Diagnosis Murder (1993–2001): Season 7, Episode 11 - Santa Claude - full transcript

MY FRIEND KIMBERLY SAYS

THAT SANTA CLAUS WILL KNOW
IF I HAVEN'T BEEN DOING

ALL MY EXERCISES
EVERY DAY.

THEN HE WON'T BRING ME
ANYTHING BUT A LUMP OF COAL.

BUT YOU HAVE BEEN DOING
YOUR EXERCISES, RIGHT?

ALMOST ALL OF THEM.

TELL YOU WHAT I'LL DO.

I'LL MAKE SURE PERSONALLY

THAT SANTA CLAUS GETS
A GOOD REPORT ON YOU, OKAY?

THANK YOU, DR. SLOAN.

OKAY, LET'S GO
SEE YOUR MOM.



YOU'RE DOING FINE.

SHE'LL BE TAP DANCING
BEFORE LONG.

HI, CLAUDE.

OH, MORNING, DOC.

SAY, ARE YOU TUNING UP

THAT BARBERSHOP QUARTET
OF YOURS

FOR THE CHRISTMAS PARTY?

I WAS GOING TO TUNE UP
MY QUARTET.

THEY WERE INVITED TO PERFORM

AT THE INTERNATIONAL
SINGFEST IN MUNICH.

HEY, GOOD FOR THEM.

YEAH, GOOD FOR THEM.
BAD FOR ME.

I'VE GOT TO FIND
THREE OTHER GUYS

TO SING WITH NOW.



YOU DON'T,
BY ANY CHANCE...

UH, NO.
SORRY, DOC.

I COULDN'T CARRY A TUNE
IN A WATERING CAN.

WAIT A MINUTE, NOW.

WHAT'S THIS I SEE?

DO YOU WASH
BEHIND YOUR EARS?

YES.

I THINK YOU MISSED
A SPOT RIGHT ABOUT THERE.

I DIDN'T WASH BEHIND

THIS ON, EITHER.

CLAUDE?

NURSE!

CRASH CART OVER HERE NOW!

I WAS AFRAID YOU'D
FORGOT ABOUT ME.

NO, NO, NOT AT ALL.

I'M SORRY, CLAUDE.

THESE THINGS
TAKE A LITTLE TIME.

SIT DOWN, WILL YOU?

LET'S GET THE
MUMBLEDYGOOK
OVER WITH.

I GOT TO GET OVER
TO THE VALLEY COSTUME RENTAL

RIGHT ABOUT NOW;
PICK UP MY SANTA CLAUS SUIT.

YOU DIDN'T ASK
SOMEBODY ELSE

TO DO THE CHRISTMAS PARTY
THIS YEAR

NOW, DID YOU?

NO, OF COURSE NOT.

CLAUDE, ABOUT
THE FAINTING SPELL...

I GOT UP TOO FAST.

THAT HAPPENS FROM TIME TO TIME.

I'M AFRAID IT'S
MORE COMPLICATED THAN THAT.

IF YOU WERE A PLANT MAN,
I GUESS YOU'D BE TELLING ME NOW

THAT I SHOULDN'T COUNT ON
BEING A PERENNIAL.

WHAT IS IT? CANCER?

PANCREATIC, CLAUDE.

IT'S A VERY AGGRESSIVE CANCER.

OF COURSE, THERE'S
ALWAYS A CHANCE...

HOW MUCH TIME
HAVE I GOT, DOC?

SIX MONTHS,
GIVE OR TAKE.

WELL DOGGONE,
YOU HAD ME WORRIED.

SIX MONTHS IS A LOT OF TIME.

YOU KNOW HOW MANY PEOPLE
ARE GOING TO DIE BEFORE I DO?

AND MOST OF THEM
DON'T KNOW IT'S COMING

SO THEY'LL JUST FRITTER AWAY
THEIR TIME

WITHOUT APPRECIATING
HOW PRECIOUS EVERY DAY IS

BUT THANKS TO YOU

I'LL KNOW.

YOU'VE GIVEN ME A GIFT.

RATHER HAVE GIVEN YOU
A NECKTIE.

I NEVER WEAR THEM.

AND YOU KNOW
WHAT THE VERY BEST PART IS?

