[Projector shutter]
[Soft music plays]
Looks like winter is definitely here, as the
last-November cold front moves
in tonight, and that's expected
to last through next week.
To last through next week. Not too much wind just yet, but
not too much wind just yet, but that may change by the weekend.
That may change by the weekend. And there's your 10-day for you.
[Majestic theme music plays]
Brr. Thanks, Jeff.
Think we'll get some snow before
think we'll get some snow before the holidays?
The holidays? I don't know, greta.
It's too soon to tell.
Anything goes, this Christmas.
I hope so.
I can use a white Christmas this
year.
Year. [Doorbell rings]
Sure a lot of other people
sure a lot of other people could, too.
Could, too. Coming up after the break, just
coming up after the break, just how far will D.C. air shoppers
go to find the best...
Go to find the best... [Doorbell rings]
["12 days of Christmas" plays]
Hi.
Suzanne?
Hi. Patti, right?
Right.
Hi. [Chuckles]
And George.
Hi. Suzanne barrington.
Uh, long & foster.
Let me take your coats.
Oh, sure.
[Chuckles]
[Shivering] Oh.
Here you go.
Ah.
Thanks. [Chuckles]
[Chuckles] 'Tis the season, huh?
Oh, I hope you don't mind a
oh, I hope you don't mind a little early holiday cheer.
Little early holiday cheer. As soon as Thanksgiving is over,
as soon as Thanksgiving is over, I just want to put up the tree
and drink eggnog and everything.
And drink eggnog and everything. [Chuckles]
Wish this bathtub was a little bit bigger.
Little bit bigger. [Toilet handle jiggles]
Oh, they should have fixed
That by now. So, what brings you two to the
Neighborhood? We were looking for something
we were looking for something a little bigger.
A little bigger. We like to entertain.
[Chuckles]
Our TV cabinet is a little
our TV cabinet is a little smaller than that.
Smaller than that. Yeah, so...
Or we could even mount the TV...
Uh-huh.
...And then do...
Yes. ...Mattress, mattress.
...mattress, mattress. [Gasps] Swing.
Yeah, we could hang it from
yeah, we could hang it from that beam right there.
That beam right there. Can't wait.
This place is great.
I have a really good feeling.
[Both sighing]
So, what do you guys think?
How soon can we move in?
Uh, as soon as you want.
[Chuckles] [Squeals, laughs]
Just one quick question.
Excuse me. I checked the police reports,
and I saw that there have been a
couple of break-ins, but I'm
sure this is a safe
neighborhood, right?
Neighborhood, right? Very safe.
I grew up around here.
It's lovely.
In fact, my husband and I live
in fact, my husband and I live right down the road, that way.
Right down the road, that way. God. Oh, God.
[Breathing heavily] Oh.
Oh, this makes me want it.
Oh, my God.
Oh, this is so good.
Oh, God. Oh, fuck.
Oh, fuck. Oh, God.
Oh, my God, your pussy is so wet
On my hard cock. Oh, is that good for you?
Oh, fuck.
Oh, I can't breathe.
Oh, God!
Oh!
Yeah.
Oh, God, I love fucking your
Pussy. Oh, God.
Fuck.
Oh! Oh!
Oh.
Oh!
Oh, my God. Fuck.
Oh, you're so wet.
Oh, my God. I love you.
I love you.
[Moans]
Oh, my God. I'm gonna come.
Oh, I'm gonna come.
Wait, wait, baby.
I'm gonna come. Oh!
Oh! Oh!
[Both moaning]
["12 days of Christmas" plays]
What's that look? What look?
Are you getting me a pony for
are you getting me a pony for Christmas this year?
Guess again, silly goose.
What? Can I look now?
No, not yet, not yet.
I have a special feeling
about this Christmas.
About this Christmas. Yeah, well, you have a
yeah, well, you have a special feeling about every
Christmas.
This is an extra-special
Feeling. All right. [Chuckles]
All right, hold on.
Okay, open them up.
[Gasps]
You got it?
You got the job?
[Chuckles]
We're moving to Hawaii?
Yeah.
[Gasps]
[Both laugh]
When do they want you to start?
Uh...
In January.
[Gasps] Wow.
Yeah. Yeah.
[Chuckling] Wow, wow, wow.
[Gasps]
Yeah. Our last Christmas in
our last Christmas in Virginia.
[Clicks tongue]
Oh. [Chuckles]
[Sighs]
How do you say "merry
how do you say "merry Christmas" in Hawaii?
Uh, mele kalikimaka.
>> Mele kalikimaka.
[Sighs]
[Hallelujah chorus" plays]
Oh!
[Thud]
♪ hallelujah, hallelujah
♪ hallelujah, hallelujah,
hallelujah ♪
Hallelujah ♪ ♪ hallelujah, hallelujah
♪ hallelujah, hallelujah,
hallelujah ♪
Hallelujah ♪ ♪ for the lord God omnipotent
reigneth ♪
Reigneth ♪ ♪ hallelujah, hallelujah
♪ hallelujah, hallelujah
♪ for the lord God omnipotent
reigneth ♪
Reigneth ♪ ♪ hallelujah, hallelujah
♪ hallelujah, hallelujah
♪ for the lord God omnipotent
reigneth ♪
Reigneth ♪ ♪ hallelujah, hallelujah
♪ hallelujah, hallelujah
♪ for the lord God omnipotent
reigneth ♪
Reigneth ♪ ♪ hallelujah, hallelujah
♪ hallelujah
♪ the kingdom of this world
is become ♪
Is become ♪ ♪ the kingdom of our God
♪ and of his Christ
♪ and he shall reign for ever
and ever ♪
And ever ♪ ♪ king of kings
♪ and lord of lords
♪ hallelujah, hallelujah
["Deck the halls" plays]
Hi, honey, it's me.
