?
Sure.
That's where we got engaged.
Duncan, we both know
you need a permit for anything like this.
Now, it happens that I got so much work
on my desk right now
it'll probably take me a week or more
to get around to dealing with any kind
of permit issue.
We clear?
Crystal clear.
Appreciate it.
Oh, uh, in the meantime,
try not to flood any more yards.
I'll try my best.
Granddaddy?
He's over by the tree...
pretty girl.
We should get him a drink.
Who's by the tree?
Oh...
Granddaddy.
Your granddaddy?
Whew!
Quite a ways to go yet.
Well, good night.
Can I heat this up for you?
I don't mind it cold.
How's Suzy?
She, uh, she had a pretty bad day.
I just want to look in there, okay?
Uh-huh. Uh-huh.
Get some rest.
She's in a dip, but she's still strong.
She wants to live.
Of course she wants to live.
Hey...
...you need to prepare, Duncan.
How am I gonna do that?
Hey...
Come here.
I know.
Need some help?
Leave it be.
Whoa! Hey!
Watch out. You could have taken my head off.
Did you hear what I said?! Leave it be!
I'm just trying to help you, Mr. Mayor.
Yeah.
I don't know why I agreed to that.
'Cause you need me.
You wouldn't be half done with this thing
if I wasn't for me, and you know that.
Yeah, well, whatever you do or ever will do,
ain't gonna change the fact you're a thief.
All right, you know what, Mr. Mayor?
If I could go back and I could change that, I would, all right?
And I have to live with that now, every single day.
And if I could get your-your cash register back,
you know I would, but I can't, all right?
And I'm-I'm sorry about that,
but it's in the past.
Yeah, well, "sorry" ain't gonna cut it.
You should've gone to jail.
You know the reason I didn't go to jail?
Was because when everybody in this town
turned their back on me,
your incredible wife right up there, she didn't.
She stood up for me. She forgave me,
She-She told me to believe in myself.
Do you have any idea what that feels like
when you're a young kid and you're all alone
and you're just trying to figure stuff out?
No, you don't.
You can't even imagine what that's like.
Sir, I'm sorry she's sick.
Really. I wish that she wasn't, you know,
but it... it's not my fault.
And it's...
it's not yours either.
Let me have that.
Push it from the outside.
Watch your face.
I need to know something.
I need to know...
that when I'm gone...
you're gonna be okay.
Say it. Say it.
Say yes. Yes.
I know that there ain't the liar in me.
No.
Mr. Mayor...
I know we haven't personally talked all that much,
but I have to tell you
what you're doing out there is really something.
Might have been.
No, it's just a little rain.
A little rain?
Lot more than a little.
It'll pass.
I don't know how you do it.
Do what?
What you do.
Takes guts.
No more than you.
Duncan?
Watch it there.
I'm sorry.
What's this?
This is an official notice informing you
that you are in violation of the town
ordinances and zoning laws.
She went over my head.
I have to order you in the presence of witnesses
to cease working on this and to take it down.
Tommy, you come on down now.
Stay where you are!
Get off my property.
As an official witness...
I just told you, get off my property!
You think this is a game?
I have every right...!
Get!
Go on, get.
Charlie...
I've never asked anybody in this town for anything.
I'm gonna ask you now...
Forgive me, Duncan...
I'm stuck.
It's,
and I'm legally bound to do what I gotta do.
Tommy, Please come down.
Stay where you are!
Son, you gotta get down.
I never asked you for anything, Charlie.
No. Tommy!
Charlie, I'm gonna build this thing.
Duncan, I...
Tommy, come on now! Charlie...
You gotta get down.
Sorry, Sheriff, I can't. Why not?
I'm not finished yet. Charlie...
You get on down here now!
Charlie... Right now!
Stay where you are!
Tommy! Tommy!
Tommy...
Tommy.
Hey.
You look terrible.
Yeah.
Then this happened.
How you feeling?
So, the Ferris wheel-- I totally wreck it?
No, no, no, don't worry about that.
Natalie, we gotta worry about it-- you know him.
He's running out of time, and-and... we gotta
get it done, you know? Tommy...