EVEN IF IT'S MORE TAKE THAN GIVE

I'VE GOT ALL OF SPRING.

ALWAYS WAS MY FAVORITE SEASON.

YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT BAD ENOUGH
THAT THE MAN IS DYING...

IT TURNS OUT THAT THE PLANT
MAINTENANCE COMPANY

THAT CLAUDE WORKS FOR...

THEY HAVE NO
HEALTH INSURANCE.

IS THERE ANYTHING
YOU CAN DO?

UP TO A POINT.

THE HOSPITAL
CAN PROVIDE
MEDICAL SERVICES

BUT THERE'S GOING
TO COME A TIME

WHEN HE'S GOING TO NEED
SOME PLACE TO GO DIE
WITH SOME DIGNITY.

CLAUDE HAS NO
PLACE TO GO.

NO FAMILY?

AND NO MONEY.

HE'LL HAVE SOCIAL SECURITY
AND MEDICARE.

NO.

FOR SOME REASON,
SOME PEOPLE JUST FALL

RIGHT THROUGH THE
CRACKS OF THE SYSTEM.

CLAUDE'S ONE OF THEM.

I CALLED SOCIAL
SECURITY IN SACRAMENTO

AND TALKED TO
A FRIEND OF MINE

BUT SHE DOESN'T
THINK SHE CAN DO
ANYTHING FOR HIM.

I'LL MAKE SOME CALLS
TO THE COUNTY IN THE MORNING.

THERE'S GOT TO BE SOME PROGRAM
WE CAN GET CLAUDE INTO.

THANKS, STEVE. THAT'D HELP.

LISTEN, THE ANNUAL
CHRISTMAS PARTY
IS COMING UP...

NO.

YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT
I'M GOING TO ASK YOU.

YES, I DO.

I MADE A FOOL OUT OF MYSELF
SINGING LAST YEAR.

I'M NOT GOING TO SING
AGAIN THIS YEAR.

NO, YOU DIDN'T.

YOU WERE A LITTLE FLAT

BUT IT'S THE SPIRIT
OF THE THING.

DAD, I'M SORRY,
I'M NOT DOING IT.

I'VE GOT TO RUN.
GOOD LUCK.

DR. SLOAN?

YES?

ME AND BOBBY JOE HEARD
YOU WERE LOOKING
FOR THREE SINGERS

FOR THE HOSPITAL
CHRISTMAS PARTY?

AS A MATTER
OF FACT, I AM.

WELL, SIR, YOU FOUND
HALF OF 'EM RIGHT HERE.

YOU TWO SING
HARMONY, DO YOU?

NOT OFFHAND

BUT IF YOU CAN HUM IT,
I'M SURE WE CAN SING IT.

WHY DON'T YOU SING
SOMETHING YOU KNOW.

I CAN HEAR YOUR VOICES.

Jesse:
I'M TELLING YOU, THAT'S
THE TROUBLE WITH CHRISTMAS.

IT'S ONE BIG COMMERCIAL.

YOU TAKE THE MONEY
OUT OF CHRISTMAS
AND WHAT HAVE YOU GOT?

ARBOR DAY.

ARBOR DAY?

PEACE ON EARTH AND
GOOD WILL TOWARDS MEN.

IT'S ALL BURIED UNDER CHEAP,
GAUDY MATERIALISM.

SANTA CLAUS HUSTLES MORE
MERCHANDISE IN ONE MONTH
THAN THE QVC DOES ALL YEAR.

STOP EXAGGERATING.
IT'S NOT THAT BAD.

NO, I'M AS BAD
AS THE NEXT GUY.

I ADMIT IT.

I WENT OUT AND SPEND A
FORTUNE ON CHRISTMAS CARDS

EVERY YEAR, AND I SWEAR
THAT I'M NOT GOING TO.

IF SOMEONE SENDS ME A CARD,
I'VE GOT TO SEND THEM A CARD

AND THEN AS CHRISTMAS GETS
CLOSER AND CLOSER

I SEND CARDS TO THE PEOPLE

WHO HAVEN'T SENT
ME A CARD

JUST IN CASE THEY SEND ME A CARD

AT THE VERY LAST MINUTE.