It's, like, a little after 5:00.
Um, I'm running a little late.
Um, I thought I would have heard
um, I thought I would have heard from you by now.
From you by now. Uh, anyhoo, if you just want to
uh, anyhoo, if you just want to go ahead and get started, you
can make fried chicken for
dinner tonight.
Dinner tonight. So, yeah, I love you.
Okay, bye.
[Singing "deck the halls"
[singing "deck the halls" in Hawaiian]
[Door opens] [Bags rustling]
[Music stops] [Siren wails]
[Indistinct conversations]
[Paper rustling] Suzanne...
[Pen scratching paper]
...No...
...no... [Pen scratching paper]
...Barrington.
...barrington. It's Noel.
Miss barrington?
It's Noel, like Christmas.
Oh.
[Pen scratching paper]
Sorry. Of course.
[Pen scratching paper]
[Indistinct conversations
[indistinct conversations in distance]
In distance] [Pen tapping]
[Drawer opens]
[Rustling]
[Drawer closes]
Thanks. [Soft, slow music plays]
1408... Nightingale...
Drive.
[Sobbing]
[Music fades]
[Knock on door] [Footsteps approaching slowly]
[Sighs] Mom.
[Sniffles]
[Snoring]
[Mouthing words]
It's gonna be a sad December, sweet pea.
Sweet pea. Yeah, I know.
[Soft, slow music plays]
[Brake engages] You sure you don't want us to
you sure you don't want us to come in, too?
Come in, too? Yeah, dad, I'll be okay.
And you're sure you don't
and you're sure you don't want to stay with us for a
while?
While? Yeah, mom.
[Lock rattling] [Suitcase rolling]
[Music fades] We're going to miss Jeff.
We're going to miss the sound
we're going to miss the sound of his voice...
Of his voice... [Electronic feedback]
...His gentle nature...
...his gentle nature... His jokes...
...his warm embraces.
But... We will keep him with us always
we will keep him with us always in our hearts.
His memory, like his soul... In heaven...
Will ling--
will ling-- [Doorbell rings]
[Indistinct conversations
[indistinct conversations in distance]
In distance] [Sighs]
["O Tannenbaum" plays]
He was a treasure.
[Sighs]
A local treasure.
Thank you, greta.
Let me take your coat. Don't even think about it.
Hi, tom.
[Sighing] Hi, Suzanne.
Oh, those go in the bedroom.
[Door closes] You're gonna be okay.
You just take all the time
you just take all the time off you need.
Off you need. Don't even think about working
don't even think about working until January, February even.
Until January, February even. It's up to you.
We'll be fine.
These girls here -- they've got
these girls here -- they've got it in the bag.
It in the bag. You have someone dealing with
you have someone dealing with the finances, handling life
Insurance? My brother-in-law is a
my brother-in-law is a fantastic financial planner if
you ever need to talk to
anybody.
Anybody. Very affordable.
Money just evaporates if you
money just evaporates if you don't budget correctly or keep
an eye on things.
An eye on things. You do not want to do this
you do not want to do this alone.
Alone. And if you need anything...
Anything at all.
You don't want to be alone at a
you don't want to be alone at a time like this.
Time like this. We're here for you.
Come over to my house, watch
come over to my house, watch a movie, raid the refrigerator.
A movie, raid the refrigerator. It'll be so much fun.
They're trying.
You know how they try.
[Sighs]
Mom's doing better than dad.
It's -- I don't know.
[Sighs]
It's weird being in church
it's weird being in church before Christmas.
Before Christmas. [Chuckles]
How are you?
How's your job?
Yeah. Mom's...
Yeah, sure.
[Indistinct conversations
[indistinct conversations in distance]
In distance] Hey.
Are you gonna come home for
are you gonna come home for Christmas?
Oh, yeah, with your girlfriend?
[Knock on door]
Um, I got to go, Ronnie.
Uh, someone's at the door.
[Sighs]
Thank you.
Love you, too.
Hello?
Hi, Suzanne. Hi, tom.
Um, can I come in?
[Sighs] Um...
[Sighs]
Can I...Talk to you somewhere
can I...Talk to you somewhere more private?
More private? [Sobbing]
I'm so sorry, Suzanne.
Um, it's okay.
No.
It's okay.
No.
[Sobbing]
[Blowing nose]
[Sobbing]
Listen, um...
[Sighs]
About a year ago...
[Sighs]
...We had some drinks after
...we had some drinks after work, and, um...
Work, and, um... After that, we, uh...
We went to -- to the girl club. [Sobs]
This place called
this place called crystal city lounge [Sniffles]
Crystal city lounge [Sniffles] near work, and, um...
Near work, and, um... There was this new girl there
there was this new girl there that night...
That night... Named autumn.
And...
[Sighs]
She and Jeff...
Liked each other...
[Sniffles]
...For several months.
...for several months. [Sobs]
I told him that I would never
i told him that I would never tell you.
Tell you. [Sniffles]
There's so many things he knows
there's so many things he knows about me that [Sobs] if greta
ever knew...
Ever knew... It's okay.
[Sobbing] I'm so sorry.
[Blows nose]
He -- he ended it.
She wanted to keep it up, but --
she wanted to keep it up, but -- but he stopped it.
But he stopped it. [Breathing heavily]
He loved you so much.
