[CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY NCI'S CORPORATE PARTNERS] CINDY: LOOK, THE DOCTOR'S WATCHING HIM NOW, OK? HE'S ONTO US. MARLEY: YOU DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER CHOICE, ALL RIGHT? YOU HAVE TO SETE HIM AGAIN. CINDY: WE CANNOT RISK IT, MARLEY. IT COULD KILL HIM. MARLEY: LOOK, I HAVE AN IDEA, OK? I DO, BUT I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S GOING TO WORK. I'LL GET OVER THERE AS QUICK AS I CAN. CINDY: OH, GOOD. GREAT. OK. AND IN THE MEANTIME? MARLEY: I DON'T KNOW. TALK TO HIM. TELL HIM HE'S MAKING A BIG MISTAKE. JUST KEEP HIM AWAY FROM JOE. CINDY: YEAH, RIGHT, SURE. OK. YEAH. MM-HMM. GRANT: CYNTHIA. CINDY: YEAH, I WAS DOWN AT THE CAFETERIA GETTING SOME BREAKFAST. GRANT: WHAT DID JOE SAY? CINDY: JOE? GRANT: CARLINO. WHEN YOU TOLD HIM. WHEN YOU TOLD HIM VICTORIA WASN'T RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SHOOTING. CINDY: WELL, HE'S ALREADY AWARE OF THAT, DARLING. HE IS, SO DON'T WORRY ABOUT . JUST CONCENTRATE ON GETTING BETTER. GRANT: YOU SURE? CINDY: MM-HMM. GRANT: YOU TALKED TO HIM YOURSELF? CINDY: MM-HMM. I TALK TO JOE ALL THE TIME. WE'RE LIKE THAT. HE'S THE TALL ONE. GRANT: DID YOU WARN HIM ABOUT MARLEY, HOW SHE POSES A THREAT TO VICTORIA? CINDY: YES. UH-HUH. YEAH. THAT, TOO. GRANT: WHAT'S HE GOING TO DO ABOUT IT? CINDY: SWEETIE, JOE'S A COP. HE'S TAKING CARE OF THINGS ON HIS END, ALL RIGHT? HE'S DOING, DON'T KNOW, COP THINGS. GRANT: YOU KNOW WHAT? I MAY BE IN BAD SHAPE, BUT I KNOW A DODGE WHEN I HEAR ONE. YOU'RE LYING TO ME. REMY: OK. YOU'RE GETTING PARANOID, TITO. I AM NOT TRYING TO GET AWAY WITH ANYTHING. TITO: PEACHES, THIS IS ME, THE GUY THAT TAUGHT YOU EVERY SCAM IN THE BOOK. DON'T THINK YOU CAN TRY TO USE THEM ON ME. REMY: ALL RIGHT, I TOLD YOU I PROMISED PAULINA -- TITO YEAH, YEAH, YOU PROMISED MA CARLINO THAT YOU'D OPEN THE RESTAURANT FOR HER PROMISING LITTLE RESTAURANTEUR. YOU KNOW, IF YOU KEEP IT UP, REMY, YOU COULD MAKE IT TO HOSTESS. REMY: OH, SAID THE GUY THAT NEVER WORKED AN HONEST DAY IN HIS LIFE. TITO: OH, RIGHT, AND WHAT YOU'RE DOING IS SO ON THE UP-AND-UP. YOU'RE CONNING HER. AND YOU'RE CONNING ME. REMY: OH. TITO: YOU'RE MAKING ME LOSE FAITH IN MY FELLOW MAN. REMY: OK, YOUR IMAGINATION IS RUNNING AWAY WITH YOU. YOU'VE GOT WAY TOO MUCH TIME ON YOUR HANDS. TITO: OH, YOU KNOW WHAT? IT'S FUNNY TT YOU ACTUALLY MENTION THAT BECAUSE I WAS JUST AT THE LIBRARY, AS A MATTER FACT. REMY: I'M ALMOST AFRAID TO ASK WHY. TITO: A LITTLE RESEARCH PROJECT. YOU SEE, EVER SINCE I STEPPED INTO THIS PATHETIC EXCUSE FOR A TOWN, IT'S BOTHERED ME WATCHING YOU FOLLOW THAT MOTHER HEN AROUND. AND THEN I GOT IT. REMY: GOT WHAT? SHE'S MY FRIEND. SHE'S BEEN REALLY GOOD TO ME. TITO: YEAH. YEAH. YOU'VE SCORED YOURSELF A NICE LITTLE SETUP HERE. I AM IMPRESSED. REMY: OK, YOU -- YOU'VE GOT -- I'M LOST HERE. TO: YOU'VE GOT A SWEET LITTLE DEAL HERE, PEACHES. REMY: WHAT DEAL? TITO: MA CARLINO. REMY: OK, DON'T CALL HER THAT TITO: MA CARLINO IS FILTHY RICH. REMY: YEAH, SHE'S LOADED. TITO: MICROFICHE, BABY. LEARN A NEW WORD EVERY DAY, HUH? SHE MAY HAVE MARRIED A COP, BUT SHE'S A CORY THROUGH AND THROUGH. LOOK -- THIS WEDDING ANNOUNCEMENT. "DAUGHTER OF LATE MACKENZIE CORY." REMY: YEAH? WHAT? FROM WHAT I HEAR THE CORYS ARE FLAT BROKE TITO: NOT