WOW, I'M AMAZED BY YOU.

WHEN DO YOU FIND TIME
TO PRACTICE MEDICINE?

IF WE WERE HALF
AS SMART AS BEARS

WE'D HIBERNATE THROUGH
THE WHOLE THING.

AHA! TWO MORE

UNWITTING VICTIMS.

I'M COLLECTING FOR

SOUTHLAND CHRISTMAS
CHARITIES.

WE FEED THE HOMELESS

EVERY CHRISTMAS EVE

AND MAKE SURE THAT
THEY DON'T GO HUNGRY.

I THINK THAT'S GREAT,
AND I AM HAPPY TO GIVE.

THERE YOU GO.

HOW MUCH MONEY GOES
TO THE HOMELESS

AND HOW MUCH TO THE PEOPLE
RUNNING THE CHARITY?

JESSE.

NO, THIS IS A VOLUNTEER
ORGANIZATION, JESSE.

ALL THE MONEY
GOES TO THE FOOD.

SEE, YOU NEVER KNOW, THOUGH.

THERE'S THE PERSON
WHO WRAPS MY CHRISTMAS GIFTS.

THEY'RE READY.

HE ALWAYS GET A LITTLE STRANGE
AROUND CHRISTMAS TIME.

WELL... THANKS.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

CLAUDE, I THOUGHT I GAVE
YOU A COUPLE DAYS OFF.

WELL, I GOT
TO KEEP 'EM SMILING.

BESIDES, WHERE SHOULD I BE?

MY PLANTS, ALL MY FRIENDS,
THE KIDS ON THE WARD

EVERYTHING I LOVE MOST
IS UNDER THIS ROOF.

YOU HAVING ANY LUCK

WITH THAT BARBERSHOP
QUARTET OF YOURS?

NO, NOT YET.

I'M GETTING A
LITTLE DISCOURAGED.

I HATE TO LEAVE
THAT PART OF THE
CELEBRATION OUT.

SOMETHING WILL TURN UP.
IT ALWAYS DOES.

I HOPE YOU'RE RIGHT.

EXCUSE ME A MINUTE, CLAUDE.

CERTAINLY, DOC.

AMANDA, YOU'RE JUST
THE PERSON I'M LOOKING FOR.

NO GOOD HAS EVER COME
FROM THAT STATEMENT

"YOU'RE JUST THE PERSON
I'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR."

THAT'S NOT ALWAYS TRUE.

MARK, NOT ONCE IN MY LIFE

HAS ANYONE EVER COME
UP TO ME AND SAID

"AMANDA, YOU'RE JUST
THE PERSON I'VE
BEEN LOOKING FOR.

YOU WON THE LOTTERY."

OR "AMANDA, YOU'RE
JUST THE PERSON

"I'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR.

"YOU'RE GETTING
A GIGANTIC REFUND

ON YOUR TAX RETURNS."

NEVER.

WHAT IF I WAS
TO INVITE YOU TO SING

IN MY BARBERSHOP QUARTET?

YOU SEE?

BUT WOMEN SO RARELY
GET THE CHANCE

TO SING FOUR-PART HARMONY

AND YOU HAVE
A BEAUTIFUL VOICE, I KNOW.

AND HOW DO YOU KNOW THAT?

I HEARD YOU SING.

YOU ONLY BECAUSE I
DIDN'T KNOW YOU WERE LISTENING

AND I HAVE TERRIBLE
STAGE FRIGHT.

THAT'S PERFECTLY NORMAL.
EVERYBODY GETS BUTTERFLIES.

OH, NO, THIS IS DIFFERENT.

I GET A STOMACHACHE,
AND THEN I START TO SHAKE

AND THEN I GET DRY MOUTH

AND THEN I CAN'T
EVEN BREATHE.

BUT THIS WILL
BE DIFFERENT.

THERE WILL BE
NO STRESS.

YOU'RE SINGING IN FRONT
OF A BUNCH OF FRIENDS.

WOULD YOU JUST TRY IT ONCE,
JUST FOR ME?

RIGHT NOW?

YEAH, JUST THE TWO OF US.

COME ON.

ALL RIGHT.

