Holidaze Page #9

DOING HERE?

MEL CALLED MOM.

SHE ROUNDED UP THE TROOPS.

HOW CAN WE HELP?

WE NEED TO STALL THEM.

HOW DO WE DO THAT?

(sighs)

(beeping)

THEY'RE NO GONNA BULLDOZE A KID.

LET'S GO FOR IT.

AWESOME!

COME ON, COME ON! UHH.

GET THE SIGNS UP,

GET THE SIGNS UP, COME ON!

GREAT.

(cell phone vibrating)

GREAT.

(groans) GREAT.

HERE YOU ARE,

MS. BRADLEY.

(door closes)

THANK YOU, CARLOS.

UH, HI, MS. REYNOLDS?

UM, I HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE

WAITING FOR ME.

REALLY? SO DO I.

27, IN FACT--GUESTS.

TOMORROW.

AUNT CHRISSY'S HERE.

AUNT CHRISSY!

UNCLE JIMMY! HERE!

WE GOT MORE.

COME ON!

AWESOME, YOU'RE AWESOME.

YOU'RE FANTASTIC.

THANK YOU,

THANK YOU, COME ON!

SAVE NOW DOES NOT CARE!

(chanting)

SAVE NOW DOES NOT CARE!

(cell phone vibrates)

HELLO?

MEL? WHERE ARE YOU?

THE FLIGHT LEAVES

IN 30 MINUTES.

I CAN'T GO.

WHAT ARE YOU:

TALKING ABOUT?

THIS WAS YOUR IDEA.

WE NEED YOU!

NO, YOU DON'T.

BUT THERE ARE SOME PEOPLE

WHO DO.

(cell phone vibrating)

I'M SORRY.

I HAVE TO TAKE THIS.

WAIT, YOU CAN'T DO THIS.

HELLO?

(crowd chanting)

MEL, I THOUGHT YOU SAID

YOU HAD THESE PEOPLE

UNDER CONTROL.

(sighs) I'M STILL IN CHICAGO.

I WILL BE THERE IN 30 MINUTES,

OKAY? JUST WAIT.

(chanting continues)

WELL, EVERYTHING

LOOKS IN ORDER.

PERFECT, OKAY, GREAT.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

I NEED TO GET GOING.

THERE'S JUST ONE MORE THING.

ALL THIS PAPERWORK

THAT YOU FILLED OUT,

AND ALL THIS PAPERWORK

THAT I FILLED OUT...

RIGHT, RIGHT, RIGHT, RIGHT.

IT'S GOING TO TAKE 30 DAYS.

WHAT?

IT TAKES 30 DAYS BEFORE

THE REVIEW BOARD

CAN FINALIZE A NOMINATION

OF THIS MAGNITUDE.

NO, NO.

THE INN IS SET TO BE DEMOLISHED

AT 3:
00.

WELL, THE ONLY WAY TO STOP I IS TO FILE AN INJUCTION

WITH JUDGE STANTON

AND, UH,

GOVERNMENT OFFICES

ARE CLOSING.

OKAY, WHERE IS

JUDGE STANTON'S OFFICE?

UP ON 3.

(singsongy)

BUT HE USUALLY LEAVES EARLY!

OKAY, THANKS A LOT!

AH, EXCUSE ME!

JUDGE STANTON.

HI.

I AM NOT JUDGE STANTON AGAIN

UNTIL MONDAY MORNING AT 9:00.

I JUST REALLY NEED YOU

TO ISSUE AN INJUCTION.

UH, WE'RE CLOSED.

NO, I STILL HAVE

ONE MINUTE. SEE?

HOLD ON.

(cell phone vibrating)

SORRY.

HELLO?

(crowd chanting)

MEL, YOU'RE NOT HERE

WITHIN THE NEXT TEN MINUTES,

THIS WHOLE THING'S

GONNA GO SOUTH.

I TOLD YOU,

I AM GETTING:

THE PROPER PAPERWORK.

IF YOU CALL ME:

ONE MORE TIME,

I WILL PERSONALLY

RIP YOUR PANTS OFF

AND SHOVE THEM:

WHERE THE SUN--

I'M ASSUMING--

HAS NEVER SHINED.