[Up-tempo techno music plays]
♪ jingle bells,
jingle bells,
jingle all the way ♪
Jingle all the way ♪ ♪ oh, what fun it is to ride
in a one-horse open sleigh ♪
In a one-horse open sleigh ♪ ♪ jingle bells, jingle bells,
jingle all the way ♪
Jingle all the way ♪ ♪ oh, what fun it is to ride
in a one-horse open sleigh ♪
In a one-horse open sleigh ♪ merry Christmas.
Merry Christmas. [Instrumental music plays]
[Music stops] [Soft, slow music plays]
[Sniffles] [Mouse clicks]
[Sighs]
[Mouse clicking] [Sniffles]
[Sighs]
[Music fades] [Ocean waves crashing]
[Soft music plays]
[Singing "silent night" in Hawaiian]
[Farts]
[Sniffs]
[Telephone ringing]
Hello? Hello, miss barrington.
Yes?
Detective Ross.
Are you all right?
Oh, hi.
Yes, I'm okay.
Thank you. How -- how are you?
Just fine, miss barrington,
just fine, miss barrington, just fine.
Just fine. Could you, um...
Just call me Suzanne?
It's too...
Oh, okay. Sure.
Um, I just wanted to give you a
um, I just wanted to give you a little update.
Little update. Looks like our perps had a
looks like our perps had a break-in in at a home in vienna
a few nights ago.
A few nights ago. Um, nobody was hurt, but it's
um, nobody was hurt, but it's the same -- same thing, same
guys, so we're working on that.
Guys, so we're working on that. Um, the other thing I wanted to
um, the other thing I wanted to ask you about was if you had
remembered anything else that
you think might be helpful.
You think might be helpful. [Doorbell rings]
My doorbell just rang.
Suzanne?
[Doorbell rings]
It just rang again.
Okay.
Well, we'll be talking again
well, we'll be talking again soon.
Soon. [Receiver clicks]
["Silent night" fades]
[Soft, slow music plays]
[Packaging rustling]
[Sighs]
Goddamn, baby, you look delicious.
Delicious. Is this gonna get me into
is this gonna get me into your music video?
Your music video? Just do it like that.
Mmm.
Put some good dick down in
put some good dick down in that pretty, black pussy.
That pretty, black pussy. Mmm.
Mm-hmm.
[Moaning]
[Speaking indistinctly]
Uh-huh.
[Speaking indistinctly]
Oh.
Yes, spread that pretty,
yes, spread that pretty, pink...
Pink... [Thumping]
[Sighs] [Gulps]
[Sighs]
[Computer keys clacking]
[Soft music fades] [Rhythmic techno music plays]
[Brake engages]
[Seat-belt bell dinging] [Engine shuts off]
♪ whoo
[Rhythmic techno music
[rhythmic techno music continues]
Ohhhh. Oh!
What can I get you, lady? I'm looking for autumn.
Huh?
Autumn? Does she work here?
Yeah, sure.
You're a friend of hers?
I, um, I guess.
I don't -- I don't know.
[Chuckles]
[Chuckling] Okay.
Well, just go down the hallway,
well, just go down the hallway, up the stairs, before you get to
the shitters.
Hi. Are you autumn?
Yeah, I guess so.
My name is Suzanne barrington.
[Techno music continues]
[Snorting]
Hey, I like your purse. [Soft, slow music plays]
[Gasps]
I'm sorry.
I, uh... I saw on the TV, and...
[Sighs]
...I don't -- I don't know what
else to say.
Else to say. Me either.
He, uh... I don't -- I don't know.
Uh, he loves you.
Yeah, I-I loved him, too.
[Sniffles]
[Traffic passing]
[Sighs] I, uh...
I got to -- I got to get back to
i got to -- I got to get back to work.
Work. Yeah. I'm sorry.
I don't know why I came here.
[Sniffles]
[Sighs]
[Sniffles] You have a merry Christmas.
Okay?
Thanks. You too.
The two men are wanted for a series of robberies and
home invasions across
northern Virginia this month and
in connection with the shooting
death of Jeff barrington.
Death of Jeff barrington. Barrington, of course, was this
barrington, of course, was this station's meteorologist for the
past three years and is still
very much missed.
Very much missed. Coming up after the break,
coming up after the break, do animals love Christmas as
much as we do?
Much as we do? [Soft, slow music continues]
[Music stops]
[Sobbing]
[Mid-tempo rock 'n' roll plays]
Plays] All right.
That ought to do it.
[Giggles]
You want to try it out.
Mm-hmm.
[Giggles]
Lean back.
[Sighing] ah.
[Sighing] Ah. [Chuckles]
[Doorbell rings]
[Music stops]
Hi, Suzanne.
Hi, Patti.
[Chuckles]
Hey, Suzanne.
Hi, George.
I hate to bother you two.
Oh, no bother.
We're neighbors.
Um, my vacuum cleaner is
um, my vacuum cleaner is broken, and my parents are
coming over for dinner, and I
just wanted to clean up a
little, so I was wondering if I
could, um, borrow yours.
Could, um, borrow yours. Of course. George?
I'm on it.
So, uh, how are you liking it
so, uh, how are you liking it here?
Here? Oh, we love it.
We're actually getting ready to
we're actually getting ready to have a little housewarming
Party. Merry Christmas.
[Chuckles]
There you go.
Thank you. [Pans rattling]
["God rest ye merry gentlemen"
plays somberly]
Have you talked to your brother lately?
Brother lately? Not since the funeral.
He wants to spend Christmas
he wants to spend Christmas at his girlfriend's.