THIS ONE. IT SEEMS YOUR PAL HERE PUT HERS IN TRUST, PROBABLY TO KEEP IT AWAY FROM HER EX-HUSBAND'S FILTHY MITTS. BUT LOOKY HERE. LOOKY HERE. PROVISION -- ALL THE INTEREST GOES TO A SMALL KIDS COMMUNITY CENTER." BUT ALL THAT PRINCIPAL -- ALL THAT PRINCIPAL IS JUST SITTING THERE. I'M SURE I'M NOT TELLING YOU ANYTHING YOU DIDN'T ALREADY KNOW, AM I, PEACHES? REMY: NO. OK, FINE. SO WHAT? SHE'S RICH. PAULINA WAS NEVER MY MARK. TITO: SHE IS NOW, BABY. SHE'S OUR MARK. JOE: YOU SURE THIS IS VICKY'S HANDWRITING? JAKE: I THINK IS. JOE: OBVIOUSLY MARLEY DIDN'T SEE WHO DROPPED IT OFF. JAKE: NO, MARLEY JUST GOT A HOLD OF IT LAST NIGHT. JOE: LAST NIGHT JAKE: MM-HMM. JOE: WHY THE HELL DIDN'T YOU BRING IT TO ME SOONER? JAKE: WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? I WASN'T EVEN SURE IF I WAS GOING TO GIVE IT TO YOU. IT'S NOT EVEN BECAUSE OF THE DAMN CONFESSION. IT'S JUST ALL HOGWASH, MAN. I MEAN, THE MORE I KEEP GOING OVER AND OVER, SOMEONE -- SOMEONE IS SETTING VICKY UP, JOE. JOE: JAKE, JAKE -- JAKE: NO, JOE, YOU HOLD ON FOR A SECOND. I MEAN, LISTEN TO IT. IT'S ALL PRETTY CONVENIENT, ISN'T IT? THERE'S FIERPRINTS ON THE GUN. THERE'S A BLOODY THUMBPRINT IN THE CAR. SOMEBODY MADE VICKY -- SOBODY MADE VICKY WRITE THAT, AND THE THING I'M AFRAID OF IS WHAT ELSE THEY'RE -- JOE: OK, OK, LISTEN. LISTEN TO ME. WHAT MAKES YOU THINK IT IS COERCED? IS THERE SOME KIND OF CODE HERE? DID YOU NOTICE ANYTHING? JAKE: NO, IT'S NOT LIKE THAT, JOE. IT'S JUST A FEELING I GOT. I KNOW THAT VICKY DID NOT SHOOT GRANT. JOE: SO, WHAT DO YOU WANT FROM ME? JAKE: I WANT YOU TO LOOK AT IT. THERE'S ANOTHER SAMPLE OF VICKY'S WRITING IN THERE, AND I WANT YOU TO HAVE YOUR EXPERTS LOOK AT IT AND PROVE TO ME THAT THIS IS, IN FACT, VICKY'S HANDWRITING. JOE: YOU WANT THIS CONFESSION TOE IN VICKY'S HANDWRITING? JAKE: DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHAT IT'S LIKE TO GO HOME AND COVER AND PRETEND LIKE EVERYTHING'S ALL RIGHT FOR THOSE TWO BOYS, TELL THEM THEIR MOM'S GOING TO BE FINE AND THEY JUST GOT TO -- THEY CAN'T LET GO OF THEIR HOPE? AT LEAST, JOE, IF YOU PROVE THAT THAT'S VICKY'S HANDWRITING, THAT'S A CHANCE, RIGHT? THAT'S A CHANCE AT SHE'S STILL ALIVE. GRANT: THE POLICE STILL DON'T KNOW VICTORIA DIDN'T SHOOT ME, RIGHT? CINDY: WHY WOULD I LIE? GRANT: I DON'T KNOW WHY YOU'D DO ANYTHING. YOU'RE NOT CAPABLE OF A SINGLE HUMAN EMOTION. CINDY: I'M CAPABLE OF LOVING YOU. GRANT: OH, YEAH. CINDY: AND YOU LOVE ME. WE'RE TWO OF A KIND. YOU AND I -- WE'VE PUT UP EMOTIONAL ONE-WAY GLASS A LONG TIME AGO, YOU KNOW, SO THAT WE CAN SEE OUT AND NOBODY ELSE CAN SEE IN. THAT'S WHAT PEOPLE LIKE US DO WHO'VE BEEN HURT SO BADLY, ISN'T IT? BUT, GRANT, WE CAN SEE INTO EACH OTHER'S SOUL, AND NOBODY ELSE CAN. GRANT: I DON'T WANT TO SEE INTO YOUR SOUL. IT'S SCARY THERE. CINDY: I SAVED YOUR LIFE. GRANT: OH, STOP RIGHT HERE. I'VE HEARD THIS BEFORE. YOU'VE BEEN HERE DAY AND NIGHT, RIGHT? CINDY: YES. GRANT: HOLDING MY HANDS -- CINDY: YES. GRANT: AND PPING MY BROW. CIY: YES. GRANT: AND WHY? YOU TELL ME WHY. CINDY: BECAUSE WHEN I SAW YOU LYING ON THE FLOOR BLEEDING, I KNEW THAT I COULD WALK AWAY AND LET YOU DIE FINALLY. AND I REALIZED I LOVE YOU, GRANT. I ALWAYS WILL. GRANT: WHICH IS WHY YOU PLAYED THAT INCRIMINATION TAPE AT THE LUMINA BALL, RIGHT? CINDY: