Call Me Mrs. Miracle Page #3

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for a couple months.

Oh, that's great.

It's not great.

That's a horrible story.

It's great that you have a nephew.

Uh...

It's okay.

Thanks again for buying me coffee.

You're welcome.

You know when you'll be

getting Intellytrons?

No, honey.

But, you know,

Christmas is about a different gift,

one God gave to us

many years ago.

Jesus.

Right. That's right.

You just have to remember

that Christmas is

about that very special gift.

And anything else you get

for Christmas

is just like extra powdered sugar

on a Christmas cookie.

I still wanna know when you'll be

getting in some more Intellytrons.

Come here.

Let's go tell Santa.

See him way down there?

Go tell him

what you want for Christmas.

Go on, go tell him.

I hope you don't mind,

but I suggested to Gabe that he tell

Santa what he wants for Christmas.

Oh, thank you.

I wanted to get a picture of him sitting

on Santa's knee to send to his father.

You know,

the store Santa was Jake's idea.

Well, thank you.

Must be hard on kids whose

parents serve in the military.

Especially at Christmastime.

Yeah, it is.

We don't expect his father

for another nine months.

Oh, my.

Oh, excuse me.

Hello?

Gabe is lucky to have you.

You love him, and he knows it.

Your efforts will be rewarded.

It's a great opportunity

to reach a wide audience,

so don't worry,

you're gonna be wonderful.

And being on the Home Shopping

Channel expands your customer base.

You're gonna sell a million dresses.

I think you're right.

I'm a natural for television.

I should have done this

a long time ago.

Why didn't you recommend it

sooner?

I did, but...

Oh, Gabe.

Lindy, I'd like you to meet somebody.

This is my nephew, Gabe.

Nice to meet you.

I pictured you bigger.

Is that what 10-year-olds look like?

I guess so.

Are you sure?

Hmm.

Um... Hey, Lindy,

another way to expand your sales

would be to market

to larger-size women.

Why do you keep bringing that up?

The plus-size market

is not built for high fashion.

Well, I'm not talking about plus-size

so much as normal size.

Your dresses only go up

to a size 10,

but because of the cut,

they only fit a size eight

and most women wear a 10

or a 12.

When I start designing for women

who have let themselves go,

it's the day I am out

of the fashion business.

Is that what I look like?

I thought I looked younger.

You look really nice.

Well, thank you, young man.

Goodness, is that your lunch?

It was in my purse.

I believe I sat on it on the subway.

Oh, well, lucky for you,

I brought just enough for two.

Is that ropa vieja?

Uh-huh.

My grandmother used

to make that for me on Christmas.

Really?

She said, "Buena comida es el corazn

de la familia, " which means...

"Good food is the heart

of the family. "

You speak Spanish?

How long have you worked here?

I have worked for Finley's

Department Store for 30 years.

That's a long time.

Oh, Mr. Finley Sr. Must be

very good to his employees.

He is. We don't see much of him

since his wife died.

He used to be on the floor

working with us the whole day.

He used to throw

the most amazing Christmas party

across the street at Vincenzo's for

all the employees and their families.

Well, Mr. Finley Sr. Is

a very handsome man.

Have you met him?

No, no, no,

he just sounds like he's handsome.

I called HR...

Heavenly Resources?

Human Resources.

Oh, right.

Right, that's what I meant, yeah.

They never heard of you.

Really?

Well, that's not so surprising.

I mean, they hire so many people

at Christmastime,

but I'll straighten things out.

Thank you.

This close to Christmas,

we all have parties to attend.

That means we need

the perfect dress to wear.

We're lucky to have fashion designer

Lindy Lowe on the show today.

Welcome, Lindy.

For the first time,

we are offering Lindy Lowe

designer dresses, size zero to 10,

to the general public

at affordable prices.

Tell us more about

your new Every Woman line.

Thank you, Clair.

I am so happy to be here to offer

a bit of sophistication and flair

to the average woman

who ordinarily would not think

to dress with any real style.

I think what Ms. Lowe means

is that all women want

to dress like fashion models.

We all wanna make heads turn,

don't we, girls?

Right, we all want to look like we

just stepped off the cover of Vogue,

as unlikely and delusional

as that sounds.

I'm in so much trouble.

Lovely evening.

"Mrs. Miracle"?

Yes.

Miracle, Miracle...

We do not have an employee

at Finley's named Miracle.

And I pride myself on knowing

the name of every employee,

including seasonal staff.

Actually, it's Mrs. Merkle.

But they made a mistake

with my tag,

so I just kept it

because it has a nice ring to it.

I still don't recognize the name.

Well, I wouldn't let it worry you.

We're all getting older.

They say the first to go

is the eyes,

then the mind comes

close behind,

and, suddenly, you and your teeth

are sleeping in separate beds.

I beg your pardon?

You used to spend your days

working alongside your employees.

Now you don't come out

of your office.

You can't expect

to know all your employees

if you don't interact with them.

And they miss you.

What department do you work in?

Toys.

I work for your son, and he's doing

a marvelous job managing this store.

Where is my son?

He was supposed to be here at 6:30.

Oh, you didn't get the message?

I'm sorry. No, he had to cancel.

He's doing inventory.

Well, then, good night, Mrs. Merkle.

Good night.

Mrs. Merkle, do you need a ride?

No, thank you. I have a ride.

But I have a feeling

that Gloria could use a ride.

Gloria?

Yes?

Mr. Finley has offered

to take you home.

You live six blocks away from him.

Did you know that?

How do you know where I live?

Well, goodness, you've lived

in the same place for 30 years.

Come on, honey, hop in.

But...

Well, I guess it will be okay.

That's awfully generous of you,

Mr. Finley,

but I wouldn't like to take you

out of your way.

Gloria. Gloria Martinez, right?

I remember you.

You've worked for me for a long time.

You started in the shoe department.

What an amazing memory.

Well. Heh.

Yes, sir.

I have worked for you for 30 years.

I remember you. You used to wear

your hair down and curly.

Yes.

Well, please, after you.

Ha-ha-ha.

Okay.

Good night.

Bye. Good night.

There's a nice caf for dinner

at 77th and Madison Avenue,

in case you get a flat tire

in the area.

Was that my father's car

pulling away?

Oh, I believe so.

We had dinner plans tonight.

Frankly, I'm happy to get out of it.

I don't know if I could stomach

an entire dinner of I-told-you-sos.

Well, you followed your instincts,

and that's a wonderful quality.

If you plan to run this store someday,

you'll have to trust your own judgment.

I don't think

my father is ever gonna retire.

Thank you for all the hard work

you've been doing.

Your Christmas spirit

has been contagious around here.

I do love Christmas.

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