At his girlfriend's. Your dad told him, "no way."
Not with everything that's
not with everything that's been going on.
Been going on. Let him go to his
let him go to his girlfriend's.
Girlfriend's. The family needs to be
the family needs to be together at Christmas.
[Sighs] I'm fine.
[Sighs]
Suzanne...
We're separating.
Your mother doesn't think she
your mother doesn't think she loves me anymore.
Loves me anymore. [Mid-tempo techno music plays]
♪ do, do, do, do, do, do,
do, do ♪
Do, do ♪ ♪ do, do, do, do, do, do,
do, do ♪
Do, do ♪ ♪ do, do, do, do
♪ do you love me?
♪ Do you love me? ♪ do, do
♪ do you love me?
♪ Do you love me? ♪ do, do
♪ do you love me?
♪ Do you love me? ♪ ooh, yeah
♪ do, do, do, do
♪ do you love me?
♪ Do you love me? ♪ do, do
♪ do you love me?
♪ Do you love me? ♪ do, do, do, do
♪ do you love...
♪ Do you love... So, you just want to, like,
so, you just want to, like, hang out?
Hang out? Yeah.
I know it's silly.
I just think I need to get out
i just think I need to get out more.
More. Are you okay?
Maybe.
Do you want to do a little
Blow? Um, no, I...
I, uh...
I haven't done cocaine since
i haven't done cocaine since college.
College. [Speaking indistinctly]
You know.
A bunch of us are going out
a bunch of us are going out later, when we get off our
shifts, to the black cat, if you
want to come.
Want to come. That'd be nice.
[Up-tempo rock 'n' roll plays]
[Singing indistinctly]
♪ Freak out, freak out ♪ freak out, freak out
[Singing indistinctly]
♪ so freak out, freak out
♪ freak out, freak out
[Singing indistinctly]
[Beep]
[Singing indistinctly]
[Beep]
♪ freak out
[Beeping]
[Singing indistinctly]
[Music distorts]
[Music fades] [Soft classical music plays]
Merry Christmas. [Moans]
Merry Christmas!
Sophie, cut that out.
Leave that lady alone, and come
leave that lady alone, and come put your shoes on.
Okay. [Sighs]
[Indistinct conversation on television]
Well, good morning. I'm sorry.
Oh, help me out. Please, do.
Where am I?
Take me home, sir.
Maryland.
[Indistinct conversation
[indistinct conversation on television]
On television] Wow.
But, mommy --
but, mommy -- that's enough.
That's enough. Go put your shoes on, or you're
go put your shoes on, or you're gonna miss the bus.
Gonna miss the bus. [Cartoon music plays on TV]
I love you, silly goose.
[Siren wails in distance]
[Sighs]
[Gulps] So...
What do you do?
[Slurps]
I-I-I'm in real estate.
Oh. That's nice.
Um, it must be nice, helping
um, it must be nice, helping people find houses.
People find houses. Yeah, I-I-I really like it.
Um, the market's been tough.
Hmm.
You know? But, yeah, I really -- I really
but, yeah, I really -- I really like it.
Like it. Hmm.
Uh, what do you do?
Um, well... Me -- I -- I used to manage
me -- I -- I used to manage restaurants, but, uh, now I'm on
disability.
Disability. Oh, you look pretty healthy
oh, you look pretty healthy for somebody on disability.
For somebody on disability. Hmm.
[Indistinct conversation
[indistinct conversation on television]
You smell nice. This? It's sgp.
I work perfume at Macy's.
[Brake engages] [Engine shuts off]
[Vomiting]
I am so sorry, autumn. Autumn is my stripper name.
My real name is fantasia.
I'm so sorry, fantasia.
It's all right.
[Sighs] How old were you when your
how old were you when your parents got divorced?
Parents got divorced? My dad died when I was 7...
On Christmas.
[Soft, slow music plays]
[Cellphone rings as church chimes]
Hello? Hey, Suzanne.
It's fantasia.
Oh.
Hey.
What are you, uh...
What are you doing?
Um, nothing much.
Are you feeling any better?
Yeah.
I think -- I think so.
[Chuckles]
Awesome.
Okay, so, I'm at work, and I'm,
okay, so, I'm at work, and I'm, uh, I'm just...
Uh, I'm just... Uh, some of the girls are here.
Do you, um...
I mean, do you want to come out
to Macy's?
To Macy's? Oh, um...
Sure. [Chuckles]
Well, it'll be fun.
I promise.
Bring some aluminum foil.
Aluminum foil?
[Up-tempo rock 'n' roll plays]
♪ Rock 'n' roll ♪ no rules
[Singing indistinctly]
♪ Rock ♪ roll
♪ no rules
♪ rock
♪ roll
♪ no rules
♪ rock 'n' roll ♪ no rules
[Singing indistinctly]
[Beep] [Singing indistinctly]
♪ rock
♪ roll
♪ no rules
[Beeping]
♪ rock
♪ roll
♪ no rules
♪ whoa
♪ no rules
[Singing indistinctly]
♪ no rules
[Siren wails]
[Doorbell rings]
♪ angels we have heard
on high ♪
On high ♪ ♪ singing sweetly
through the night ♪
Through the night ♪ ♪ and the mountains in reply
♪ echoing their brave delight
♪ glo-o-o-o-Ria
♪ in excelsis deo
♪ glo-o-o-o-Ria
♪ in excelsis deo
Suzanne, how are you?
We're in the neighborhood, doing
we're in the neighborhood, doing the usual -- Carols, holiday
cheer, reminding people that
we're here and we care.