GRANT, WE CAN PUT THE PAST BEHIND US. WHEN THEY RELEASE YOU, I WANT TO TAKE YOU HOME, NURSE YOU BACK TO HEALTH. GRANT: YOU DON'T HAVE A HOME, CYNTHIA. CINDY: OK, GRANT. COME ON, IT'S CHRISTMAS. LET'S SPEND IT TOGETHER, HUH? KIRKLAND CAN COME OVER ON CHRISTMAS DAY. GRANT: YEAH, I'M SURE KIRKLAND WILL HAVE VISIONS OF SUGARPLUMS FROM A STEPMOM WHO TERRORIZED HIM. CINDY: WE COULD START OVER. GRANT: YOU KNOW, THE ONLY THING I'M GOING TO DO WHEN I START OVER IS PERHAPS START OVER WITH A PRISON SENTENCE. CINDY: WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? GRANT: THAT TAPE YOU LOST -- MARLEY HAS IT NOW. AND SHE'S THREATENING TO TURN IT OVER TO CARLINO IF I DON'T TELL HIM VICTORIA DIDN'T SHOOT ME. CINDY: BUT WHY WOULD YOU WANT ME TO TALK TO JOE? DON'T YOU CARE? IT WOULD NOT JUST RUIN YOUR LIFE IT WOULD DESTROY MINE BECAUSE, GRANT, I DON'T HAVE A LIFE WITHOUT YOU. MARLEY: CINDY'S RIGHT. CINDY: OK, I DON'T WANT YOU HERE BOTHERING MY HUSBAND. PLEASE GO. MARLEY: ALL RIGHT, I WILL. CAN I TALK TO YOU FOR A MINUTE IN THE HALL FIRST? CINDY: I'LL GET RID OF HER, SWEETHEART. GRANT: YOU WATCH OUT FOR HER. MARLEY: I DON'T THINK HE LIKES ME. CINDY: NOTHING I TRY IS WORKING. HE IS -- HE IS DETERMINED TO BLAB ABOUT VICTORIA BECAUSE HE'S SO WORRIED THAT SOMETHING WILL HAPPEN TO HIS PRECIOUS -- MARLEY: HONEY, HONEY, LISTEN. SHH, SHH, LISTEN -- YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO SEDATE HIM AGAIN. CINDY: OH, NO. NO, NO, NO. I MEAN, THE DOCTOR'S CATCHING ON. MARLEY: WELL, IT'S BETTER THAN JOE CARLINO CATCHING ON, ISN'T IT? OK, LISTEN. LISTEN. LEME GO IN AND TALK TO HIM RST. I'LL KEEP HIM DISTRACTED, AND THEN YOU COME WITH YOUR HYPO. CINDY: BUT REMY: YOU LEAVE PAULINA ALONE. JUST LAY OFF, TITO. THESE ARE MY FENDS YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT. TITO: OOH, I'M SO SCARED. REMY: NO, I ME IT. I CARE ABOUT THOSE PEOPLE. TITO: AND WHAT ABOUT ME, PEACHES? YOU USED TO THINK I WAS OK, TOO. REMEMBER -- REMEMBER HOW I PUT ON CHRISTMAS FOR YOU LAST YEAR WHEN WWERE IN THAT OLD, ABANDONED GARAGE AFTER WWE BAGGED THE GROUP HOME? REMY: YEAH, I REMEMBER. THERE WAS NO HOT, NO HOT WATER. SOME DOPE FORGOT TO TURN OFF THE ELECTRICITY. THAT WAS ABOUT THE ONLY CHRISTMAS PRESENT WE GOT. TITO: HEY, I GOT US A TREE, GOT US SOME CHRISTMAS LIGHTS AND A FEW PRESENTS. REMY: WELL, I ALWAYS SUSPECTED THE PRESENTS WERE STOLEN OUT FROM UNDER SOMEONE ELSE'S TREE. TITO: I AM NO GRINCH. REMY: OH, A SET OF SOCKET WRENCHES, TITO? TITO: IT'S THE THOUGHT THAT COUNTS, RIGHT? REMY: YEAH. DO YOU REMEMBER THE STAR FOR THE TREE? IT WAS THE ONE THING YOU FORGOT, SO YOU RAN OVER TO ST. THERESA'S AND YOU RIPPED ONE OFF THE TREE IN THEACRISTY AN HOUR BEFORE MIDNIGHT MASS. TITO: AND THEN YOU DRAGGED ME OVER THERE TO MAKE AN ACT OF PENANCE AND TOLD ME TO MAKE A GOOD ACT OF CONTRITION. REMY: OH, GOD, I WAS WASTING MY TIME. TITO: I JUST -- I REMEMBER HOW YOU CRIED. THE PRIEST'S WHOLE SERMON WAS ABOUT THE THEFT OF THE STAR FROM THE PARISH CHRISTMAS TREE. REMY: NO, I DID NOT CRY. TITO: YOU DID, TOO, UNTIL WE GOT HOME. REMY: AND THERE WAS OUR STAR, LIGHTING UP THAT SKANKY OLD GARAGE. AND IT WAS BEAUTIFUL. TITO: YEAH, AND THEN WE TOOK IT BACK THE NEXT MORNING. REMEMBER? REMY: UH-HUH. TITO: I BET THAT PRIEST -- I BET HE FELT LIKE A MIRACLE