(chanting)

SAVE NOW DOES NOT CARE!

SAVE NOW DOES NOT CARE!

SAVE NOW--

PLEASE, JUDGE. JUDGE.

JUST TAKE A LOOK AT THIS.

TOMORROW'S THANKSGIVING.

YES.

WE'RE CLOSED.

I KNOW, BUT IF YOU

UNDERSTAND THE MEANING

OF THANKSGIVING:

EVEN JUST A LITTLE BIT,

THE PEOPLE OF STREETSVILLE,

A LOVELY LITTLE TOWN

JUST SOUTHWEST OF HERE,

WILL BE VERY THANKFUL

IF YOU HELP ME.

(muttering)

(chuckles) I'M SORRY.

IT'S STILL 30 DAYS.

NO, OKAY, OKAY.

WAIT, WAIT.

TAKE A LOOK AT THIS.

DOES THIS CHANGE YOUR MIND?

(chanting)

SAVE NOW DOES NOT CARE!

MR. WILCOX, SHE SAID 30 MINUTES

30 MINUTES AGO.

I KNOW, WHATEVER IT IS,

WE'LL FIGURE A WAY AROUND IT.

OKAY.

(engine revving)

SAVE NOW DOES NOT CARE!

IT'S GO. GO!

(bulldozer whirring)

SAVE NOW DOES NOT CARE!

SAVE NOW DOES NOT CARE!

SAVE NOW DOES NOT CARE!

GET READY.

COME ON, COME ON,

IT'S ALL RIGHT.

OH, YEAH. OKAY.

IT'S ALL RIGHT.

(shouting)

WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO?

IT'S ALL RIGHT,

IT'S ALL RIGHT.

HE'S NOT GONNA DO IT.

(Stacy) MEL! MEL!

(brakes squeal)

HERE SHE IS,

HERE SHE IS.

WAIT, WAIT!

STOP, STOP!

(whistle blows)

WE HAVE TO STOP.

WE CAN'T DEMOLISH THE INN.

I DON'T UNDERSTAND.

(sighs)

HERE, LOOK AT THIS PHOTO.

I DON'T UNDERSTAND.

LOOK AT THE MAN.

THE MAN IN THE MIDDLE.

THAT MAN IS MARK TWAIN.

HE WAS ONCE PART OWNER

OF THIS INN:

OVER A HUNDRED YEARS AGO.

THAT QUALIFIES THIS

AS A HISTORIC LANDMARK.

I STILL DON'T UNDERSTAND.

WE TOUCH THAT INN,

THEY SHUT US DOWN.

YOU KNOW ACCORDING

TO OUR LAND SURVEY,

THAT THIS IS THE ONLY SITE

THAT SUITS:

OUR CONSTRUCTION PLANS.

I'M AFRAID THIS STORE

IS D.O.A.

I'LL FIGHT IT.

I DON'T THINK THIS IS A FIGH WE CAN WIN, DEAN.

WE ALWAYS WIN, MEL.

DO WE?

WE TALK ABOUT VALUE A LO TO OUR CUSTOMERS

AND OUR COMMUNITIES.

I'M WONDERING IF WE NEED

TO LOOK THE WORD UP.

I KNOW I HAD TO. (sighs)

"VALUE, THE REGARD

THAT SOMETHING:

"IS HELD TO DESERVE.

"A PERSON'S PRINCIPLES

OR STANDARDS OF BEHAVIOR.

ONE'S JUDGMENT OF WHAT ONE

IS THANKFUL FOR IN LIFE."

IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT DOLLARS,

DEAN.

IT'S ABOUT PEOPLE, FAMILIES,

A WAY OF LIFE.

WE LOSE SIGHT OF THAT,

WE LOSE EVERYTHING.

MEL?

YOU'RE FIRED.

OH, I DON'T THINK SO.

I THINK SHE'S MAKING

QUITE A POINT HERE.

AND I THINK MS. GERARD

HAS A BRIGHT FUTURE

WITH THIS COMPANY.