We're here and we care. And we thought, "who needs to
and we thought, "who needs to know we're here and care more
than Suzanne?"
Than Suzanne?" At this time of year,
at this time of year, Christmas.
It must be so lonely, here in
it must be so lonely, here in this big house.
This big house. If you ever need anyone to talk
if you ever need anyone to talk to...
To... About selling this beautiful
about selling this beautiful home...
Home... This one here has just been on
this one here has just been on fire lately.
Fire lately. It's a Christmas miracle!
[Giggles]
[Up-tempo rock 'n' roll plays]
[Singing indistinctly]
[Music continues in distance]
[Sighs] [Sniffles]
[Sniffles]
[Sighs]
[Sniffles] How old are you?
22.
You look like a baby.
[Chuckles]
I don't feel like a baby.
[Sighs]
You look like you could be in
you look like you could be in high school.
High school. I can't tell the difference
anymore.
Anymore. [Sniffles]
How old are you?
31.
[Sniffles]
32.
[Sniffles]
My mom's 45.
[Gulps]
Tell me about the first time you met him.
[Sighs] He, um, came in with some of the
he, um, came in with some of the guys that he works with.
Guys that he works with. Guys like that come in all the
guys like that come in all the time.
Time. They want you to take their ties
they want you to take their ties and stuff them in your mouth and
tug on it.
Tug on it. It was stuff like that.
I was working the floor that
i was working the floor that night, and he asked for a
lap dance, and I gave him one.
Lap dance, and I gave him one. I recognized him from the TV.
I don't know how many more
i don't know how many more dances he bought, but it was a
few.
Few. He tipped well.
And he was sweet.
A lot of guys aren't.
Did he touch you... On the backs of your arms?
Yeah.
I love the way he touched me.
[Sniffles]
Yeah.
He was really good in bed.
[Sighs]
[Chuckles]
Especially after we did coke.
Oh, he stopped using cocaine
oh, he stopped using cocaine in college.
In college. He told you that he did.
That's shitty. I'm sorry.
No, no, it's okay.
[Chuckles]
It made him feel bad.
It made me feel bad, but...
Sometimes it feels good to feel
sometimes it feels good to feel bad, you know?
Bad, you know? Most of the guys that I've been
most of the guys that I've been with are losers.
With are losers. He wasn't.
He had a real job...
A family, and a real house.
[Music in distance stops]
Sophie's dad is a screw-up.
[Music resumes]
Did you love him?
[Chuckles]
I used to.
[Sniffles]
Did you love my husband?
Yeah... But...
He made me cry, too.
[Coughs] [Clears throat]
[Sighs] I hate Christmas.
It's all I've got.
[Sleigh bells ringing] [Sniffles]
["Kana kaloka" plays]
♪ Hiki mai 'o kana kaloka ♪ mai ka 'âina hau anu ♪
♪ lele mai I Hawaii
[Laughter]
♪ me nâ kia punahele ♪
♪ kani ma nâ pele e ♪
[Laughter]
♪ kani 'oli kanikê ♪
[Laughs]
♪ kani mai nâ pele e ♪
[Laughter]
♪ mele kalikimaka
♪ he mau maka 'olu'olu
♪ 'umi'umi pûhuluhulu ♪
♪ pa'alole 'ula'ula
♪ 'oia nô 'o kana kaloka ♪
[Crying] You have to go.
[Music stops] Right now, you have to go.
Please get down.
Whoa. Hey.
Go now, please.
Please, just all of you.
Whoa.
[Speaking indistinctly]
What the heck?
[Speaking indistinctly]
You're not supposed to be
you're not supposed to be here.
Here. Please, just go!
[Breathing heavily] [Coughing]
[Spits, sighs]
[Sighing] Oh. [Sighing]
[Breathing heavily]
[Doorbell rings]
All done? [Beeping]
Front door.
Uh-huh. Uh, thanks so much.
Oh, our pleasure.
You can keep it longer if you
you can keep it longer if you want.
Oh, no. We have a wet-vac that works
we have a wet-vac that works just fine.
Just fine. Oh, no, I insist.
[Chuckles]
[Sighs]
So, um, have you had your
so, um, have you had your housewarming party yet?
Housewarming party yet? Um, no.
It's this weekend.
Uh, I was wondering...
Oh, uh, just a sec.
Uh, hey, Patti?
[Footsteps departing]
Hey, Suzanne. Hi, Patti. [Chuckles]
Look, George and I don't mean
look, George and I don't mean to be rude neighbors.
To be rude neighbors. It's just that...
[Sighs]
...We're just not sure that
...we're just not sure that you'll enjoy yourself at our
party.
Party. We, um...
[Sighs]
How can I put this? We, uh...
Oh, yeah, I know.
[Both chuckle]
Hold on just one second.
Here's the invitation. Thanks so much.
Of course.
[Slow rock 'n' roll plays]
♪ ooh, LA-LA LA
♪ ooh, LA-LA-LA LA
♪ ooh, LA-LA LA
pâté?
Pâté? Yeah.
Pâté?
No, thank you.
[Indistinct conversations]
Pâté?
Ooh. Thank you.
[Chuckles]
Pâté?
Patti?
"Pâté" like "Patti"?
Stop it.
Patti? Pâté?
Babe, your favorite.
Mmm.
[Doorbell rings]
[Gasps]
♪ I miss you
♪ at Christmas
Suzanne.
You got here just in time.
Come on in.
[Singing indistinctly]
The sweater is stunning.
Everyone, this is Suzanne.
Suzanne, this is Mona, Wayne,
loren, Paul, Carrie, Kent,
Stella, les.