MAN. REMY: AH. WHAT A CHRISTMAS. TITO: IT WAS KIND OF COOL, THOUGH, BEING ON OUR OWN. YOU USED TO SAY THAT YOU LOVED ME LIKE THE BROTHER YOU NEVER HAD. AND NOW FEEL LIKE YOU WANT ME TO DISAPPEAR. REMY: TO, THAT'S NOT TRUE. TITO: I MEAN, MAYBE I SHOULD. MAYBE IT'D MAKE YOUR LIFE EASIER IF YOU WERE TO NEVER HEAR OR SEE ME AGAIN. REMY: WAIT, TITO. DON'T GO. DONNA: WHAT'S WRONG, MY LOVE? KIRKLAND: NOTHING TO DO. WHERE'S AUNT MARLEY? I THOUGHT WE WERE HAVING SCHOOL AT HOME TODAY. DONNA: WELL, SHE WENT TO SCHOOL TO TALK TO YOUR TEACHERS, AND SHE'LL BE BACK VERY SOON. WOULD YOU RATHER BE IN SCHOOL WITH YOUR FRIENDS? KIRKLAND: NO I WANT TO BE HERE WHEN MOM CALLS. DONNA: I KNOW THAT, DARLING BUT IT'S WONDERFUL THAT MARLEY IS HERE TO HELP YOU WITH YOUR SCHOOLWORK. DON'T YOU THINK SO? KIRKLAND: YEAH, AUNT MARLEY'S OK IT JUST -- DONNA: IT'S JUST WHAT? KIRKLA: SOMETIMES IT'S LIKE SHE TRIES TOO HARD, LIKE WE DIDN'T LIKE HER, BUT WE DO, YOU KNOW? DOA: OH. YOU KNOW THAT YOU'RE THE MOST INSIGHTFUL LITTLE BOY I HAVE EVER KNOWN IN MY LIFE? KIRKLAND: WHAT DOES "INSIGHTFUL" MEAN? DONNA: IT MEANS -- IT MEANS WHEN YOU CAN SEE INSIDE SOMEBODY ELSE. KIRKLAND: I CAN? DONNA: YES, YOU CAN. HEY, WHY DON'T WE STRING SOME POPCORN. KIRKLAND: WHY? DONNA: BECAUSE YOU LOVE TO STRING POPCORN. REMEMBER LAST CHRISTMAS HOW MUCH YOU LOVED IT? KIRKLAND: THAT'S BECAUSE MOM WAS HERE. I DON'T CARE IF WE HAVE CHRISTMAS AT ALL THIS YEAR. JOE: I'LL GET BACK TO YOU AS SOON AS I KNOW ANYTHING, OK? JAKE: THANK YOU. JOE: JAKE, LISTEN -- WHAT -- WHAT ARE YOU AND THE BOYS DOING FOR CHRISTMAS? JAKE: SPENDING IT WITH VICKY. I MEAN, SHE'S GOT TO BE BACK BY THEN, RIGHT? I DON'T KNOW. MAYBE I'LL GO DOWN AND WAKE HER UP AT ABOUT 6:00 EVEN THOUGH SHE'S BEEN UP WRAPPING PRESENTS SINCE 5:00, TAKE ABOUT A THOUSAND PICTURES OF THE BOYS. PLACE AN ORDER FOR THE PIZZA ABOUT AN HOUR BEFORE THE CREMATED BIRD COMES OUT OF THE OVEN. JAKE: I REALLY HOPE YOU GET YOUR WISH. BUT LISTEN, IF NOT, YOU KNOW, YOU AND YOUR FAMILY ARE ALWAYS WELCOME WITH US. JAKE: THANK YOU. JOE: I KNOW WHAT IT LIKE TO HAVE A LOUSY CHRISTMAS. YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES YOU JUST HAVE TO SUCK IT UP FOR THE KIDS' SAKE, YOU KNOW? JAKE: I THINK THE BOYS WOULD JUST SEE RIGHT THROUGH THAT, JOE. JOE: YOU DON'T KNOW THAT FOR SURE. JAKE: I KNOW MY FAMILY PTTY WELL. BUT THANK YOU. JOE: IF I NEED TO GET IN TOUCH WITH YOU, WHERE ARE YOU GOING TO BE? JAKE: IT'S CHRISTMAS. WHERE DO YOU THINK I'M GOING TO BE? I'M GOING TO GO GET A CHRISTMAS TREE. GRANT: WHAT DO YOU WANT FROM ME? I DON'T MAKE IT A POINT TO HOBNOB WITH PSYCHOTICS. MARLEY: WELL, I DON'T USUALLY SPEAK TO MURDERERS. I JUST THOUGHT YOU MIGHT LIKE TO KNOW VICTORIA IS BEING WELL TAKEN CARE OF. GRANT: HOW DO YOU KNOW THAT? MARLEY: YOU'RE NOT LISTENING TO ME. VICTORIA'S BEING WELL TAKEN CARE OF, BUT SHE MIGHT NOT BE IF YOU DECIDE TO TELL THE TRUTH, AND YOU MIGHT NOT FARE TOO WELL, EITHER. GRANT: WHAT HAVE YOU DONE WITH HER? GOD. MARLEY: I THINK YOU REALLY OUGHT TO WORRY ABOUT THE TAPE AND WHAT IT MIGHT DO TO YOU. GRANT: AND WHERE IS THAT TAPE NOW, HUH? MARLEY IT'S RIGHT HERE. GRANT: GIVE THAT TO ME. MARLEY: NO. SO NEAR AND YET SO FAR, HMM. SO, DO YOU THINK YOU AND I ARE ON THE SAME PAGE NOW ABOUT YOU COMING CLEAN WITH VICTORIA? GRANT: MY GOD, MARLEY. HOW COULD YOU DO THIS TO YOUR SISTER? MARLEY: WELL, I DON'T THINK THAT SHOULD BE VERY HARD FOR YOU TO UNDERSTAND, GRANT. AFTER ALL, YOU KILLED YOUR OWN BROTHER. JUST THINK -- ONE LITTLE TAPE AND ALL OF YOUR TROUBLES WOULD BE OVER. GRANT: IT'LL ONLY BE THE BEGINNING FOR YOU. OH! GOD. YOU TRAITOROUS -- YOU TRA-- TRA-- JAKE: HEY, DONNA, WHERE'S STEVEN AND KIRK? DONNA: OH, WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN? JAKE: I GOT A TREE. DONNA: YOU'RE GOING TO GO FOR CHRISTMAS, HUH? JAKE: YEAH, I HAD TO GIVE IT A SHOT. DONNA: THAT'S WONDERFUL. ANYTHING CAN CHEER THEM UP, MAYBE THIS CAN. JAKE: HEY, BOYS, COME ON DOWN. I NEED YOUR HELP. I GOT THE BIGGEST TREE ON THE LOT. DONNA: BOYS, COME ON DOWNSTAIRS AND HELP JAKE WITH THE TREE. WE'RE GOING TO GET EGGNOG OUT AND WE'LL HAVE THE ORNAMENTS AND PUT THEM ON THE TREE. JAKE: NOW, WHAT TOOK YOU GUYS SO LONG? YOU TRYING TO GIVE ME A HERNIA? COME ON. STEVEN, GRAB THE TREE STAND. KIRKLAND, GET THE FRONT. LET'S GO. SHUT THE DOOR, MEN. SHUT THE DOOR. KIRKLAND: I'LL GET THIS PART. JAKE: THERE YOU GO. YOU GOT IT. DONNA: I NEED TO DO SOMETHING. I'VE GOT TO DO SOMETHING. JAKE: WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? YOU GOT THE MOST IMPORTANT JOB. WHEN WE STAND THIS SUCKER UP, YOU GOT TO TELL US WHETHER IT'S STRAIGHT OR NOT. DONNA: LOOK AT THE TREE. OH! KIRKLAND: JAKE, HOW COME WE'RE HAVING CHRISTMAS WHEN MOM'S NOT HERE? GRANT: OH, NO. OH, NO. YOU DID IT THIS TIME, DIDN'T YOU, CYNTHIA. THAT WAS A LETHAL DOSE YOU INJECTED ME WITH, WASN'T IT? AND YOU AR YOU ARE? I SEE. WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU'RE GOING TO DO WITH ME? I'M NOT GOING ON ANY JOURNEY WITH YOU. WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? [DREAM] KIRKLAND: JAKE? JAKE? JAKE: YEAH, KIRKLAND. I'M DOWN HERE, BUDDY. GRANT: KIRKLAND. KIRKLAND, IT'S DADDY. KIRKLAND: HEY, JAKE, DID YOU GET A CHANCE TO READ MY OP-ED PIECE FOR THE "HERALD" YET? JAKE: READ IT? I PRINTED IT ALREADY. KIRKLAND: BUT I WANTED TO GIVE IT ANOTHER READ -- I MEAN, RECHECK MY FACTS, TIGHTEN IT A BIT. JAKE: IT WAS THE MOST INSIGHTFUL, CONTROVERSIAL PIECE ON THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM THE "HERALD" HAS EVER DONE. KIRKLAND: THANKS, JAKE. I JUST WANT TO BE A NEWSPAPERMAN JUST LIKE YOU. JA: YOU'RE WELL ON YOUR WAY. LOOK, THAT HAD TO TAKE A LOT OF GUTS TO WRITE ABOUT GRANT LIKE THAT AND SAYING THAT YOU THOUGHT IT WAS RIGHT FOR HIM TO GO TO PRISON. KIRKLAND: THANKS, JAKE JAKE: DID YOU SEND HIM A CHRISTMAS CARD? KIRKLAND: I DECIDED NOT TO. NOW THAT I KNOW HE SET JOE AND PAULINA'S HOUSE ON FIRE AND TRIED TO BREAK UP YOU AND MOM -- JAKE: YEAH. KIRKLAND: I DON'T EVER WAN TO SEE HIM AGAIN. PAULINA: HELLO KIRKLAND. JAKE: HI, PAULINA. PAULINA: JAKE. KIRKLAND: HELLO. PAULINA: SWEETHEART. COOKIE? KIRKLAND: THANKS, AUNT PAULINA. PAULINA: OH, YOU ARE SUCH A GOOD KID. GRANT DOESN'T DESERVE TO HAVE A SON LIKE YOU. KIRKLAND: WELL I HARDLY EVER THINK ABOUT HIM ANYMORE NOW THAT HE'S IN PRISON. JAKE DECIDED TO ADOPT ME. GRANT: JAKE ADOPTED MY SON? JAKE: OH, SPEAKING OF THAT, THERE'S SOMETHING THAT HAVE FOR YOU. KIRKLAND: IT'S MY CERTIFICATE OF ADOPTION. YOU MEAN IT'S REALLY, REALLY OFFICIAL? JAKE: YEAH, WELL, YOU KNOW I'VE ALWAYS LOVED YOU LIKE A SON. NOW IT'S