Christmas in the City Page #7

Here you go. Merry Christmas.

- Thanks.

- Hey, ang.

- Wow.

Looks like someone's

out of her funk.

- Actually, I was thinking

of drowning

my sorrows in a tub of ice cream

and Christmas movies.

- Care to join me?

- Ugh, I wish.

Cruella is making me work

late again.

- Mm, sorry.

Don't worry,

I'll share with Grace.

- Mm, thank you.

- Hey.

- Christmas is awesome, bro.

- Yeah, absolutely.

- I love it.

- Check this one out.

- Oh.

- Can you do something

about this?

- I can't.

It's what the board... it's what

we hired teanna to do.

- Well, I think

the board is wrong.

Why does something have to

be new in order to be better?

What if wolman's is a success

because of everything that you

and your uncle stand for

and believe in.

Everything that makes Christmas

truly magical,

like real Christmas trees,

or windows that look

like snow globes,

or treating your customers

and your employees fairly.

Why not bring back

the old traditions

and remind people what

a wolman's Christmas

is truly about?

- It's complicated.

- Excuse me,

could I get some help here?

With this?

Hi, can I help you?

- Would this be good for

a five year old?

- Oh... oh, this is one of

our most...

Oh.

- I need you to take this down

to the warehouse.

Mm.

- Why would I go, right?

- Hi.

- I mean,

it's not that I'm embarrassed...

- Hey.

- hey.

- Oh, my god.

- What... whoa!

- Where's Grace?

- She just went to bed.

- Perfect.

- So cute.

- Hi. you ready to be tucked in?

- Mm-hmm.

- Mommy?

- mm?

- When do we get to go home?

- Soon.

I promised grandma we'd be home

in time for Christmas,

and it's only a week away.

- But if Santa's been fired,

how will there be a Christmas?

- Hey, Santa would never give up

on Christmas,

and neither should you.

Ever.

Say "good-night, Gracie."

- Good-night, Gracie.

- Do you have any chapstick?

My lips feel like cellophane.

- Yeah, I think I do.

- Holy money.

- What is it?

- The cash bag.

I was so tired last night,

I must have accidentally put it

in my purse.

I have to return this.

- Just the two I wanted to see.

- What is it, teanna?

- Well, there seems to have been

some discrepancies

with your day end reports.

- Oh, was it my fault?

Did I do something wrong?

- If you consider stealing

wrong, then yes.

- Mm.

- excuse me?

- Teanna, what's the problem?

- The problem is,

the numbers continue

to be off in this department.

Ladies, would you be so kind

as to open your bags for us?

- That is absolutely

not necessary.

- Of course it is,

seeing that the cash bag

has been missing

from last night.

- I was going to return it.

- Really?

And how'd it get in there

in the first place?

- Now wait a minute.

You can't just go accusing

people, teanna.

- I was really tired last night

after my shift

and I must have accidentally

put it into my purse.

- And she was just on her way

to return it.

- How convenient.

Except I don't buy it!

And you know why?

Because I have computer records

that prove

that someone's been skimming

cash from this department

since, let's see,

Wendy's first week.

In light of all

of your financial troubles,

it really doesn't surprise me.

After all, it must be hard

watching your father's store

go under.

- This is absurd.

There is no way I would

ever believe

Wendy would steal anything

from anyone.

- Of course I wouldn't... ever.

Especially not from Tom.

- And why is that?

Because you're in love with him?

Because while you've been busy

playing in the park

and singing your Carols,

I've been busy saving wolman's.

- How?

by setting up innocent people

and firing Santa claus?

- It was hardly a setup.

You got caught red-handed.

Besides, it wasn't just me

who fired Santa.

Tom signed off on it.

- Is that true?

- So, do we have

to call the police

or will you be leaving silently?

- Oh, no, believe me,

I am leaving.

- Just goes to show you we all

do what we have to do

to achieve our dreams.

- Bruno!

- yeah, boss?

- Fax Moore's contract over

immediately.

It's time to close this deal.

- On it.

- Wendy! Wendy, wait!

Where are you going?

- Where do you think I'm going?

I'm getting Grace

and I'm going home.

- No! you can't!

You didn't do anything wrong!

And Tom?

- Tom is not who I thought

he was.

She has brainwashed him.

Oh, my god. I need some air.

- Okay, all right, listen.

Go back to the apartment,

take some time.

I'll bring Grace home

after my shift, okay?

- Will you really?

- Yes, yes.

- Thank you.

- Yes.

- Hey, thank you for everything.

- Go. get some rest.

- All right.

Okay... okay.

Okay.

- Oh, little town

of Bethlehem

how still we see thee lie

above thy deep

and dreamless sleep

the silent stars go by

yet in thy dark streets

shineth

the everlasting light

- Teanna.

Thanks, man.

- Well, hello.

- Nick?

- yes?

- What are you doing here?

- Oh, just enjoying myself

before the gang and Rudolph come

and pick me up

in a couple of days.

- Oooh, Rudolph the red-nosed

reindeer is coming here?

- Oh, you bet! Yes.

Well, except that his nose

isn't really red.

It's more of an orange-y red,

'cause that helps to cut through

the clouds a bit better.

Shoo!

- Hey, what are you gonna do

now that teanna's let you go?

- Oh, well, I would have loved

to stay those last few days

with you,

but, you know, there's really

enough for me to do

up at the north pole.

- Mmm-hmm.

- Like making sure that sweet

little girl of yours

gets her wish.

- What about my wish?

- Sometimes even all my magic

can't make a wish come true.

But there is one wish...

That could still come true.

Your father's.

Yes, he was torn...

Passing the burden

of the shop on to you.

And his last

Christmas wish was...

That you should follow

your heart

and be happy...

No matter where it takes you.

- You're the real Santa claus,

aren't you?

- The one and only.

- Teanna fired

the real Santa claus?

Oh!

Kind of puts her on

the naughty list, doesn't it?

- And Tom.

- Tom felt that he had to do

what he had to do.

You of all people should know

about sacrificing

for the ones you love.

Don't give up on him just yet.

- I have a feeling

that he hasn't lost the spirit.

And neither should you.

Look at that.

It just started snowing.

Santa?

- So, she was aiming

to get rid of me, was she?

- I should have seen it coming.

- Ah, we don't need

their dirty money anyhow.

- That's just it.

We don't need their money.

Remember when I was a kid

and you'd take me to the store

weeks before Christmas?

How all the kids

and even the parents

crowd around outside,

waiting to get that first

glimpse of the window display?

It was pure magic.

That wasn't even the best part.

The best part was when you would

take me upstairs

to Santa's village

and Santa would take me

on his knee and ask me

what I wished for.

That was the most magical part

about Christmas

for me and for everyone.

We don't need teanna

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