Of course, you know George.
And, oh, gene, come over here.
Suzanne, this is gene.
He and his wife are having a
he and his wife are having a real tough go of things right
Now. Would you like the last two
would you like the last two pâtés?
Pâtés? Oh, I don't eat meat anymore.
Oh.
I wish I would have known.
It might just be cheese and
it might just be cheese and crackers for you.
Crackers for you. Oh, that's fine.
Well, I'll let you two talk.
♪ alone
again ♪
Again ♪ ♪ on Christmas
♪ cryin'
it sticks to the roof of your
mouth.
Mouth. Yeah.
Patti, um, told me about your
loss.
Loss. I'm very sorry to hear about
that.
That. Oh, thank you.
It's been tough, but I'm doing
it's been tough, but I'm doing okay.
Okay. Yeah, it's good to, uh, get
yeah, it's good to, uh, get out of the house.
Out of the house. ♪ on Christmas
all right, everyone,
[Singsong voice] Masks on.
Whoo-hoo!
Gene and Suzanne.
[Slow rock 'n' roll fades]
[Up-tempo instrumental
[up-tempo instrumental rock 'n' roll plays]
So, what do you do? I'm a general manager for
giant foods.
Giant foods. You're lucky. [Chuckles]
I'm in real estate, so...
You know.
People always need food.
When the economy collapsed,
when the economy collapsed, my wife and I bought stock in
companies that made cheap
food -- white bread, ramen.
Food -- white bread, ramen. When there are more poor people,
when there are more poor people, there's more demand for
poor-people food.
Poor-people food. But, Clark...
[Fabric rips]
[Sighs] [Breathing heavily]
Oh! Oh!
[Moaning]
Having a little trouble over there, gene?
There, gene? Working on it.
Relax, buddy.
It's the most natural thing in
it's the most natural thing in the world.
The world. [Music stops]
You know, he warms the bench
you know, he warms the bench a little bit, but he means well.
A little bit, but he means well. He tries hard.
He's a sensitive kid.
Does that upset him?
I mean, that he's not being
picked, or is it...
Picked, or is it... Sometimes he has trouble in
School. [Speaking indistinctly]
[Breathing heavily]
♪ giddy up, Rudolph,
shake a leg ♪
Shake a leg ♪ how's it coming over there,
gene machine?
Gene machine? Oh, it's heaven.
[All breathing heavily]
♪ ride, ride, Rudolph,
ride all night ♪
Ride all night ♪ here I come.
Here I come. Me too.
Oh! Mmm!
♪ we could wait for you
oh, oh.
Oh, oh. [Indistinct mid-tempo music
[indistinct mid-tempo music plays in distance]
Plays in distance] Suzanne?
Yeah?
You've been in there for a
you've been in there for a while.
While. Are you okay?
Not really.
What's the matter? Life.
Christmas.
[Chuckles]
It's hard to lose someone you
it's hard to lose someone you love.
Love. I don't know what I'd do if I
lost George.
Lost George. How long have you guys been
how long have you guys been together?
Together? We met in college.
So did Jeff and I.
Yeah, it was just one of
yeah, it was just one of those things, you know?
Those things, you know? We had some classes together,
we had some classes together, and you know, we got to talking.
And you know, we got to talking. And the more we found out about
and the more we found out about each other, the more we found
out we had in common.
Out we had in common. [Chuckles]
Nothing special.
It never is, is it?
[Chuckles]
Oh, I don't know.
Maybe it is special.
We both had issues with sex that
we both had issues with sex that we didn't know how to work out.
We didn't know how to work out. And then...
[Chuckles]
You two must know each other
you two must know each other really well.
I just... I just feel like I was in love
with this made-up person.
[Sobs] I just want it to feel like
Christmas.
I mean, why doesn't it feel like
Christmas?
[Music stops]
Oh, Suzanne.
[Sniffles]
Christmas is whatever you
want it to be.
You're right. [Chuckles]
[Knock on door]
Rock band!
5, 6, 7, 8!
♪ deck the halls with boughs of
Holly ♪ ♪ fa-LA-LA-LA-LA LA-LA LA LA
♪ 'tis the season to be jolly
♪ fa-LA-LA-LA-LA LA-LA LA LA
♪ don we now our gay apparel
♪ fa-LA-LA LA-LA-LA LA LA LA
♪ troll the ancient yuletide
Carol ♪
♪ fa-LA-LA-LA-LA LA-LA LA LA
whoo! Yeah!
Whoo! Yeah! [Up-tempo instrumental music
Plays] [Pulsating, seductive music
[pulsating, seductive music plays]
Plays] So, have you done all your
so, have you done all your Christmas shopping yet?
No.
[Singing indistinctly]
[Cellphone rings
[cellphone rings as bells chiming]
As bells chiming] [Mouse clicking]
[Pulsating, seductive music plays in distance]
Plays in distance] You have reached the
you have reached the voicemail of Suzanne barrington
of long & foster realtors.
Of long & foster realtors. Sorry I'm not available to take
sorry I'm not available to take your...
Your... [Sniffles]
[Music fades]
[Doorbell ringing] ["Deck the halls" plays]
[Singing in Hawaiian]
[Music speeds up] [Music speeds up]
[Music distorts]
[Spits] [Spits]
[Toilet flushes]
[Sighs]
[Soft, slow music plays]
Meat department, can you come to desk 8, please?
[Indistinct conversations] [Beep]
["12 days of Christmas" plays]
[Beep]
[Bag rustling]
It's $47.13.
No. What?
It's declined.