THANK YOU, MS. BRADLEY,

BUT I THINK I HAVE FALLEN

IN LOVE WITH STREETSVILLE...

AGAIN.

WELL, I GUESS

THAT'S WHAT I MEAN.

WE PRIDE OURSELVES

ON IMPROVING JOB SERVICES,

A PARTNERSHIP WITH COMMUNITIES

LIKE THIS.

WOULDN'T YOU AGREE,

MR. WILCOX?

YES, MS. BRADLEY.

BUT NOT WHEN IT'S NOT NEEDED.

AND MOST IMPORTANTLY,

NOT WHEN IT'S NOT WANTED.

I THINK YOU'D AGREE WITH THAT,

TOO, MR. WILCOX?

MM-HMM.

SOMEONE LIKE YOU

HAS A GREAT DEAL

TO OFFER OUR COMPANY.

ACTUALLY, I DO.

I'VE BEEN THINKING

OF PUTTING TOGETHER

A BUSINESS PROPOSAL

TO EXPAND MY MOM'S CAFE

TO OTHER CITIES.

LOCAL PRODUCE, FAMILY RECIPES,

BUT THEY COULD BE EXCLUSIVE

INSIDE SAVE NOW STORES.

AH, I'D LIKE TO SEE

YOUR PROSPECTUS.

I'LL HAVE IT TO YOU

NEXT WEEK.

I DON'T KNOW

HOW TO THANK YOU, MEL.

YOU CAN CALL ME "MELODY."

(crowd cheering)

(Carter) WOO-HOO!

(indistinct chatter)

(Carter) BACK IT UP!

(indistinct conversations)

HEY, I'M COMING IN.

LOOK OUT.

OH, WAIT, WAIT, WAIT.

LET ME GRAB IT. I GOT IT.

(all speaking at once)

I AM GOING TO KNOCK

SOMETHING OVER. (laughs)

THIS IS GREAT, MOM.

OKAY.

REALLY GOOD.

I'VE GOT THIS. ANYTHING ELSE?

ANYTHING? ANYTHING?

I'VE GOT TOMATOES.

ALL RIGHT, HONEY,

GET THOSE CRANBERRIES IN.

YOU KNOW HOW I LOVE

MY PRESENTATIONS,

AND I'VE GOTTA HAVE

AN AUDIENCE, SO...

I WANNA TELL YOU SOMETHING

FIRST.

WHAT, SWEETHEART?

I ADMIRE YOU.

YOU'RE STRONG

AND YOU'RE SMART,

AND YOU FOUND A WAY

TO BALANCE BUSINESS AND FAMILY.

YOU ADMIRE ME?

I DO.

AND IT JUST TOOK ME

A CONCUSSION TO REALIZE IT.

NO, SERIOUSLY.

YOU'RE MY NEW DEFINITION

OF SUCCESS.

YOU HAVE IT ALL.

I DO NOW.

MAYBE SOMEDAY I CAN

HAVE IT ALL, TOO.

YOU ALREADY DO.

COME ON. LET'S GO.

HERE IT COMES, EVERYBODY!

OKAY!

THE PRESENTATION OF THE TURKEY!

(cheers and applause)

(Carter sighs) STILL SE TO OPEN NEW YEAR'S DAY.

NO MORE RED TAPE, RIGHT?

NO, AS LONG AS EVERYTHING

IS RESTORED:

TO ITS ORIGINAL CONDITION.

WELL, IT IS NOW.

HOME TO ME:

HOW DID YOU COME UP

WITH THAT IDEA:

FOR YOUR MOM'S CAFE?

I DON'T KNOW.

I JUST KINDA DREAMT IT UP.

A CHAIN OF:

SWEET MELODY'S.

NOW THAT KINDA HAS

A RING TO IT.

HOW'D YOU KNOW

I WAS GONNA CALL IT THAT?

I DON'T KNOW. I JUST...

KINDA DREAMT IT UP.

MY HEART FEELS:

SO MUCH LIGHTER:

'CAUSE YOU'RE THE PLACE

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