Can you just go tell them that I'm okay, and...
Tommy, no.
They are not gonna let you out of here
until they fully run tests and check you out.
Okay?
It's serious.
Okay.
You get some sleep.
I'll see you later.
Okay.
What's with the yellow tape?
City crew's coming,
gonna take 'er down.
Oh...
I'm so sorry.
Yep.
But there it is.
The day that, uh,
we were on that ride...
we talked a lot.
She talks a lot.
I know.
Talked about having kids...
and growing old together.
But first we couldn't have kids...
and then, uh...
well, now, uh...
Wasn't supposed to be like this.
She don't deserve it.
She's just too good.
And she's just too young.
I don't know what I'm gonna do without her.
You're gonna live your best.
And she'll always be with you.
You know that.
Yep.
I'll give this to the nurse.
They'll get you checked out and on your way.
Thanks, Doc.
You were lucky.
By the way, you've got a visitor waiting outside.
You can come in now.
He's all yours.
Thank you.
How you feeling?
Like I fell off of a Ferris wheel.
You did.
Let's go home.
Yes, sir.
Oh...
I must've banged up your, uh, your wheel pretty bad.
Yes, you did.
Not to worry.
I already deducted it from your pay.
Mr. Mayor, I just...
Duncan.
I just... I just want to thank you, sir,
for... for letting me help you out.
I-I know how much
building this meant to you.
What's going on over here?
It is huge!
What's going on?
Tommy, check the back!
All right!
Suzy?
Shh. She's fine.
Okay.
Spin that axle another half turn.
Maybe three-quarter?
Yeah, go ahead and pin it!
How you doing, Tommy?
I'm good, sir.
Keep out of this, you understand?
Yes, sir.
All right, y'all.
I have to warn you,
what you're doing is against the law.
What?
What's the fella's name?
Goes by Henry.
Thanks...
Lonnie.
Okay, now, Henry,
you want to spend Christmas in jail?
Well, I'll take turkey anywhere I can get it.
Now, these boys come here to take her down.
I don't want to have to send them up there after you.
Well, go ahead on, send 'em up.
We can use all the help we can get.
Charlie!
Charlie... Duncan...
Duncan, you got to put an end to this.
Wasn't my idea.
Don't matter, it's your wheel.
Please.
Howdy, Henry!
Howdy there, Duncan!
Should have it going for you in no time.
I appreciate it.
You bet!
All right.
Tried my best.
Charlie...
Whoa, whoa, whoa. You should wait.
What for what?
Because she's still sedated.
You need to give her a little bit more time.
No, we don't have any more time.
Yeah, but you want her to appreciate it, right?
Not quite sure how this happened.
Um...
I saw the number
on your assembly manual, and I just...
thought I should call, and I...
The real attraction is this way, everyone.
And here it is.
Made entirely of twigs
by that marvelous young landscape designer
who did the Winter Wonderland last year.
He said that this is his masterpiece.
I said to him,
I said he must have majored in "twigonometry."
I said that to him.
...exciting! I heard about it yesterday...
What is going on next door?
Oh, that's nothing, that's nothing.
That's just my nutty old neighbor.
Sheriff's got it under control.
Would you just look
at the beautiful detail work
on my partridge?
Something definitely is going on.
And I want to have a look at that.
Me, too.
Well, wait, y... No, wait!
Y'all, I've got slush punch
and cheese straws inside.
We'll be right back.
Excuse us.
Just taking a peek.
Hey.
Suzy?
Hey, hey...
Hey, hey.
Come on, let's go. Got a surprise.
Hey, I got a surprise.
Hey.
Hmm?
Duncan told me.
What?
About Henry.
Oh.
That wheel had to go up.
Yes, it did.
Thanks to you.
Put me down.
I want to walk.
It's for you, baby.
Look at that.
Oh, it's so pretty.
How are you, Charlie?
Thank you, Charlie.
It's your night, baby.
It's your night. Okay?
Hey...
Hey, pretty girl. Hi.
Thank you.
Thank you, pretty girl.
Look who we got here.
Hey, you.
There it is.
Okay.
Let her go.
Oh, wow!