Once Upon A Holiday Page #6

Oh!

You know, I thought that I was

going to be here forever.

I really did,

just her, my father, and I...

was it.

Where are your folks now?

They, uh...

I was really young...

and, um,

there was a plane crash.

I'm sorry.

Yeah.

Hey...

are you ever afraid

that everything

you've ever imagined

for so long

can't possibly be real?

That's why

you're in New York...

to see if it's real.

I miss them so much.

Yeah.

Come here.

You've got to see this.

Come here.

And what's your name?

Ha ha, sit down!

You've got

to be kidding me.

Now, I know

you love coloring.

Oh...

but it's not colored!

Tap your magic wand

Oh, ho, ho, ho!

You are a magician!

Merry Christmas!

Ha, ha!

Merry Christmas!

Oh, have some soup, dear.

Thank you.

Jack?

Soup's ready.

Two minutes.

Man never stops.

Well, not since I've known him.

How'd you guys meet?

Jack and I met

a couple years ago.

I had just retired the act,

didn't know

what to do with myself.

I told him, I said,

"Harry, why don't you

open a store or something,

you know,

so you don't get rusty?"

I found this place

to rent

and came out

to talk to the owner...

grumpiest young man

I ever set my eyes on.

Jack?

He was this hot-shot

real estate broker back then.

Man, all this money...

And smart as a whip.

He got an MBA

from one of those big schools.

So, Jack...

the guy that has a van

and renovates old buildings?

Really?

The point is,

he hated every minute of it.

All he really wanted to do

was to work with his hands.

You know, word gets around...

the guy is like a magician

with his hands...

no pun intended.

Next thing you know,

he quits real estate,

buys himself a van.

Which did not sit well

with Gretchen.

Who's Gretchen?

Well, they were supposed

to be married.

She shows up one day,

tells him she didn't sign on

for some guy who works

with power tools...

and that, as they say,

was that.

So, she just... left?

It wasn't pretty.

When was this taken?

This afternoon.

I just got this

from one of my men.

My niece was at the gallery

this afternoon,

and you and your men

missed her?

I'm...

I'm not sure

how that happened.

- Who is that with her?

- Oh...

Well, evidently,

she's got a contact in the city

we don't know about...

which would explain

how she's been able

to evade our men,

but don't worry.

We'll find a name.

Thanks for walking

me home, Harry.

Good night,

Katie!

So what have you been doing

back there?

Ah, those old circuits

are on their last legs.

I was patching them up

until I can find the time

to get down here

and rewire the whole place.

How's that going

for you?

I'd probably be better off

with one

of Harry's magic spells.

Come on.

I see what

you're doing to that building.

It's like you're bringing

it back to life.

Yeah... well, some days,

it feels like

I'm banging my head

against the wall.

Oh, I just can't believe

you ever used to do

anything else.

Somebody's been talking

to Harry.

Apparently,

you used to be really grumpy

all the time.

Well, you know...

kind of hard to be chipper

when you stop looking forward

to getting up in the morning.

Hey, when you decided

to start over

and try something different,

how did you know

it was what you wanted?

I...

I guess I always...

kind of knew.

I just had

to make up my mind

to do something about it.

Well, do you ever look back

and miss all the things

that you had?

No.

I don't see the point

in looking back.

It's kind of just about

being in the present, you know?

Jack?

- Em! Hey!

- Hey!

Katie, hi!

- Jack.

- Ross.

I thought I'd find you here.

Katie, this is my

boyfriend, Ross.

Ross, this is Katie.

- It's nice to meet you.

- Hi.

You look familiar.

Really?

That's weird.

Come in,

have some soup.

Oh,

no, no, no, we can't.

I wanted

to bring these by.

I thought you could use

a change of clothes

after the day

you put in.

Thank you.

Are you kidding?

Thank you.

I don't know what

I would've done without you.

Why're you guys

all dressed up?

Ross is taking me

to dinner,

and then we have tickets

to see a concert

by the National String Quartet

of Montsaurai.

Concert?

Have you heard of them?

Yeah, I heard...

I've heard they're lovely.

What's the difference?

I got their tickets

free from work.

The important thing is,

we are celebrating tonight.

What's the occasion?

I finally found it,

Jack...

my big score that's going

to get me that network gig.

Ross is a television reporter.

He's working on a big story,

but he can't really

talk about it.

Well, I can say that...

a certain member

of a certain royal family

is on the loose

in a certain city...

tonight, right now.

Isn't that exciting?

It's exciting.

All right,

we'd better scoot.

See you guys later.

Royal family...

Silent night

Holy night

All is calm

All is bright

Round yon virgin

Mother and child

Holy infant

So tender and mild...

Harry was right.

You never stop working,

do you?

Sorry.

Was the music too loud?

No, I like it.

Yeah...

Yeah, I do this at night

sometimes,

when it's quiet.

You know, helps me think.

Hmm.

What are you thinking about?

Lately? You.

I don't know you...

what you do, where you're from.

You just show up

all of a sudden...

wondering if you're going

to leave the same way.

You know, my entire life,

I have always wanted

to make my own decisions,

and here I am,

with no one

to tell me what to do...

and I can't decide...

because either way,

I hurt somebody

I care about.

Ah...

Well, I was going

to give you this tomorrow,

but I suppose

you should open it now

in case you decide to go

and run off on me.

Kind of an early

Christmas gift.

It's nothing fancy,

but I mean,

a photographer shouldn't

be going around

without a camera, right?

Thank you.

Hey, do me a favor.

Don't just disappear on me.

Come with me to the art gallery

tomorrow.

We'll talk then, okay?

Okay.

Cool.

Thank you.

Good night.

Night.

...Christ the Savior is born

Christ the Savior

Is born

Do you have to keep looking

through those things?

Nobody else has them.

Hey!

Hello, Princess.

Ross!

Ross!

Ross!

Thank you.

Hmm?

Well, art is inspirational.

I need to make a phone call.

Okay.

Thank you.

I'm coming!

Hold your horses.

Oh! You're an early bird.

Come on in!

Uh, Harry, right?

Yeah, and you're Ross.

I loved that thing you did

on the dancing elf.

It was very illuminating.

Yeah, thanks.

Listen, there was a woman

here the other night...

friend of Jack's?

Katie, sure.

Right, Katie.

I think I know her

from somewhere.

Any idea where I might find her?

Oh, well,

she'll be back later.

She likes to hang around

while Jack works

on the place.

Great.

Thanks!

Thanks a lot.

Yup!

Hmm.

Hello?

George?

Oh, my God...

Katie!

Are you all right?

I'm fine, George, really.

Just tell Aunt Margaret

I'll be back soon.

I promise.

She is very worried about you.

We all are.

I know. I know.

I'm sorry.

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