OH, IT'S HOPELESS.

WELL, IF IT'S ANY CONSOLATION

YOU'RE THE BEST AUDITION
I'VE HEARD SO FAR.

THANKS.

DAD, YOU GOT A MINUTE?

YEAH.

DAD, YOU'RE NOT GOING
TO BELIEVE THIS.

WHAT?

THERE IS NO CLAUDE CAMPBELL.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN, THERE'S
NO CLAUDE CAMPBELL?

I TALKED TO HIM 15 MINUTES AGO.

THERE USED TO BE
A CLAUDE CAMPBELL

BUT HE DIED
WHEN HE WAS 7 YEARS OLD.

I WAS TRYING TO FIND

A WAY TO GET CLAUDE...
OR WHATEVER HIS NAME IS...

PUBLIC ASSISTANCE. I PULLED
EVERY STRING I CAN THINK OFF.

WELL, APPARENTLY,
I PULLED ONE TOO MANY

BECAUSE THINGS
BEGAN TO UNRAVEL.

SEEMS THAT CLAUDE'S NAME
USED TO BE ANDREW BACEVICH.

ABOUT TEN YEARS AGO,
MR. BACEVICH

ESCAPED FROM
PATOSI STATE PRISON

JUST OUTSIDE
OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

YOU'RE SAYING CLAUDE
WAS IN JAIL?

WHAT FOR?
OVER-FERTILIZING THE PETUNIAS?

13 YEARS AGO, ANDREW BACEVICH
MURDERED HIS WIFE.

THIS WHOLE THING'S

A LITTLE CONFUSING
TO ME, CLAUDE.

OR SHOULD I CALL YOU ANDREW?

NO, NO.

CLAUDE.

ANDREW WAS
A WHOLE OTHER LIFETIME.

I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT I WAS

EVER THAT FELLA.

AN ESCAPED FELON, YOU MEAN?

I DIDN'T KILL MY WIFE,
LIEUTENANT.

I LOVED HER.

BUT YOU WERE CONVICTED

AND YOU DID BREAK OUT OF JAIL.

I WASN'T GUILTY.

I CAN'T SAY
THAT I BLAME THAT JURY

FOR CONVICTING ME.

I WAS FOUND
AT THE SCENE
MINUTES AFTER

MY WIFE HAD
BEEN STABBED.

COVERED IN BLOOD WITH
THE MURDER WEAPON IN YOUR HANDS.

I FOUND MY WIFE DEAD
ON THE KITCHEN FLOOR.

SOMEONE HIT ME OVER THE HEAD

AND WHEN I CAME TO,
THE POLICE WERE THERE.

THEY ARRESTED ME.

DID YOU HAVE A BUMP
ON YOUR HEAD?

THEY SAID IT WAS SELF-INFLICTED.

HELL, IF I'D BEEN
ON THAT JURY

I'D PROBABLY HAVE
CONVICTED ME, TOO.

BUT YOU DIDN'T DO IT.

NO.

WOULD YOU TELL US IF YOU HAD?

I'M GOING TO SEE
ST. PETER PRETTY SOON.

DO YOU THINK THAT I REALLY WANT
TO HEAR HIM SAY

"CLAUDE, YOU OLD
BAG OF MANURE

"WE WERE GOING
TO LET YOU IN

"BUT YOU WENT AND LIED

TO YOUR FRIENDS"?

DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA
AT ALL WHO DID IT, CLAUDE?

I WISH I DID.

I'VE HAD PLENTY OF TIME
TO THINK ABOUT IT.

YOU KNOW, I THINK, OBVIOUSLY,
THIS HAS BEEN A MISTAKE.

WHAT WE HAVE
TO DO IS CLEAR IT UP.

THE STATE OF MISSOURI HAS

ALREADY BEGUN
EXTRADITION PROCEEDINGS.

WELL, I'M CLAUDE'S DOCTOR
AND IT IS MY MEDICAL OPINION

THAT HE'S NOT PHYSICALLY FIT
TO TRAVEL.

I WON'T AUTHORIZE IT.

WATCH HIM.

DAD, THE LAW SAYS
THAT ANDREW BACEVICH

ALIAS CLAUDE CAMPBELL,
GOES BACK TO MISSOURI.

