Once Upon A Holiday Page #7

I didn't mean to worry you.

I hope you know that.

I just really needed

some time to myself.

Well...

I understand,

but don't you think

it's time you come home now?

I can't.

Um, something happened.

What happened?

Well, I'm not really sure.

Does this "something"

have a name?

Jack.

Okay.

Does this "Jack"

know who you are?

Mm...

I see...

I just... if you could hold

Aunt Margaret off

a little while longer,

that would be great.

What are you going to do?

I don't know.

Look, I can hold her off,

but there's another problem.

There's this local TV reporter

that's been asking

a lot of questions.

I know. I saw.

It's bad.

Well, you know,

if he spins this the wrong way,

I mean, you've got

a lot at stake here, Katie.

More than you know.

I've got to go.

I've got to go.

I'll call you.

I'll call you.

Ma'am!

Okay...

Okay.

Are you sure?

Well, find out

and get back to me.

Ma'am, two of my men

made contact with the princess

this afternoon.

Do they have her?

Is she safe?

Well, apparently,

she recognized them

and jumped into a van

to avoid them.

A van?

With whom?

The man

from the surveillance photo?

Now we know

who we're looking for...

Langdon Renovation

and Restoration.

Who were these guys?

I don't know, but they looked

like they meant business.

Ross is on his way over.

Yeah, he keeps

coming around.

What's important is,

why would anyone want

to kidnap you?

Yeah, that's a good question.

I'm sorry.

I should have told you.

Told us what?

The reason

this all started

was because

I wanted to find a way

for Christmas

to feel the way it used to,

the way I remembered it

with my family...

and then I met you guys,

and you made me feel

so welcome,

like...

like I belonged,

like I was

part of your family...

and... it felt really good...

and for the first time

in a really long time,

I didn't have to worry

that you were being nice to me

because of who I am.

Who are you?

Well...

you know me

as Katie Holiday...

but my real...

my full name is Katherine...

Where is she?

I know she's in there!

I demand to see her right now!

Ross?

'Kay, Trish, I want

a gentle pan off the sign

and find me

in three, two...

This is Ross Hargrave

with another exclusive story

from WVBC Channel 6 News...

Ross?

What are you doing,

and where did you go

last night?

While this may be a time

of Christmas miracles

for most of us,

the true mystery

this holiday season

is the amazing story

of the young woman

who vanished among

the lights and tinsel

of our own city.

What are you talking about?

Jack, are you aware

of the true identity

of the young woman currently

hiding inside this magic shop?

Ross, get that thing

out of my face.

You can't hide the truth, sir.

What "truth"?

What the heck

is going on out here?

Sir, what my viewers

want to know,

is what the heck is going on

in there!

In here?

See for yourself.

Trish!

Where is she?

Where's who?

Your friend, Katie.

- What do you want with her?

- Oh, come on, Jack. We all...

know who she really is.

Ross,

just stop.

What are you doing?

You getting this?

Every word.

Ah-hah!

Ta-dah...

Do any of you have any idea

how long I've been waiting

for a story like this?

Do you think it's every day

that Ross Hargrave

gets an exclusive interview

with a runaway princess?

- Wait...

- Who's a princess?

Katie?

You really didn't know?

I think

I would've mentioned it.

That was your big story?

The one you had to keep secret?

Well, I couldn't risk

my exclusive.

But you knew

that Katie was my friend.

You should have told me.

Come on, baby,

you know how important

this story is to me.

More important than us?

Well... yeah.

Nothing personal, you know.

You're right...

nothing personal.

Hey! Whoa!

No, babe, babe, babe!

Did you get that?

Oh, yeah.

It's all right.

Ross disappear-o!

Where...

Actually...

shift's over anyway.

See ya.

You okay?

I can watch

the other channels.

Prrrr... fzoot!

It's a really small country.

What?

So she's a princess!

What's the big deal?

It's not like Katie lives

in a castle or something.

Actually...

Really?

Oh...

Wow!

What's it like?

Later.

So who were those guys

chasing you?

They technically

work for me.

At home, in Montsaurai,

we celebrate Christmas

every year

with a national festival.

It's a very old tradition.

The whole country

looks forward to it,

and for hundreds of years,

the royal family...

my family...

has always presided over it.

And now you've

got to go home.

Um...

hey, I'm happy

you got the chance

to come back

and see Christmas again,

the way you remember it.

Jack, I...

I've got to...

I've got to go to work.

Um...

have a safe trip home...

Katie.

Thank you

for everything.

Um...

keep in touch.

I will.

Well, I'm sorry I'm going

to miss the Christmas dinner.

Next year.

Next year.

Thought you'd be gone.

There's some beautiful work

in here.

Hate for you

to lose it.

Thank you.

You never did get

to the gallery.

All I ever wanted

was one hour.

Just one hour?

Yeah.

I think we might need some

of Harry's Christmas magic.

How did you do this?

You know the place

I'm working on?

Yeah?

So the owner

is a friend of mine.

He's a stock broker.

Very successful.

Happens to be on

the Board of Directors.

Called him up in Maui,

he owes me a favor...

here we are.

Wow.

Okay, well, my turn.

I want to introduce you

to my friends.

All right.

Just to be clear,

you are a princess, right?

Because if you're

a duchess or countess

or any of those things,

deal's off.

I'm just a princess.

- Just?

- Yes.

Okay.

Uh-oh...

You've got to go.

Uh...

You're going

to want this.

Thank you.

Enjoy.

I will.

Jack Langdon.

Well, call me crazy,

but I had a feeling you guys

were going to show up.

Fellas.

Where's the Princess?

She's hanging out

with some friends.

I need to see her.

Okay, come on, Jack.

Neither of us want

to get the police involved.

That's true...

although if you were going

to call the police,

you probably would've done that

already.

The point is,

you know who she is,

and you know she has to go back.

I'd say that's up to her.

Jack, if the Princess

isn't back home

on Christmas morning,

a lot of people are going

to be very disappointed,

and these people truly love her.

You know, that's

the first thing you've said

that I understand.

All she wanted

was to experience a Christmas

the way she did with her mother.

How could you not love that?

Jack, I understand.

I used to come with them

on those trips.

Now it's gotten

very complicated.

Oh, it's about to get

a lot more complicated.

What do you mean?

Cliff?

Are you serious?

Which one is she?

Poof!

Which one is she?

I...

Stop those Santas!

Elevator?

Thank you.

Thank you, Jack.

It's called

the Power of Suggestion.

You learn a few things,

hanging out with Harry.

I'll have

to thank him, too.

You have no idea

how much this means to me.

Everyone should get

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