Um...
What if we take these away?
[Beeping]
No.
[Beeping]
Um, I'll just put everything back.
Back. [Up-tempo rock 'n' roll plays]
["12 days of Christmas" plays]
Ma'am? [Up-tempo rock 'n' roll plays]
[Music stops]
[Indistinct conversations
[indistinct conversations in distance]
In distance] [Soft, slow music plays]
"'Twas the night before
"'twas the night before Christmas, when all through the
house not a creature was
stirring, not even a mouse.
Stirring, not even a mouse. The stockings were hung by the
the stockings were hung by the chimney with care, in hopes that
St. Nicholas soon would be
there.
There. The children were snuggled,
the children were snuggled, nestled all snug in their bed,
while visions of sugarplums
danced in their heads."
Danced in their heads." See the children?
"And mama in her kerchief, and I
"and mama in her kerchief, and I in my cap, had just settled our
brains for a long winter's nap.
Brains for a long winter's nap. When out on the lawn there arose
when out on the lawn there arose such a clatter, I sprang from
the bed to see what was the
matter.
Matter. Away to the window I flew like a
away to the window I flew like a flash, tore open the shutters
and threw up the sash.
And threw up the sash. The moon on the breast of the
the moon on the breast of the new-fallen snow gave the luster
of midday to objects below.
Of midday to objects below. When, what to my wondering eyes
when, what to my wondering eyes should appear but a miniature
sleigh and eight tiny reindeer.
Sleigh and eight tiny reindeer. With a little old driver, so
with a little old driver, so lively and quick, I knew in a
moment it must be Saint Nick.
Moment it must be Saint Nick. More rapid than eagles his
more rapid than eagles his coursers they came, and he
whistled and shouted and called
them by name."
Them by name." "'Now, dasher! Now, dancer!
Now, prancer and ViXen!
On, comet! On, cupid!
On, donner and blitzen!'"
on, donner and blitzen!'" Perfect.
[Pages rustling]
"'To the top of the porch, to
"'to the top of the porch, to the top of the wall, now dash
away, dash away, dash away,
all!'"
[Vehicle door opens]
[Music stops]
Looks like someone's in the spirit.
Spirit. [Chuckles]
[Vehicle door opens]
[Vehicle door closes]
Something like that.
Hey, mom.
Yeah.
Uh, remember when you told me,
uh, remember when you told me, if I needed to borrow money, I
could just ask for it?
Could just ask for it? Could I borrow some money?
Um, like $1,000?
Yeah, I can promise not to tell dad.
Dad. [Indistinct conversations]
[Slurping] Hey, um, you've got a phone
hey, um, you've got a phone call.
Call. It sounds really urgent.
Okay. Thank you.
[Monitor beeping]
[Indistinct conversations in distance]
In distance] [Mouse clicking]
[Cellphone rings as bells chiming]
Hello? [Voice breaking] Hey, it's
[voice breaking] Hey, it's fantasia.
Fantasia. Hey.
What are you doing tonight?
[Vehicle approaching]
[Thud] Thank you so much, Suzanne?
I really appreciate it.
You're, uh, kind of the only
you're, uh, kind of the only responsible adult that I know.
Responsible adult that I know. Is that terrible?
[Chuckles]
Only a little.
[Keys thud]
I'm so sorry about your mom.
Thanks.
She's okay.
No, she's not.
She's not doing so well,
she's not doing so well, actually.
Actually. She, uh, she thought she was
she, uh, she thought she was okay to drive with her medicine,
but...
But... Anyway [Sighs] it's fine.
Sophie, do you remember this
nice lady?
Nice lady? Hi, Sophie.
There's stuff in the freezer
there's stuff in the freezer for dinner, and she should be
fine with cartoons unless she
wants to draw or make cutouts.
Wants to draw or make cutouts. But she knows where art supplies
but she knows where art supplies are.
I'm gonna stop by the hospital after work, so I should be home
around 11:00 or 12:00.
Around 11:00 or 12:00. Hey.
You love me?
Gonna miss me?
You gonna be a good girl for
you gonna be a good girl for miss Suzanne?
Miss Suzanne? All right. I love you.
Good.
[Cartoon music plays]
Hey.
The other night was kind of
the other night was kind of messed-up, right?
Messed-up, right? Yeah.
I'm sorry, it -- it just --
it's okay.
It's okay. [Clears throat]
Uh, the other girls were mad,
uh, the other girls were mad, especially fresca.
Especially fresca. She really likes you.
But I understand.
Thank you.
If there's an emergency, call me
if there's an emergency, call me and I'll come right over.
And I'll come right over. Or the lady next door is a
or the lady next door is a nurse.
Nurse. [Mouths word]
[Cartoon music continues]
So, what do you want to do before bedtime?
Before bedtime? Um...
Make Christmas cards.
Okay.
I just need his hat.
[Laughs]
All right, here.
Thank you.
Who you gonna send yours to?
Um, grandma?
Who you gonna send yours to?
Um...
Is that a tough one?
Yeah, a little.
I don't know.
Um, who should I send it to?
Your mom and dad.
What do you think it should
Say? Anything you want.
[Cartoon music continues]
[Sighs] [Boing! Boing!]
[Dog yipping]
[Giggling]
Ooh!
Merry Christmas, everybody!
Oh!
Merry Christmas!
