Christmas Comes Home to Canaan Page #6

I'd like to see another

20 degrees of rotation.

I think that's enough

for today.

You worked

really hard.

I'm really proud of you.

Sarah?

This is a surprise.

Sorry to barge in

on you like this,

but I need to ask you a favor.

You want me to do what?

We want you

to come back to canaan.

He only let you go

because he thought

having you in his life

would hurt me.

He didn't know what else to do.

Does he know you're here?

Then this was

your idea, not his?

The family's

worried about him.

It's like all the joy

has just gone out of him.

He never smiles,

never laughs.

If anyone can help him,

it's you.

He still cares

about you.

I know he does.

That doesn't

give me the right

to show up at his door

uninvited.

I'm inviting you.

We all are.

But Daniel isn't,

and he's the only one who can.

He's the only one

who can open his heart

the way he wants to.

The way he needs to.

If I show up in canaan

before he's ready,

it won't solve anything.

Chances are,

it'll likely

make things worse.

I'm sorry.

So you'll let me know

how he's doing?

I will.

Sarah, I know this

hasn't been easy,

especially for you.

You've held this family

together so long,

and then, suddenly,

your dad shows up

with another woman

in his life,

but I want you to know

one thing.

I know how much you mean

to this family,

and no matter

what happened,

I would never have done

anything to change that.

Thank you, Dr. adair.

Briony.

Briony.

Thank you.

Thanks, Rodney.

All right, take care.

Where the heck

you been, sissy?

You know where.

I told you.

I talked to jeri-Lynn.

I went to California,

to talk to briony.

And what exactly

did you expect to get

out of doing that?

Give you two a second chance.

It was the happiest

you've been

since mama died.

I'd never seen you like that,

and then it was like

this cloud came over all of us.

I know why you did it.

You did it to protect me.

Well, we'll get by somehow,

we always do.

Sometimes, we get by

because we have to,

but sometimes, "gettin' by"

is just "settling."

For once in your life,

you deserve more

than just settling.

She probably don't even

care anymore?

She's probably

moved on.

You don't know that.

She say anything

about seeing anybody?

Didn't say, didn't ask.

Figured it was best

to leave that up to you.

Good night.

Dr. adair.

Briony?

It's Daniel.

Hi.

I've been thinking about you.

I understand

you had a visitor.

I did.

It was quite

a surprise.

She's worried about you.

Says you've been a little down?

That doesn't sound like you.

Ah, it's just a rough patch

I'm goin' through.

I'll be fine.

Daniel, there's one thing

i learned early on.

Sometimes, the best way

to lighten your own burden

is to take on someone else's.

Find someone

who's worse off than you,

someone who needs you.

Plant some other fields.

Water someone else's crops

for a while.

Sounds like good advice.

I'm gonna keep that in mind.

You're a good man, Daniel.

A lot of people care about you,

probably more than you realize.

Thank you.

That means a lot

coming from you.

It's true.

I know it first-hand.

Well...

Um...

I just wanted

to check in on you.

I'm glad you did.

It's nice to hear your voice.

Hey, if you're ever

in the neighborhood,

you be sure and stop in

and say hello, all right?

You too.

Okay.

Well, goodnight.

'Night.

Water time...

What you got for us

there, bobber?

Well, now,

looks like you boys

had yourself quite a year.

Well, you can thank

dj for that.

He was the one wanted

to plant the sorghum.

Well then, you're lucky

someone at your place

knows something about farming.

Whoa-ho-ho...

Whoo-hoo!

Okay, come on, pop,

let's celebrate.

Chili cheese fries,

and I'm buying.

Who's that?

That's delmer p. Davis,

owner of

Davis & Dunn farms.

The way he's goin',

before long,

he'll own

half the county.

Hey, dad,

you coming?

I don't know how much longer

shoup can hold on.

Agro harvest

wants their money.

He told me

he can barely afford

to keep his lights on.

And if he does

start selling,

his mark-up

is next to nothing.

I can't believe

people would rather drive

a half hour away

and pay a third again more.

It just doesn't make sense.

Well, it doesn't have to.

That's the economics

of prejudice.

You tellin' me

after all this town's

been through,

there are still

folks here

that'd rather see

a hardworking fellow like shoup

fail and fall flat

than see him succeed?

What rock you been

hiding under, pa?

You think just 'cause

it don't matter to us,

it shouldn't

matter to them?

Well, I got news for you,

not everyone's like you.

It'd be nice if they were,

but the simple fact

is that they're not,

not by a long shot.

To see a man fail

just 'cause he's black,

it's just not right.

Can I help you,

Mr. Burton?

Yes, sir.

I was wondering

if you was hiring.

Hiring for what?

Store clerk?

What's so funny?

Tell me,

you see anyone here

needin' a clerk?

Well, you will.

Sometimes, all you need to do

to bring folks in

is to show 'em a familiar face.

You mean

a familiar white face?

I just mean a familiar

farmer's face.

Christmas time's

coming up real soon.

You're bound to be

needing some more help.

Well, I can't pay you nothin',

not at first.

That's okay.

I'll just take it out in trade.

But why?

Why you want to work here?

I got my reasons.

Let's just leave it at that.

Okay, you can start tomorrow.

I could start tomorrow,

but I'm ready to start today.

Today?

Yeah. Today.

All right.

What do we do first?

What we do first

is we sweep the porch.

Yes, sir, boss.

Lord have mercy.

Let me help.

We got some more

back there, right?

Yeah...

I tried to find the reason

to what it might have meant

I was counting

every footstep

and how time was spent

as I sit here lost

and all alone

I realize that all roads

lead you home

home...

Home is where your heart is

the place inside

you never really leave

boy, you keep on searching

in hopes of what you'll find

every road

that you ever roam

leads you home

leads you home...

I'm goin' home...

I'm goin' home...

Can I help you, son?

One customer all day,

and that was the ding-dong.

Can't make a livin'

just sellin' ding-dongs.

Just got to be patient.

You know, I saw that fella

from Davis & Dunn

drive by yesterday.

He slowed down

and took a good look.

He's been doing that

for weeks.

He ain't stopped once.

Yeah?

Just got to give him time,

that's all.

Time's the one thing

in short supply.

Everything else I got.

Tomorrow will be a better day.

Listen, Daniel,

you've wasted enough

of your time here already.

Let's quit foolin' ourselves.

Just take our losses

and move on.

Whatever I owe you,

I'll find a way to pay it.

It might take me a while,

but I'm good for it.

I'm not worried about it.

You know something,

it just felt good

to do something

for somebody else.

Tomorrow's gonna be

a better day.

Mr. Davis?

That's right.

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