Last Ounce of Courage Page #2

Hey, Bob.

That needs to be in the box.

Can I keep it in my room?

No.

It stays here.

Wait a minute.

Have you showed him this?

This is cool!

Dad...

this is amazing.

When I get back from tour,

I am gonna be cruising

in this every day.

Dad...

will you stop worrying

about me?

You made it

through the war okay.

Yeah, I wouldn't trade my time

for anything.

You fought

for what you believed in.

That's all I'm doing.

I know, son.

I know.

Ta-da!

This truck

was your dad's truck.

Maddy, you comin'?

Come on, Chris.

Let's go.

Hey, Bob.

Lighten up a little, will ya?

Santa's coming, ya know.

Go on.

Get out of here.

[ Chuckles ]

GREG:
Kari Revere!

Hi.

Hey!

Well, you grew up, Greg.

So did you.

Is... Is that your son?

Yes, that is Christian.

Been a long time.

Too long.

Okay. [ Chuckles ]

Oh.

Dottie made

her famous brownies.

Do you want to join us?

Ah, no, I can't.

I've got to head into work

for a little bit.

Maybe catch ya later?

[ Both laugh ]

We will be here.

You look great.

Thank you.

So do you.

Welcome back.

Thanks.

[ Chuckles ]

Bye, Dad.

I love you. I love you, too.

Brownies?

[ Chris laughs ]

[ Laughs ]

CHRIS:
Grandpa doesn't seem

to like you...

or me, for that matter.

It's not you.

I think...

he thinks that I let him down.

Sometimes life isn't fair.

But we just keep going.

Get some sleep, huh?

First day of school tomorrow.

I love you.

I love you, too.

[ Bell rings ]

[ Birds chirping ]

Chris is so California.

Now, what is that

supposed to mean?

He's so hot!

Hey, you ought to get him

to try out for the play.

Oh, yeah,

so you can hit on him?

[ Bell rings ]

Speaking of hot...

Hey, I'll be right back.

Chris.

Chris!

Man, what's up with you?

I've got to go

to the principal's office.

Why?

Because they have some stupid rules

about what you can't bring

to school.

What did you bring,

a knife or something?

A knife?

We found this in Chris' locker.

But Madison is now claiming

that it's her responsibility.

Yes, sir, that's right.

I brought it.

And while I'm all for a student

taking a position

on a controversial matter,

when that position is

detrimental to the student body,

the health and well-being

as a whole, well...

that's when

I have to take action.

I spoke with the school's

attorney informally,

and he suggested

that we all keep this

as low-key as possible, okay?

Now, Chris, normally you'd be

facing an in-school suspension,

but you're new here,

so, uh, I'm going to go easy

on you this time.

Now, we're just going to pretend

this never happened

and, um, just ignore it.

Understood?

Yeah.

All right, you're dismissed.

[ Door opens ]

Rusty...

they didn't know.

I'm sorry.

Oh, Bob, don't worry about it.

Hey, thanks for coming in.

Sure.

BOB:
Christian...

when prayer was banned

from school, so was the Bible.

It's just the way it is now.

That's a stupid rule.

There ain't no rule.

Say again, Leonard?

There ain't no rule.

They can have their Bibles here

if they want to.

They're just

a bunch of cowards.

Thank you, Leonard.

Don't wait for me.

Could you hold on a second?

Yeah.

Rusty, is there an actual rule

that says you can't bring

a Bible into school?

Well, no.

But I don't want any trouble.

You can't take any chances

these days, Bob.

Everybody's looking

for a reason to sue us.

Yeah, it's

that space-odyssey play

I wrote a few years ago.

Yeah, well,

I don't want to brag,

but I've always had a bit

of flair for the dramatic.

[ Chuckles ]

Oh, Mayor, nice work

on the veterans' home thing.

Nice.

Yeah, I'm back.

[ "The O'Reilly Factor"

theme music plays ]

"Factor" investigation segment

tonight.

Christmas has become

controversial in America.

Public displays

of the federal holiday

are under attack by the ACLU,

and some department stores

even tell employees

to avoid saying

"Merry Christmas."

Dude!

Bob, you're famous!

Here's what we found out.

Sears/Kmart would not answer...

"Dude"?

O'REILLY:
They were the worst

we had to deal with.

85% of Americans

say they are Christians.

Christmas is a federal holiday,

signed into law by U.S. Grant.

And we're living in a time

where some retail outlets

will not say "Merry Christmas."

Insane?

What did my dad die for, Bob?

That's what happens in war.

No, I mean, why did he die?

He gave his life

for his country.

So, what are we doing?

What are you doing?

Chris.

Your grandfather was in

a very special unit.

He rescued prisoners of war.

What are you doing now?

It's not that easy, kid.

What are you doing?

I'm just one kid.

Well, I'm just one grandpa.

I think...

Chris is right.

We should all

be doing something.

MAN ON RADIO:

And after 75 years,

the Hollywood

Chamber of Commerce

refused to sponsor

the Christmas parade.

The L.A. city council took over

and renamed it

the Hollywood Santa Parade.

75 years of tradition gone.

So, what are we up here

looking for?

Um... Christmas stuff,

decorations.

Isn't that

a little old-school?

Yeah, 'cause people don't really

decorate around here any more.

Well, maybe they should start.

Okay.

I agree.

Here's a reindeer.

It's kind of Christmas-ish.

Thank you.

Here's a Santa Claus.

Nice.

Cool.

Oh, jackpot!

Are you guys thinking

what I'm thinking?

If you're thinking it's cheesy,

then, yeah.

No, let's...

let's put it up.

Let's put it all up tonight.

[ Thunder rumbles ]

I'm so glad you were there.

I just don't want Chris

to get started off

on the wrong foot.

You know how you can get

a bad reputation real fast.

[ Laughs ]

[ Laughs ] Oh!

You remember that, huh?

You were a pretty bad boy

in school.

Yeah, I was stupid.

I think you and Thomas

got away with murder

because you smiled your way

out of everything.

Just like that!

Well, maybe once.

[ Both laugh ]

So, Chief of Police,

huh? Mm.

Impressive.

Very impressive.

Then again,

you always had to be in charge.

Well, it's overrated.

So, if you

don't mind me asking,

what's the story

on Maddy's mom?

Um...

Stacy had her own agenda,

that didn't include

Maddy and me.

She's in Philadelphia

or... somewhere.

Sorry.

I hope this isn't

completely awkward.

Um...

Can I take you to dinner

sometime?

Sure.

So, Saturday night?

Perfect.

7:
00?

Sounds good.

Good.

Good.

[ Laughs ]

Christian's right.

What am I doing?

What do you mean?

Dottie, what makes me

any different

than the next guy that just

sits around and does nothing?

You remember that plaque

that used to be

on the courthouse wall

with the Ten Commandments in it?

Sure.

You remember that

great big Christmas tree

that used to be

on the courthouse lawn?

Yeah.

Whatever happened to Christmas

in this town?

I mean, I've been

sitting around here

watching it disappear

just like everybody else.

Nobody says anything.

Did you ever think

that you would see the day

when people were offended

by a cross in public?

No.

Christian's right.

[ Motorcycle engine revs ]

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