The Christmas Bunny Page #6

we are not prepared...

Kids! Time to get up!

Julia?

You awake?

She's nine...

- I don't know. How tall is she, Scott?

- She about four-foot five.

Four-foot-five...

She's wearing a pink parka...

alright. Thank you.

- They want us to wait.

- You wait. I'm going to check the fields.

- Why would she go there?

- Honey, why would she go anywhere?

She's got the rabbit with her, maybe she thinks

they're going to live happily ever somewhere.

- I'll be on the cell.

- Scott.

Do you think she heard us last night?

You don't mean us. You mean me...

Yeah. There's tracks back here.

I think she went into the woods.

Well, we're looking for a little girl.

Discovered missing at 7 AM this morning.

So she doesn't speak at all.

Almost never.

So I don't even know

if she'll answer even if she does hear you.

She's also carrying

a bunny rabbit with her.

- A real rabbit?

- A real rabbit, that's what I understand.

Seek. Seek.

Look sir, I really think you should

let me take a look. Mr. Cooper, please.

We follow very specific procedures.

Just relax.

We know what were doing.

Thanks for catting us. Any luck?

No. Nothing.

- Has anyone told her mother yet?

- Probably not.

Well, don't you think somebody should?

Honestly, I don't think it matters.

She was arrested again yesterday.

Oh no.

Drugs again. Sales this time.

She'll probably draw a sentence,

but as far as Julia's concerned,

it may not make much difference.

What do you mean?

Tamara had a long talk with

her after the arrest.

She's giving up her parental rights.

Julia!

Julia!

Do you want to get down?

Are you hungry?

- Did you get it?

- It's going to be really bad, sir,

we got a weather front moving in and

it's going to be at least minus ten by midnight.

Sunsets at six-fifteen.

- So we got about an hour left, right?

- Right.

The approaching storm front has already

reached the western edge of Kent County,

bringing intense flurries,

and temperatures

that will dip well below zero...

...This has sheriffs deputies in

the Grandville area particularly concerned,

where the search continues

for a young girl.

Search and Rescue teams have

so far been unable to find any trace

of nine-year old Julia Haggan

in a heavily wooded area

south of that community,

and are worried that she might not survive

another night in sub-zero temperatures.

The storm is already causing

school closings...

Julia!

Julia!

Julia!

Look. I, ah, probably don't deserve for you to,

ah, even listen to me anymore.

But, um, just let us find her.

Please.

Everything else, we can do on our own.

Please.

Highway 31 is closed

from Port Shelton Street north...

okay, gather in. Bring it in.

Okay, we're going to be switching

to night search techniques.

That means smaller grids,

and I want situation reports

from every team every five minutes.

I have an idea where she, she might be.

All units, this is Search Command.

Is anyone familiar with

a location known as Crissmans Oak?

Once again,

is anyone familiar with Crissmans Oak?

We have approximate coordinates of

42, 50, 23 North, 85, 23, 44 West...

Julia.

Come on, Julia, wake up, honey.

Oh, honey.

I couldn't climb it.

- It's okay. It's okay, honey, I got you.

- Rumpie...

Rumpie's safe, honey.

And so are you, baby.

So are you. I got you.

I got you, honey.

All right.

- We just heard...

- It's okay. We found her.

She's, she's okay.

Thank God.

Exactly.

- How's Patti doing?

- She's with her. She's fine.

Look, um, Chip,

I've been thinking, about your offer.

If the job's still open...

For you?

Always.

I don't know how long I'll be there, I mean

I'm still going to look for a, for a design job.

But as long as you got me,

I'll give you everything I got.

Of course you will. You always have.

Nope.

He's yours.

She's right, Julia.

Rumpie's your rabbit.

And he always will be.

I think she's going to be okay,

Scott, I really do.

Yes. We'll give it another shot.

- You want some coffee?

- Please.

I spoke to Ms. Williams and

she says we handled it just right.

Apparentiy runaways are quite common.

She says...

- Patti?

- Yeah.

You're going to want to take a look at this.

- What's this?

- Ah, that's a stamp, honey.

- What's this?

- That's a book.

- What's this?

- That's a truck.

- Honey, Bobby...

- What's this?

What's this? What's this?

What's this!

He's very, very curious.

His I.Q. is extremely high.

No! I want my bunny!!

We're going to get your bunny.

That's why we came here.

Julia will be home any minute.

I just wanted to give her

a chance to say good-bye.

Oh, of course.

I still don't understand

exactly how this happened.

Well, to be honest with you,

the rabbit was not doing very well and...

...my husband just thought it

would be happier out in the wild.

Let go!

We simply did not anticipate Bobby's reaction.

I mean, we thought he'd forgotten all about it,

he hardly ever visited the thing except

to give it candy now and then.

So when we saw your notice at the store,

well... we're just happy we're getting it back.

Him.

Rumpie's a he.

And he's domesticated.

He can't survive in the woods.

Rumpie?

What kind of a name is that?

Well, what does Bobby call him?

Oh, well, we never gave it a name.

It was always just the bunny.

Julia.

Julia, this is Mrs. Tramwell and Bobby,

the little boy I was telling you about.

Rumpie... the rabbit belongs to him.

I want my bunny.

- No.

- Julia...

No.

Julia. The rabbit belongs to Bobby.

We have to give it back.

- You didn't take care of him.

- I beg your pardon?

What's the most important thing

to feed a rabbit?

- Mommy...

- Hay. When do rabbit's teeth stop growing?

I'm sorry. What's this all about?

They don't. Ever.

That's why they need hay.

Do you know

what rabbits do with their poop?

Jul, Julia!

They eat it.

- They eat their poop!

- Mommy, Mommy...

This is outrageous.

How much did you pay for the rabbit,

Mrs. Tramwell?

- Excuse me?

- How much did the rabbit cost?

I don't know. Thirty dollars, maybe.

Here's fifty dollars.

You know what, wait.

Here's a hundred.

We're buying him from you.

- But... but it's Bobby's.

- Don't want it! It eats poop!

I wanna go home!

Just take it.

It's Mrs. Ross.

Hey.

Ah, I just come by to see how she's doing.

She's doing fine.

She's, she's doing great.

Good.

Well, ah, you know, ah... the thing is,

ah, I need a helper.

- A helper.

- Yeah, with the animals.

You know, a couple hours a day,

three days a week.

Seeing is how she knows them all, I,

I thought she might be the one.

What do you think?

Well, I guess you should ask her.

Julia. Would you like to work

for Mrs. Ross after school?

How much?

Huh. So now you're talkin'.

How much?

A dollar an hour.

To start.

I'll see you on Monday.

Well, that's that, then.

Mrs. Ross, wouldn't you like to come inside?

Whacko.

Julia, we have something else

we want to ask you.

Come in.

Billy! Come downstairs, please.

I think we should all sit together.

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