12 Dogs of Christmas: Great Puppy Rescue Page #2

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It's too early to tell.

He's in critical condition

and we won't know more until

the doctor gets here tomorrow.

Well, can I at least see him?

I'm sorry, no.

It's going to be okay, Emma I'm

sure Mike's going to be just fine.

Let me drive you home,

come on.

(BARKING GENTLY)

(VEHICLE APPROACHES)

(BARKING)

Nessie, shh.

(VEHICLE DOOR CLOSING)

(DOGS BARKING)

(MAN TALKING INDISTINCTLY)

You see, this whole thing will

be one big dog racing park.

And I'll tell you something,

the big money's right there.

Right there? (CHUCKLES)

You're a genius, Mr. James.

No, no. You're a big

part of this now.

Yeah?

Yeah.

Loyalty is the most important

virtue, don't you think?

Yes, sir. Absolutely.

Good, good.

And my dogs,

they always win.

Oh, yeah.

This is one I like to call

"Picking the winner."

(BOTH LAUGHING)

So, what you want to do with the rest

of these mongrels we got no use for?

Well, I'm gonna

leave that up to you.

It's such a shame his

mother dies, now this.

All those dogs and no one

to take care of them!

This is Michael's room.

Okay, thank you.

Nessie? Nessie?

She's fine.

I want to see her.

She's okay, Mikey.

What are you doing in here?

He spoke to me. Does that

mean he's going to be okay?

Really, you can't be in here.

Come on.

But...

Well, is he going

to be okay?

His back's broken.

His legs are paralyzed.

Paralyzed?

Yes.

Yes, whoever pulled him from the truck

probably crippled him for life!

(SIGHS IN DISBELIEF)

(BREATHING HEAVILY)

(SNIFFLING)

You can't sell the Stevens'

farm to Finneas James!

Who are you?

I'm a friend of Mrs...

Of Mikey Stevens. My name

is Emma O'Connor, and...

(STUTTERS)

The business of this bank is no

business of yours, young lady.

Aren't you worried about

what he'll do to the dogs?

The dogs, yes, yes,

good day!

He's going to kill them.

Did you have a dog,

Mr. Burchess?

When you were a boy?

What was his name?

Ragtag-

And what if it was Ragtag

that they were going to kill?

Finneas James is not going

to put any dogs to sleep.

It's not sleep, Mr. Burchess.

It's dead!

Well, do you want to pay

the delinquent mortgage?

How much is it?

Two thousand, three hundred and

seventy-four dollars, as of today.

By Christmas?

What can you

possibly do by Christmas?

Whatever it takes

to save Ragtag.

Look, please.

What are you doing?

I am begging Yo"

Get up! Get up! Get up!

Thank you, Mr. Burchess.

(EXCLAIMS)

By Christmas! We won't let you down.

Thank you so much.

Miss? Miss O'Connor!

(WHISPERING)

Go. Go.

Okay, come on,

let's go.

Good girl, get him.

Come on, wake him up.

Nessie. Hey, good girl.

Hey, Nessie. Hey!

Of course I remember you.

The girl with the golden voice

who thought she couldn't sing.

Hi, Mrs. Clancey.

It's really nice to see you.

Hi, sweetie.

(HESITANTLY) Emma?

Emma O'Connor.

It is you!

Oh. my gosh, hi!

I missed you so much.

What are you doing here?

Mrs. Stevens' funeral.

Right.

So how long are you staying?

You're staying to take care

of the dogs, aren't you?

Yes, but just until...

It is so good to see you.

I know, I've missed you!

Why don't you show Emma around

and I'll call your school

and let them know you're here.

Welcome home.

Thank you.

(WHISTLE BLOWING)

(WHISTLE BLOWING)

All right, guys, play some ball out there.

Play some defense.

Look for the opening. Look for the pass.

Look for the pass!

Look for the pass!

Come on, Walker!

All right, let's try it again from the top.

Ready, here we go.

(WHISTLE BLOWS)

Look for the pass, gentlemen,

look for the pass.

Good one.

All right, Connor.

Walker, Walker!

(BOYS CONGRATULATING)

(CHUCKLES)

Really? Slow down, kitten.

He's a total crumb.

What? What?

Come on.

Really?

Thank you so much,

I really appreciate it.

(DOGS BARKING)

Quarantined?

MAN:
Whoa, whoa, whoa.

That's not a good idea

It's just not safe.

What are you talking about?

Did you put these up?

The dogs are infected.

Dangerous.

Deadly.

My friends down at the bank, they

told me you knew Mrs. Stevens.

Even lived here

for a time.

You see,

Mrs. Stevens and I,

we were special friends,

you might say.

Until she wouldn't

sell you her farm?

Is that what Mike told you?

I know people

who know things.

Well, what people don't know

is how she died.

She was killed

by a rabid dog.

Rabies

is a terrible thing.

No. I don't believe you.

Give me that.

Let her go, let her

go, let her go.

(DOGS BARKING)

(SIGHS)

Hi, Tucker boy,

want some food?

There you go.

You want some, too?

There you go. Come here.

(GRUNTING)

I just want to talk

to you for a minute.

Look, I understand how hard it

must be for you to imagine her

being killed by

one of her own dogs.

How terribly upsetting

that must be for you.

Particularly after

what you did to Mikey.

Why don't you go back

to wherever you came from

and you let me take care

of Mikey Stevens?

I think I'd like to

pay for his college.

You would do that?

Well, I think he'd make a

fine veterinarian. Don't you?

How do you know about that?

Knowing what people want, that's

the secret to success, isn't it?

But what about the dogs?

I love dogs.

(BARKING FURIOUSLY)

(FINNEAS CHUCKLES)

He's probably in a bad mood

or something.

Yeah.

You promise

the dogs will be okay?

You have my word.

(DOOR CLOSES)

No!

EMMA:
Would you at least

think about it?

No!

Finneas James will pay for you to go

to college to become a veterinarian!

Well, that's all aces then,

isn't it?

It's what

you've always wanted.

Yeah, but what I don't want

is money from a guy

who is going to kill 50 dogs

so that I can go to

veterinarian school

to learn how to

keep dogs from dying.

(SIGHS)

What are we going to do?

Another show.

What?

The 12 Dogs of Christmas.

The big show we did as kids.

It's a legend in this town

We'll just do it again.

Only this time

we'll sell tickets!

They are definitely giving you

too much morphine.

Every time it rains

It rains pennies from heaven

Do you think it's possible?

(WHISPERING) To rain

pennies from heaven?

No! A big Christmas show.

Raise money and help Mikey

save the dog orphanage.

He should just let Finneas James

have it and go back to school.

Well, that's what

I said, but...

This is the best part.

If you want the things you

love You must have showers

So, when you hear it thunder

Don't run under a tree

There'll be

pennies from heaven

For you and me

Big dreams, right?

But if you never try,

you wonder your whole life.

It's true.

Hey.

MIRANDA:
Hey, Connor. Don't

you just love Bing Crosby?

You're joking, right?

We thought it was

a Tarzan movie.

So who's your

good-lookin' friend?

Emma.

Hi, Emma.

I'm Connor. This is Muggs,

and that's Walker.

WALKER:
Hey there.

I saw you at school.

Yeah, yeah, I saw you, too.

Sorry about these guys. Here.

Thank you, that's very nice.

I'm a prince. What can I say?

You can breathe now, Emma.

It's okay.

Excuse me. Can I ask you a

question, Dr. Splinter?

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