LEGAL. PAULINA: JAKE'S YOUR LEGAL FATHER NOW. JAKE: AS A MATTER OF FACT, THE BYLINE ON THE PIECE THAT WE WERE JUST TALKING ABOUT IS GOING TO READ "BY KIRKLAND McKINNON." KIRKLAND: BOY, DO I LIKE THE SOUND OF THAT. PAULINA: IT MUST HAVE BEEN SO HARD GROWING UP IN THIS TOWN AS A HARRISON, NOW THAT EVERYONE KNOWS WHAT GRANT DID. RKLAND: I DON'T EVER WANT TO HEAR HIS NAME EVER AGAIN. PAULINA and JAKE: FINE BY ME. KIRKLAND: DAD? JAKE and GRANT YES, SON? KIRKLAND: I LOVE YOU, DAD. JAKE and GRANT: I LOVE YOU, TOO, SON. GRANT: PLEASE. PLEASE, I NEED TO KNOW -- ARE THESE THE SHADOWS OF THE THINGS THAT WILL BE OR THE SHADOWS OF THE THINGS THAT MAY BE? OH, NO. OH, NO. PLEASE, SOMEBODY HELP ME. HELP ME, PLEASE, SOMEBODY -- PLEASE HELP ME. PLEASE. PLEASE - CINDY: SHH. DARLING, IT'S ALL RIGHT. I'M RIGHT HERE. I'LL HELP YOU. DONNA: YOU KNOW, BOYS, SOMETIMES CHRISTMAS IS JUST FUN AND WONDERFUL AND SILLY, AND OTHER YEARS IT'S A LITTLE MORE DIFFICULT. BUT WE ALWAYS HAVE TO HAVE CHRISTMAS, AND WE CAN ALWAYS HOPE THAT NEXT YEAR IS GOING TO BE BETTER. JAKE: YOU KNOW, YOUR MOM LOVED CHRISTMAS. SHE LOVES IT. SHE JUST LOVES IT ALMOST AS MUCH AS SHE LOVES YOU GUYS. REMEMBER HER TRYING TO MAKE THOSE COOKIES? STEVEN: YEAH. WE SAVED SOME FROM LAST YEAR TO USE AS ORNAMENTS FOR THE TREE. JAKE: WELL, EVEN THOUGH SHE'S NOT HERE, I THINK WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO MAKE THIS THE MERRIEST CHRISTMAS WE CAN. IT'LL NOT ONLY MAKE US FEEL BETTER, BUT IN SOME WAY IT'LL PROBABLY CONNECT US TO YOUR MOM. BECAUSE I KNOW WHEREVER YOUR MOM IS RIGHT NOW THAT SHE'S THINKING ABOUT CHRISTMAS AND YOU GUYS AND THE ALL THE WONDERFUL CHRISTMASES THAT WE'VE HAD TOGETHER. STEVEN: LET'S GET THIS SUCKER UP, THEN. DONNA: ALL RIGHT. JAKE: ALL RIGHT. WANT TO DO IT BARE-HANDED? LET'S GO. STEVEN: SURE. DONNA: OH! REMY: I'M NOT GOING TO LET YOU DO THIS, TITO. YOU ARE NOT GOING TO GUILT ME INTO SCAMMING MY FRIENDS. TITO: YOU KNOW, I'M REALLY GETTING TIRED OF HEARING ABOUT THESE FRIENDS. REMY: AND I GOT TIRED OF IT BEING YOU AND ME AGAINST THE WORLD. I DON'T WANT TO BE AN OUTSIDER ANYMORE. TITO: HEY, HEY, I GOT YOU OUT OF FOSTER CARE. I GOT YOU OUT ON YOUR OWN. REMY: YEAH, BUT WE'RE NOT KIDS ANYMORE. YOU KNOW, IF WE'RE NOT HAPPY, WE HAVE THE POWER TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. TITO: WHAT? I THOUGHT THAT'S WHAT WE WERE DOING. REMY: I DON'T -- I DON'T WANT TO SCAM NICK OR PAULINA, AND THAT DOESN'T MEAN THAT I DON'T CARE ABOUT YOU. TITO, HAVEN'T YOU EVER THOUGHT ABOUT GETTING A REAL JOB? TITO: YEAH. OH, YEAH. YEAH, MAYBE I'LL JOIN THE ROTARY CLUB, TOO. REMY: I'M SERIOUS. YOU'RE SO SMART. YOU COULD DO ANYTHING YOU PUT YOUR MIND TO. TITO: IT'D NEVER WORK. I'M NOT A WORKER. I'M NOT A WORKER BEE. NEITHER ARE YOU. THAT'S WHY THIS WHOLE GIG YOU'VE GOT IS NEVER GOING TO PAN OUT. THAT'S WHY I'M TRYING TO HELP YOU GET SOMETHING OUT OF IT. REMY: THANK YOU, BUT I DON'T NEED YOUR KIND OF HELP. SEE, TITO, NOT EVERYONE IS OUT TO DO US DIRT. NOT EVERYONE IS A BAD GUY ANYMORE. AND NO ONE DESERVES TO BE SCAMMED. BECAUSE IN THE END, YOU ARE JUST SCAMMING YOURSELF. TITO: WHEN DID YOU PUT OUT THE SHINGLE? REMY: I HAVEN'T. I'VE JUST MET PEOPLE THAT I CARE ABOUT, AND I'VE REALIZED THAT I CAN HAVE THE KIND OF LIFE THAT I NEVER THOUGHT I COULD. TITO: OH, RIGHT, WITH MA AND PA CARLINO, THAT DOOFUS NICK. REMY: YOU ARE WAY TOO HARD ON PEOPLE, TITO. GIVE THEM A CHANCE, AND THEY MIGHT SURPRISE YOU. YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES THEY ACTUALLY WANT TO LISTEN TO WHAT YOU HAVE TO SAY, AND THAT IS THE SIGN OF A TRUE FRIEND. SO STOP PRESSURING ME INTO DOING SOMETHING THAT I DON'T WANT TO DO. TITO: I AM NOT -- I AM NOT PRESSURING YOU. I AM TRYING TO HELP YOU. REMY: BUT I DON'T NEED YOUR KIND OF HELP. AND IF YOU HAD BEEN LISTENING TO A SINGLE WORD THAT I JUST SAID, YOU'D KNOW THAT. SO MAYBE YOU SHOULD -- MAYBE YOU SHOULD GO. TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF, TITO, AND DO YOURSELF A FAVOR, HUH? BE HAPPY. GOD KNOWS YOU AND I BOTH DESERVE IT. TITO: NOBODY SAYS GOOD-BYE TO ME. NOBODY. GRANT: GET YOUR HANDS OFF ME. YOU DRUGGED ME. CINDY: I HAD TO -- GRANT -- I HAD TO. YOU WERE UPSET. I WAS AFRAID YOU WERE GOING TO HURT YOURSELF. GRANT: MARLEY, MARLEY -- CINDY: NO, NO, NO, NO. YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT MARLEY ANYMORE. SHE'S NOT GOING TO DO ANYTHING WITH THE TAPE -- FOR NOW. I MADE A DEAL WITH HER. I SA THAT YOU WOULDN'T TELL JOE CARLINO THAT VICKY DIDN'T SHOOT YOU. GRANT: WHY WOULDN'T MARLEY WANT JOE TO KNOW THAT? CINDY: I DON'T KNOW WHAT MAKES MARLEY TICK. I JUST KNOW THAT I DON'T WANT HER COMING BACK HERE AND BOTHERING YOU AGAIN. AND, GRANT, YOU MAY BE WRONG ABOUT VICKY. I MEAN, YOU SHOULD SEE THE EVIDENCE THAT'S PILED UP. GRANT: EVIDENCE? EVIDENCE? WHAT EVIDENCE? CINDY: YEAH, HER PRINTS ARE ON THE GUN THAT SHOT YOU, AND YOUR BLOOD WAS IN HER CAR, AND THERE'S A WRITTEN STATEMENT. GRANT, GRANT -- VICKY SHOT YOU. AND IF YOU TRY TO SAY OTHERWISE, MARLEY WILL MAKE GOOD ON HER THREAT TO USE THE TAPE AND YOU WILL GO TO JAIL. DON'T YOU SEE, GRANT? THAT WON'T HELP VICKY. IT WILL ONLY HURT YOU. JAKE: GREAT. DONNA: PERFECT. JAKE: SO LET'S PUT THE LIGHTS UP AND TRIM THIS SUCKER. DONNA: AND NO THROWING TINSEL ON THE TREE. THERE'S NOTHING MORE UNATTRACTIVE THAN CLUMPS OF TINSEL ON THE CHRISTMAS TREE. STEVEN: BUT, NANA, IT GIVES IT MORE OF A NATURAL LOOK. JAKE: LET'S JUST PUT THE LIGHTS ON. COME ON, WHO'S GOING TO HELP ME WITH THE LIGHTS? OK. WHAT'S UP, BUDDY? KIRKLAND: MOM ALWAYS LETS US THROW TINSEL. CAN'T WE WAIT IN CASE MOM COMES? JAKE: KIRK -- KIRKLAND: YOU DON'T THINK MOM'S EVER COMING HOME, DO YOU? JAKE: YOU KNOW WHY WE'RE PUTTING THAT CHRISTMAS TREE UP? WE'RE PUTTING IT UP AND PUTTING IT IN THE WINDOW SO THAT WHEN MOM DOES COME HOME, SHE KNOWS THAT WE'VE BEEN HERE WAITING FOR HER. BECAUSE I KNOW WHEREVER SHE IS AND WHATEVER'S HAPPENED TO HER, SHE'S MOVING HEAVEN AND EARTH TO TRY TO GET BACK TO US. OK? BUT MAYBE KIRK'S RIGHT. MAYBE WE SHOULDN'T PUT ANY OF THE ORNAMENTS ON IT UNTIL VICKY WALKS BACK IN THAT DOOR. KIRKLAND: MAYBE WE SHOULD PUT SOMETHING ON IT, LIKE A SIGNAL. JAKE: YEAH? YOU KNOW YOUR MOM ALWAYS SAID IF SHE GOT IN TROUBLE SHE'D SEND UP A RED FLAG. STEVEN: WELL, WE COULD PUT A RED FLAG IN THE TOP OF THE TREE TO SHOW WE NEED HER. JAKE: I THINK THAT'S AN EXCELLENT IDEA. [KNOCK ON DOOR] MARLEY: OH, HO, HO, HO, HO, HO, EVERYBODY. HI. OH. JAKE: QUITE A TREE, HUH? MARLEY: UH-HUH. WE MUST BE PSYCHIC BECAUSE I PICKED THESE UP ON THE WAY OVER HERE. JAKE: SORRY, MARLEY. HOUSE RULES, VICKY'S