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but there's not a day that goes by

that I don't think about him.

Not a day that I don't...

...blame myself.

Samuel loved animals.

He used to sleep with

this bear every night.

I still wake up thinking

he's gonna be there.

The love that you feel

for your child...

...is stronger than any other love

you will ever experience

in your life.

And there's a hole

in my heart so big...

...I feel it will never be... healed.

I was thinking... perhaps

we should clear out the room.

What do you say?

Beautiful, aren't they?

What are they?

Fairies.

You mean fireies.

Depends on your point of view.

Don't I know you?

We met at the graveyard.

Potts is the name.

Oh. You seem to be everywhere.

You're not following me, are you?

I might be.

Right.

Well, nice to formally meet you,

I suppose, Mr Potts.

I'm Alec.

Nice to meet you, Alec.

So what is it you do, sir?

At the moment,

not much of anything.

Toys, mainly.

Toys?

Oh, I love toys.

Yeah, me too.

But times are tough, Mr Potts.

What seems to be the problem?

Sometimes it helps to talk

to a stranger, you know.

It just wasn't supposed

to be this way.

Are you a religious man, sir?

Perhaps I was once, but not any more.

Why not?

How can I be?

How can I believe in a god

that destroys lives?

Maybe it's like a test.

Well, then, it's a cruel test.

For what it's worth,

here's what I know.

We, and by we, I mean humans,

for some reason we find it hard

to let go of the past.

I'm not saying

there's no place for memories.

What I'm saying is

you can't live today in the past,

because then your future will look

just the same as it did yesterday.

You can't live in the future either,

because then today will pass you by.

The only way to be truly happy

is to connect with the present,

connect with the moment.

How was it, Mum?

It was delicious, as usual.

The beef was a little overcooked.

Glad you approved.

So you met Mr Potts, then?

Who's Mr Potts?

Potts. In the gardens.

Mmm.

Oh, yes, Potts.

Second time, actually.

Hmm. What did you talk about?

Life, I suppose.

You know, he's a curious one.

Can't quite work him out.

He's a mystery.

You never can tell what's going on

inside someone's head.

Exactly.

And I bet what's inside his

is a few short of a box of marbles.

Mystery indeed.

Oh, gosh.

Are you OK?

Russian dolls.

Eli, you're a genius.

I always thought so,

but thanks for the validation.

I've got an idea.

Oh, excuse me.

Mr Burns, please.

Well, could you ask him to check

his emails? It's very important.

Mr Bugazzi. How are the kids?

Great. So, listen, I've got

a proposition for you.

Mr Matsuhiro. Yes.

I'm arranging a presentation

and I'd love for you to be there.

OK, now, you're sure

you've got it all down?

Got it, everything. It'll be fine.

You look good, little man.

OK. Let's do this.

Tom.

Morning, sir.

Hello.

Thank you so much for coming to help.

Let me fill you in.

Gentlemen, good morning.

Who are you?

Mr Morrison sends apologies.

He is unable to attend.

I am his proxy.

His proxy?

Yes.

How old are you, young man?

Seven.

Christ, I've got underwear

older than that.

Slightly more information than

we all care to know, Mr Burns,

but thank you.

Are there any more questions?

Of a professional nature?

Good. Then let's get started.

It's great to see all the major buyers

in one room at the same time.

Now, I recognise we haven't always had

the lowest wholesale prices.

We may not get all the latest

electronic rubbish from China.

But what we do have

is good old-fashioned toys,

made on good old-fashioned values.

Good old-fashioned prices

would be better.

Now, young man, we're very busy.

Do you or do you not have

a new product that

you wanted to show us?

I do.

Ladies and gentlemen,

we can't reinvent the wheel,

but we can repackage it.

I introduce to you...

The Mystery Box.

What's inside?

Five great toys

for the price of three.

Which ones?

It's a mystery.

Yeah, I need to know which toys.

You can't.

Why not?

Because it's a mystery.

How will people know

what they're buying?

Well, they wouldn't, John.

They're buying a mystery.

Everyone likes a good mystery.

Well, I don't get it.

It's a wooden box with

a question mark on the front.

It's a bloody mystery, John,

that's the whole point.

It doesn't really matter

what's inside.

That's half the fun -

not knowing and then finding out.

It's bloody genius.

Genius!

He says, Well done.

There's nothing like it in Japan..

He would like to place an order.

But you know there's a minimum order

for 10,000 units...

For 20,000 units, initially.

And that really exceeds it,

so that'll be quite delightful.

Arigato.

Well, you certainly have my order,

young man. I'll match it.

Well, I'm in for 20.

Me too.

I'll go for 10.

I'll certainly match that.

Yeah, absolutely.

Oh, very well. We'll match it.

And there's the man himself,

right on cue.

Well done, Alec. Well done.

And sending in the kid,

a stroke of genius.

Thank you, sir,

for securing our future.

Thank you, Tom.

You've gotta admit,

it's pretty cool.

Who'd have thought you could

get so excited over a box?

I know.

And to think it's got

all the same toys inside.

This calls for a celebration.

Nice passing.

Come on. Here he is.

World Cup Final.

Nice save, Alec.

Hey, you know, I was thinking,

if you want... you can call me Dad.

I mean, if you want.

Always when

I'm bleeding sleeping.

Sorry. Mind if I join you?

How's it going?

Really well.

Alec has come round.

Good.

He has a good heart. And his business

seems to have picked up.

Glad to hear it.

There's one last thing that

I think that you should do.

Why don't we say hello to Mr Potts?

Hello, the three of you.

Oh, speak of the devil.

Alec, you've met, I believe?

Yes.

How's the square?

Same old, same old.

Hey, listen, what are you

doing for Christmas?

Well...

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas, everyone!

Can I have a Mystery Box?

Mysterv Box, eh?

Oh!

Get your wonderful Mystery Box here!

Oh!

Merry Christmas!

Look, everyone's here.

This is fantastic.

I know. It's so weird.

Cheers.

Cheers.

Cheers.

Cheers.

Cheers to you.

So tell me, Mr Potts, when was

the last time you had a bath?

Can I have some mulled wine?

You're far too young to have

mulled wine. Come on.

Maybe just a little sip,

but we won't tell Zooey.

You alright?

Yeah, I'm fine.

Just not used to that mulled wine.

Merry Christmas.

What do you say we play

one of my favourite games?

Oh, aye. And what game

would that be, sir?

It's called Guess The Presents.

I love that game.

Alec. No, don't. Get out.

Hmm.

This must be a shirt.

We'll have to wait till tomorrow.

Oh!

What about this? Hmm, let me guess.

It's a Rolex.

Oh!

It is, isn't it?

Say it's a Rolex. Come on!

Oh, I couldn't possibly say.

Oh!

Patience, young man, patience.

Oh, I love presents.

Don't you love presents?

What's not to love?

It's lovely to see a family

celebrating Christmas together.

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