THE MAN IS TERMINALLY ILL.

IF I DON'T TAKE HIM BACK

THEY'LL JUST SEND SOMEONE ELSE
OUT TO GET HIM.

YOU KNOW THAT.

THE HOSPITAL'S GOT
A LOCKDOWN WARD.

UNTIL SOMEBODY ARRIVES
FROM MISSOURI TO PICK HIM UP

YOU COULD PUT HIM
IN THERE, OKAY?

OH, JESSE, MARK'S
BEEN LOOKING FOR YOU.

I'M NOT SURPRISED,
AMANDA WARNED ME.

WARNED?

HE CAN HOLD HIS BREATH

BECAUSE, ONE:
I HATE BARBERSHOP.

I'M NOT EVEN GOING
TO THE CHRISTMAS PARTY.

I THINK
I'M COMING DOWN
WITH LARYNGITIS

I CAN'T SING

DID I MENTION
I HATE BARBERSHOP?

YEAH, YOU MENTIONED THAT.

I'M ONLY HERE BECAUSE

I FORGOT MY PALM PILOT

AND I NEED ADDRESSES
TO SEND OUT MY GIFTS.

ALL MARK WANTED WAS

THE NAME OF THAT FRIEND
OF YOURS, THE HYPNOTIST.

CONNIE HAZELTINE?

I DON'T KNOW. SHE'S YOUR FRIEND.

CONNIE HAZELTINE.
CAN YOU TELL HIM?

I'M IN A HURRY.

SURE.

NO!

NO, NO!

SON OF A...

I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS!

I CANNOT BELIEVE THIS!

THIS CAN'T BE HAPPENING!

WHY DOES THIS HAPPEN TO ME?

JESSE, MY GOD!
WHAT HAPPENED?

SOME IDIOT BROKE MY WINDOW AND
TOOK ALL THE GIFTS

I WAS SENDING
BACK TO MY RELATIVES.

WHAT IS WRONG
WITH PEOPLE?

AT LEAST YOU'RE NOT HURT.

TALK TO MY WALLET.

IT'S HURTING TO
THE TUNE OF $600.

I COULDN'T JUST WIRE FLOWERS.

I HAD TO GO BUY STUFF!

JESSE..

WHAT AM I SUPPOSED
TO DO NOW?

SPEND ANOTHER $600

AND PRAY THAT EVERYTHING
GETS THERE ON TIME?

WELL, IT'S NOT AS BAD
AS IT SEEMS.

OH, NO? IT'S WORSE.

IT'S CHRISTMAS.

JESSE, I KNOW YOU'RE UPSET

ABOUT THE BROKEN GLASS
AND YOUR STOLEN GIFTS

BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN THAT

YOU LOSE YOUR
CHRISTMAS SPIRIT.

IF YOU DON'T LIKE
WHAT'S HAPPENED TO CHRISTMAS

THEN DO SOMETHING
ABOUT IT. I'M SORRY.

ME? WHAT CAN I DO?

I'M ONE PERSON.

CLAUDE, CLOSE YOUR EYES

AND TAKE A COUPLE
OF VERY DEEP BREATHS

AND GO BACK
IN YOUR MIND

TO THE SAFE PLACE

YOU TOLD ME ABOUT.

NOW, LET ALL THE TENSION GO.

I WANT YOU TO RELAX,
COMPLETELY RELAX.

LET THE TENSION GO.

FEEL RELAXED.

A HYPNOTIST.

HE COULD POSSIBLY REMEMBER
SOMETHING.

HE'S HAD 13 YEARS TO REMEMBER.

HE WAS HIT ON THE HEAD, TOO.

HE SAYS HE WAS HIT ON THE HEAD.

Mark:
WHEN HE CAME TO,
TO FIND HIS WIFE DEAD

AND HIMSELF UNDER ARREST
FOR MURDER.

THAT'S A LOT OF TRAUMA
FOR ONE DAY.

UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES,
HE VERY POSSIBLY COULD HAVE

BURIED A MEMORY OR TWO.

UNTIL I SPEAK
TO YOU AGAIN.

HE'S A WONDERFUL SUBJECT.