RULES -- THERE'S NOTHING STORE-BOUGHT THAT GOES ON THE TREE. KIRKLAND: WE MAKE OUR OWN ORNAMENTS. STEVEN: YEAH, SOME OF THEM GET REALLY WAY OUT. MARLEY: YEAH, WELL -- WELL, GOOD. THAT'S GREAT BECAUSE I KNOW HOW TO MAKE ORIGAMI BIRDS AND FLOWERS. THAT WOULD LOOK REALLY PRETTY ON THE TREE, RIGHT? KIRKLAND: OK. WHEN MOM GETS HOME. JAKE: YES. YES, WHEN VICKY GETS HOME, WE'RE GOING TO THROW THE BIGGEST TREE-TRIMMING PARTY IN THE WORLD. MARLEY: YES, OF COURSE. OF COURSE WE ARE. BUT TONIGHT, WOULD YOU GUYS LIKE TO COME WITH ME TO CARLINO'S? THEY'RE GOING TO LIGHT THEIR CHRISTMAS TREE THERE, AND THEY'RE KIND OF HAVING A PARTY. KIRKLAND: ARE THERE GOING TO BE KIDS THERE? MARLEY: YES, I'M SURE THERE WILL BE KIDS THERE. STEVEN? STEVEN: SURE. MARLEY: GOOD. GOOD, OK. SO I'LL HAVE THE TWO BEST-LOOKING MEN IN TOWN WHO ARE GOING TO TAKE ME OUT TONIGHT. EXCEPT, IN THE MEANTIME, I DID SORT OF PROMISE YOUR TEACHERS THAT YOU WOULD HAVE ALL OF THIS WEEK'S HOMEWORK DONE BY TOMORROW, SO YOU GUYS BETTER SKEDADDLE. GO, GO, GO, GO, GO. DID YOU GIVE VICKY'S LETTER TO JOE? JAKE: YEAH, I DID. EARLIER TODAY. [TELEPHONE RINGS] JAKE: HELLO. JOE: JAKE, IT'S JOE. I'M AT THE HOSPITAL. I THINK YOU SHOULD GET OVER HERE. JAKE: IT'S ABOUT GRANT? JOE: WE MIGHT HAVE MORE LUCK WITH HIM THIS TIME. HE'S AWAKE. JAKE: GREAT. I'LL BE RIGHT THERE. DONNA: JAKE, WHAT'S HAPPENED? JAKE: IT'S GRANT. HE'S AWAKE, AND MAYBE HE'LL TELL US A LITTLE BIT MORE THIS TIME. MARLEY: OH, AH -- WONDERFUL. I'M GOING TO COME WITH YOU. WAIT, WAIT, WAIT! WAIT! PAULINA: WHAT GOT YOU SO DOWN? IS IT CHRISTMAS? REMY: WELL -- PAULINA: BUMS YOU OUT, DOES IT? WELL, I USED TO HATE CHRISTMAS TOO. REMY: YOU DID? PAULINA: ARE YOU KIDDING ME? LIVING IN THOSE FOSTER HOMES, SITTING ON THE STEPS WATCHING THEIR CHRISTMAS, KNOWING FOR SURE I WAS THE OUTSIDER? YOU SHOULD READ MY DIARY FROM THOSE DAYS SOMETIME. REMY: YEAH, BUT, PAULINA, YOU HAVE JOE AND DANTE THIS YEAR. OH, DANTE MUST BE SO EXCITED ABOUT SANTA CLAUS. PAULINA: HE IS. YOU KNOW, YOU DON'T NEED A MOTHER AND FATHER TO CELEBRATE CHRISTMAS. REMY: YEAH, I GUESS NOT. PAULINA: YOU'RE NOT ALONE, REMY. THERE'LL ALWAYS BE A PRESENT FOR YOU UNDER OUR TREE. REMY: THANK YOU. OH. LOOK. NOW THAT IS MUCH BETTER. PAULINA: MUCH BETTER. REMY: DON'T YOU THINK? PAULINA: YES, I'D LIKE TO LEAVE A MESSAGE FOR BOX AB-435. I'M THE WOMAN WHO PLACED THE AD IN THE MISSING PERSONS SECTION. I'M SORRY WE DIDN'T GET A CHANCE TO MEET THE OTHER DAY. BUT I'LL BE AT THE AIRPORT EVERY DAY AT 5:00 P.M., IF YOU STILL WANT TO MEET. TITO: WHAT'S THIS? WHAT'S THIS? WHAT'S THIS? "MISSING PERSON SOUGHT." WELL, WELL, WELL. WHAT HAVE WE HERE? JOE: DR. FLEMING SAYS YOU WANTED TO SEE ME, GRANT. GRANT: WHAT'S HE DOING HERE? JOE: BROUGHT JAKE ALONG AGAIN THIS TIME. BUT HE'S GOING TO KEEP IT TOGETHER. GRANT: HE BETTER. JOE: I'M HOPING YOU'RE GOING TO TELL US WHO SHOT YOU, GRANT. WAS IT VICKY? WHO SHOT YOU, GRANT? JAKE: WHAT'S WRONG, GRANT? ARE YOU HAVING TROUBLE UNDERSTANDING THE QUESTION? WAS IT VICKY THAT SHOT YOU? GRANT: I DON'T KNOW WHO DID IT. I DIDN'T SEE WHO SHOT ME. MARLEY: THANK GOODNESS. FINALLY THINGS ARE STARTING TO GO OUR WAY. [CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY NCI'S CORPORATE PARTNERS] [CAPTIONING PERFORMED BY THE NATIONAL CAPTIONING INSTITUTE, INC.]