The Town Christmas Forgot Page #2

The Mayor was...

Ahh, you mean Jeremiah.

Yes, yes, he is the Mayor.

And my husband.

Oh, he's a good man.

It's just sometimes life

gives you some bad breaks.

But we're going to have

a Christmas pageant.

I've even got all the wives

in town buzzing about it.

We're gonna have

a talent show.

Mary-Lou Kinny's girl,

she plays the accordion,

and the high-school kids have got

together some sort of singing act.

There's even a gal who's

got two trained chickens.

And then, of course,

there's the dancers.

Dancers?

Yeah, that sounds

like a lot of fun.

Well it's not too late to stay over.

You can join in!

Anyone sing

or dance?

No, none of us no. We'll

probably be on our way.

Oh, hello Coleman, I'm just

looking after your guests.

Thank you very much,

Sam.

Great!

Um, how's it going?

Well, I brought

your SUV back

and it's gonna take four

hours or so to fix it.

Can't it be faster?

Four hours?

I might be able to shave off a

minute or two, but that's a pretty

fancy car you have. I've never

worked on one of those before,

but as all the folks around

town say, Coleman knows cars.

Yeah, we heard.

We can find something to do

for four hours. Thank you.

That's the thing. Four hours to fix it,

2 days to get the parts bussed in.

Sorry about that,

folks.

Hey Sam, you got that

corned beef on rye for me?

This is not

what I wanted.

Can I sleep

in the SUV?

There's no other place. It's

the only hotel in town.

Two days?

Dad!

Just...

Put your stuff down.

I don't think there's

a remote.

Well there's an on switch

on the set, so. See?

Okay guys, we don't have a choice.

Okay?

This is

the only place.

And we're here for who

only knows how long.

We're never gonna

get out.

Snow?

Find MTV.

I don't think they

have cable, sweetie.

Please, can we go

somewhere else?

No, no, there's no choice.

This is it. This is it.

So let's just try and make

this as easy as we can, okay?

Just... just, if we keep

our shoes on

and don't use

the bathroom,

we'll have

a good time in here.

Oh yeah, candles burnin

low, lots of mistletoe.

Lots of snow and ice,

everywhere we go.

Choirs singin' carols,

right outside my door.

All these things

and more.

All these things

and more.

It's what Christmas

means to me, my love.

It's what Christmas

means to me, my love.

Oh, yeah

And you know

what I mean.

I see your smilin' face,

like I never seen before.

Even though...

I'll be back as soon

as I can.

Do you really think you

can accomplish anything?

I dunno,

but I'm gonna try.

We're never gonna

get outta here.

Trish, honey,

it's not that bad.

My friends are never

gonna see me again.

I am gonna get us

outta here, promise.

You okay, bud?

Watch this.

Daddy, save us.

Hey look, I made

the picture better.

You're actually

crazy!

We're not related,

we're not related!

Hey, there.

Hey.

Got a fresh cup of joe

for you. Black, right?

Yeah, thank you. You

seen Coleman around?

He's probably over at the

Legion cooking up some grub.

We've got some less

fortunate families in town.

Coleman gathers up some

things, prepares some food,

gets some presents for the kids,

sometimes he even delivers.

What like a soup

kitchen?

I guess you could

call it that.

Oh he's a good man,

that Coleman.

He's like that walking

spirit of Christmas.

Well let's hope it rubs

off on the rest of us.

Some of the boys have

been having a hard time

since the mine

went south.

That's why it seems like the perfect

time for a Christmas pageant.

You are a one woman

chamber of commerce.

Ah, the pageant used to be the

biggest celebration in town.

Everyone came out,

even the grouches.

We had a parade

out there.

Once, we even had

a movie star.

Well, not a really big star,

she did some parts

in some TV shows, came

from Louistown, but...

So you really think

a pageant's gonna help?

Well maybe nothing's gonna

really turn this town around,

but for this one time,

maybe it'd be nice to

see some magic again.

See some people smile.

Well you, uh, got

your work cut our for ya.

Thank you for the coffee.

Where's the Legion?

Uh, four doors over

and across the street.

Can you, give Coleman

these cookies for me?

Sure. Hold on a sec.

Can I uh, can I steal one?

Just one.

Thank you.

Just one, yep!

Trish.

Mom!

Listen, I have to

go find a phone.

Can I trust you to

watch your brother?

Like, not really.

Nice try.

I'm gonna be back

as soon as I can.

What if something

happens?

Oh, please.

I have a feeling

nothing has happened here

in a very long time.

Nolan, you listen to

your sister.

Oh, mom!

She's the boss.

Now look, I'm gonna get you guys

outta here as soon as I can

and your dad's gonna

work something out.

And then we'll be on our way.

Okay?

Be good.

Dashing through

the snow...

Hello?

In a one horse

open sleigh

fields

we go Coleman?

Hey, Coleman!

Hello! Hello.

One second there. Let

me turn the radio down.

How goes it,

Mr. Benson?

Call me Charles.

Yes, Mr. Benson.

Special delivery.

Oh, great.

Look, I was wondering.

Maybe there's a, a way to

get the parts for

my SUV a little faster?

I don't think so, Sir,

most the delivery

of parts are on hold

'til the new year,

but they're doing me

an exception.

Right.

First, I gotsta

finish this.

Oh yeah, Sam told me you're cooking

for some disadvantaged people?

I don't care to call

people disadvantaged,

just a little down

on their luck is all.

And we all can use

a little luck can't we?

I didn't mean to

sound cold...

It's really admirable.

Can I help?

Ah, I guess Nowhere isn't the

most exciting place, is it?

Well, it...

Come on, I got some

taters for you to peel.

Here they are.

Just for you.

Okay, there you go.

Excellent.

And I'll take these

over there.

Dashing through the snow,

in a one horse open sleigh

Over the fields we go,

laughing all the way

Ha, ha, ha!

Bells on cobb tails

ring

Bells on bob tails,

on bob tails

I'm getting out.

Mom said you have to

stay here.

What are you doing?

What does it look like?

I'm reading a phone book.

Why?

You can find

all kinds of things.

They have

a toy store here.

Duh, did you not see

anything out there?

The town is empty. There's no toy store.

There's nothing.

Mom said...

If I stay in this cell any

longer, I'm going to scream.

You can't just leave

me here, I'm a minor.

Grab your coat.

No.

Stop it!

Just over

in the corner.

Oh hey,

come on in.

How are you

holding up?

I can't seem to

find a phone anywhere.

I told you,

there isn't one.

At least until they

get the line fixed.

Come on,

take a load off.

Everyone,

this is Annie.

She's a visiting

for a day or two.

Annie, this is everyone. Brittany and

Brad, two of our star performers.

Mmhmm. And two more of

our star performers.

Hi.

You'll be fine.

I wanna go look

for the toy store.

You gotta stay

with me.

You could've stayed in the room.

I make the rules.

That's not fair.

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