♪ Christmas comes but once a
year ♪
Year ♪ ♪ now it's here, now it's here
♪ bringing lots of joy and
cheer ♪
Cheer ♪ ♪ tra-LA-LA LA LA
♪ you and me and he and she and
we are glad because ♪
We are glad because ♪ ♪ why? Because, because, because
there is a Santa claus ♪
There is a Santa claus ♪ ♪ oh, Christmas comes but once
A year ♪ ♪ now it's here, now it's here
♪ bringing lots of joy and
Cheer ♪ ♪ tra-LA-LA LA LA
[Instrumental music plays]
Who are you? [Singing indistinctly]
[Chuckles]
I'm the ghost of Christmas presents.
Presents. [Children crying in cartoon]
♪ Christmas comes but once a year ♪
Year ♪ ♪ now it's here, now it's here
so...
Cheer ♪ ...Do you believe in all
...do you believe in all of it?
Of it? [Cartoon music plays]
Not the presents and the
not the presents and the decorations and the trees.
Decorations and the trees. ♪ now it's here, now it's
here ♪
Here ♪ ...But...
...but... The manger...
The star...
The virgin birth.
[Cartoon children crying]
What's the matter with you,
what's the matter with you, I wonder?
[Sighs]
When I was a kid...
[Cartoon children laughing]
...I used to get these
butterflies in my stomach...
Butterflies in my stomach... [Indistinct conversations
[indistinct conversations in cartoon]
In cartoon] ...On Christmas Eve...
...on Christmas Eve... Just...
Thinking about...
Santa claus coming.
And...
[Sighs]
...I really believed there's
magic in the world.
Magic in the world. [Cartoon music plays]
And then...
I found out that...
The reindeer didn't really eat
the reindeer didn't really eat the carrots in the backyard,
that...
That... My dad was just snapping them in
my dad was just snapping them in half.
Half. [Sighs]
And it... Was gone.
Birth of Christ didn't...
[Sighs] It doesn't feel real to me.
[Sighs]
But that feeling...
I felt on Christmas day...
That felt very, very real.
[Sighs] [Sighs]
Come on, everybody!
Come on, come on!
♪ Christmas comes but once a
year ♪
♪ now it's here, now it's here ♪ bringing lots of joy and
Cheer ♪ ♪ tra-LA-LA LA LA-a-a
[Sniffs]
So, do you want to be the
so, do you want to be the ghost of Christmas past...
Ghost of Christmas past... Or the ghost of Christmas
or the ghost of Christmas future?
Future? [Chuckles]
[Soft, slow music plays]
[Zipper unzips]
[Sleigh bells ringing]
[Urine flowing]
[Sighs]
[Doorbell rings] Sister!
Brother!
Ohh!
[Laughs]
You came home!
Mom told me you got arrested!
Uh...
Um...
[Sighs]
So, do they have any, like, leads?
Leads? I wouldn't know.
They don't really tell you that
they don't really tell you that stuff.
Stuff. I know about as much as a
newspaper does.
Newspaper does. It's terrible.
I try not to think about it.
Well, what do you think about?
About? [Organ plays
[organ plays "hark! The herald angels sing"]
♪ Hark, the herald angels sing ♪
Sing ♪ ♪ "glory to the newborn king
♪ peace on earth and mercy
mild ♪
Mild ♪ ♪ God and sinners reconciled"
♪ joyful, all ye nations rise
♪ join the triumph of the
skies ♪
Skies ♪ ♪ with angelic host proclaim
♪ "Christ is born in
Bethlehem" ♪
♪ hark, the herald angels sing
♪ "glory to the newborn king"
♪ Christ by highest heav'n
adored ♪
Adored ♪ ♪ Christ the everlasting lord
♪ late in time, behold him
come ♪
Come ♪ ♪ offspring of a virgin's womb
♪ veiled in flesh the godhead
see ♪
See ♪ ♪ hail the incarnate deity
♪ pleased as man with us to
dwell ♪
Dwell ♪ ♪ Jesus, our Emmanuel
♪ hark, the herald angels sing
♪ "glory to the newborn king"
♪ mild he lays his glory by
♪ born that we no more may die
♪ born to raise us from the
earth ♪
Earth ♪ ♪ born to give a second birth
[Crashing waves drowning out
[crashing waves drowning out singing]
["Mele kalikimaka" plays] [Waves continue crashing]
♪ Mele kalikimaka IA 'oe ♪ mele kalikimaka,
mele kalikimaka ♪
Mele kalikimaka ♪ ♪ kani mai na pele
♪ kani mai o ao
♪ mele kalikimaka IA 'oe
♪ merry, merry Christmas
to you ♪
To you ♪ ♪ merry, merry Christmas
♪ merry, merry Christmas
♪ Christmas bells are ringing,
ringing all over the world ♪
Ringing all over the world ♪ ♪ merry, merry Christmas
to you ♪
To you ♪ ♪ merry, merry Christmas
to you ♪
To you ♪ ♪ mele kalikimaka IA 'oe
♪ mele kalikimaka
♪ pua'I mai ke aloha mai na
pu'uwai a pau ♪
Pu'uwai a pau ♪ ♪ mele kalikimaka IA 'oe
♪ mele kalikimaka IA 'oe
♪ merry, merry Christmas
to you ♪
To you ♪ ♪ merry, merry Christmas
♪ merry, merry Christmas
♪ love is springing up
from every heart, one and all ♪
From every heart, one and all ♪ ♪ merry, merry Christmas
to you ♪
To you ♪ ♪ merry, merry Christmas
to you ♪
To you ♪ ♪ mele kalikimaka
♪ mele kalikimaka
♪ mele kalikimaka IA 'oe
♪ merry, merry Christmas
to you ♪
To you ♪ ♪ merry, merry Christmas
to you-ou-ou ♪