Once Upon A Holiday Page #2

Right now, mm?

I think she would tell me

what she said

when she gave me this.

She said that kingdoms

and castles vanish and fade,

but our love lasts forever.

Harry?

Jack!

It's freezing in here.

All right...

Now, what have you got

going on here?

Uh-huh...

Yeah, well, Harry,

these old circuits...

they can't handle the juice

that sign of yours takes.

Sorry, Jack.

I forgot.

I was in the back

making breakfast,

and all of a sudden, poof!

The... power goes out.

Yeah, well,

if we're not careful,

you're going to go up

in a puff of smoke.

Huh... always wanted

to go out that way.

All right...

Presto!

Change-o!

Alakazam!

Now, that's magic.

I've got to get down here

and rewire

the whole place.

Since when

do you have the time?

I'll make time.

Can't have you living

without heat, hmm?

Speaking of which...

I'll check the apartment,

make sure

the heaters are fired up.

Don't touch anything.

Hands off.

Bring the car around.

Always a pleasure, George.

Come along, Katherine.

Margaret,

if I could have a word?

It'll only take a moment.

Very well.

So, um, I'm wondering...

do you think that, uh,

we should...

I'll meet you downstairs.

The Princess

is on the way down.

Our ETA is around 15 minutes?

Perfect.

Aunt Margaret...

unavailable.

Katherine, we need to leave.

Need I remind you

of the schedule?

Did she say

anything, George?

You know, it's only been

a few minutes, Margaret.

I'm sure she just

went for a walk.

The 17th Princess

of Montsaurai

does not go

for a "walk..."

certainly not alone.

No sign of her, ma'am.

Well...

don't just stand there.

Go find her!

What is wrong

with that girl?

She has responsibilities!

She knows.

All right...

well, that should hold you

for today.

I'll come back tomorrow

and fiddle around with it

a little more.

Hey, listen,

everybody's coming over tonight.

We're having

our big Christmas potluck,

getting our Santa gear

all ready...

why don't you drop by?

It's very kind of you,

but I'm having dinner

with Emma tonight.

How's your sister doing?

She's good.

You know, I saw her boyfriend,

Ross, on TV the other night.

He was reporting

on this nutty Polar Bear

jump-in-the-ocean thing,

and brr!

Sounds about right.

I've got to go.

Well, then come by

after dinner and say hi.

Everybody's been asking

about you.

All right,

let me see.

So I'll tell 'em

you're coming?

What's going on, Harry?

What? Nothing.

Oh, hey, look at what

I found in your ear.

All right.

When you start pulling stuff

out of my ear,

I know something's up.

No, it's just,

you know...

Mike, he's got

a niece visiting,

and she's a nice girl,

and I thought

maybe you'd like to...

What did I tell you

about trying to set me up?

Maybe it's time for you

to get back in the game?

I don't want

to get back in the game.

It's a stupid game.

They keep changing the rules.

Okay, okay.

No nieces...

but, um...

why don't you

come over tonight anyway?

Everybody's asking about you.

Okay, yeah.

And I believe this is for you.

Save it for me.

Oh!

Oh.

See the snowflakes falling

Hear some girlfriends

calling

Grab a cup of Joe

Then we're on the go...

It is a wonderful life.

...As we finish off

our shopping

Bags are full of toys

For the girls and boys

See how happy we can be...

Wow.

Excuse me, miss?

Would you take

my picture?

Oh. Yes.

Of course.

I'm just visiting

for the holidays,

but my grandmother,

she grew up in this building.

- Oh, wow...

- Yeah, yeah, yeah.

The family

used to gather around,

she told me stories...

I figured she'd get

a kick out of a picture.

That's very sweet of you.

Oh, yeah.

She's a sweetie.

Family, you know?

That's all

there really is to it...

especially around

the holidays.

Do my part...

make my Mom proud.

Okay, great,

thank you so much.

Merry Christmas.

- And a Happy New Year to you!

- 'Kay...

Hey! Hey, hey, hey, hey!

Somebody stop that guys!

Stop those guys!

Hey!

Sorry, sorry.

Sorry...

I lost him.

Uh... uh...

I got a pretty good look,

though.

I could... I could

give the police a description.

You've got to look out

for these guys.

I mean,

they're all over the city...

You going to call the cops?

Excuse me?

You know, file a report.

I mean...

These guys are gone,

but maybe you can catch 'em.

Catch them?

The guys

that stole your purse.

Oh! Oh, no!

Oh, my camera!

My camera's gone.

This man said he wanted

to take a picture,

that it was a present,

for his grandmother...

What a liar!

Where are you going?

- I'm going to get him.

- You're going to get him?

What, really?

What's the plan,

you going to run him down?

Look, call the cops.

The cops?

Yeah, I mean,

it's kind of their thing.

Well, I'll call them

at my hotel room.

What are you talking about?

Call them right now.

They're still

in the neighborhood.

Besides, you've got a witness.

I don't want to bother you.

It's no bother.

Thank you.

Thank you.

All right, well...

Listen, my van

is right over here.

At least let me give you

a ride to the hotel.

No, it's not far.

Thank you, though.

Thank you.

So you have no phone,

you've got no money,

I'm assuming

you're all alone...

and you don't want

to call the police?

I am perfectly capable

of taking care of myself, okay?

Course you are.

Thank you.

All right.

Fine, no.

Hey, good luck

with that.

Hey...

Here.

Oh, I can't take this.

Come on.

You can't be alone in the city

without money. Just...

Okay, thank you.

I'll pay you back,

I promise.

Consider it a gift.

Thank you.

Merry Christmas!

Hey, Merry Christmas.

Oh, no, everything's fine.

It's just

that Katherine mentioned

she might drop by to say hello?

No?

Oh, well, another time, then.

Oh, yes, we're looking forward

to the Christmas Festival, too.

Oh, well, of course,

the Princess will be there.

It's tradition.

No member of the royal family

has missed it

in over a hundred years.

I will. You too.

Bye.

That's it.

I've called everyone.

It's only been

a few hours.

A little tea.

Relax...

she'll be back.

She's my niece, George.

She's my brother's

only child.

Suppose she's lost?

Or hurt?

Katie is not helpless.

She's a smart, young,

resourceful girl.

She's been

all around the world.

She can take care

of herself.

She is also a princess.

She's never been alone

on the streets.

She's never even

carried money.

She can't just be

running around.

Why not?

What's wrong with

a little "running around"?

With Christmas

only four days away?

You have no idea

what it would mean

to the people of Montsaurai

if she isn't there

to celebrate with them.

No, I can't let

that happen.

I have to find her.

All right.

Would you like me

to call the police?

Oh, we never involve

the police.

I've called Simon.

And who is Simon?

And we've been pledged

to protect

Princess Katherine's family

for generations.

You don't stay on the throne

for 300 years

trusting to luck, George.

Now, we're fully

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