HE'S UNDER HYPNOSIS NOW.

IS THERE ANYTHING
YOU WANT TO FIND OUT?

YES, I DID TYPE UP
SOME QUESTIONS

I'D LIKE FOR YOU TO ASK,
IF YOU WILL.

SURELY.

CLAUDE, DO YOU REMEMBER
THE DAY YOUR WIFE DIED?

YES.

YOU WERE SUPPOSED
TO GO ON A TRIP.

WHY DID YOU GO HOME?

I WAS SUPPOSED TO FLY
TO CHICAGO ON BUSINESS.

THERE WAS A TORNADO

AND ALL THE FLIGHTS GOT
SHUT DOWN.

THERE WAS A FOOT OF WATER
IN THE STREET

OUT IN FRONT OF MY HOUSE.

I BARELY MADE IT HOME.

IT WAS SUPPER TIME,
SO I WENT IN THE KITCHEN

AND MY WIFE WAS LYING

WITH A KNIFE IN HER BACK
ON THE FLOOR.

I KNEELED DOWN TO SEE
IF SHE WAS ALIVE

AND PULLED THE KNIFE

OUT OF HER BACK

AND SOMEONE HIT ME.

WHEN I CAME TO,
THE POLICE WERE THERE.

Officer:
GET THE LIGHTS.

Mark:
CLAUDE, CAN YOU REMEMBER
ANYTHING ELSE?

ANYTHING AT ALL?

A SMELL!

"SMELL"?

WHAT WAS IT?

GRAHAM CRACKERS AND CHOCOLATE.

SMORES?

HMM?

GRAHAM CRACKERS
AND CHOCOLATE

AND MARSHMALLOWS?

OH, SMORES, YEAH.

IF THE MAN SAID
HE SMELLED THEM,
HE SMELLED THEM.

WHY WOULD HE MAKE
SOMETHING LIKE THAT UP?

I DON'T KNOW.

MAYBE HE WANTS YOU
TO THINK

A TROOP OF RENEGADE
GIRL SCOUTS DID IT.

HE DID WELL.

YES, HE DID.

DOCTOR, THANK YOU
VERY MUCH.

I'LL CALL YOU LATER.

YOU'RE WELCOME.

GUARD, I'D LIKE

TO SPEAK WITH CLAUDE
FOR JUST A MOMENT.

DID I COME UP WITH ANYTHING?

NO.

WELL, JUST A SECOND.

YOU CAME UP WITH A SMELL.

GRAHAM CRACKERS AND CHOCOLATE.

I HAVEN'T THOUGHT ABOUT THOSE
IN YEARS.

SHARON AND HER
BEST FRIEND LILY

USED TO MAKE UP
A BATCH OF SMORES

EVERY TIME
THEY'D GET TOGETHER

FOR A DISH SESSION,
AS THEY CALLED IT.

THIS LILY,
WAS SHE THERE THAT DAY?

NOT THAT I KNOW OF.

DAD, I CAN UNDERSTAND
YOUR CONCERN FOR CLAUDE

BUT I GOT TO TELL YOU

YOU'RE GIVING NEW MEANING
TO THE EXPRESSION

"GRABBING AT STRAWS."

OR IN THIS CASE,
GRABBING AT SMORES?

I'M NOT MAKING THEM UP.

THE MAN SMELLED THEM.

YEAH, BUT UNDER HYPNOSIS

WHICH YOU KNOW IS
HARDLY INFALLIBLE.

HE COULD HAVE SMELLED IT
EARLIER IN THE DAY

AND NOW UNDER HYPNOSIS

THINKS IT'S WHEN
HE CAME HOME.

BUT IF HE HAD SMELLED
THEM WHEN HE CAME HOME

IT MEANT SOMEBODY
HAD TO BE IN THE HOUSE

BESIDES SHARON AND CLAUDE.

AND?

SO NOBODY ELSE
EVER CAME FORWARD.

DAD, YOU KNOW
PEOPLE SHY AWAY

FROM MURDER INVESTIGATIONS.

EVEN INNOCENT PEOPLE.

YOU KNOW,
I'M JUST WONDERING...

NAH, NEVER MIND.

WHAT?

I WAS JUST THINKING

IF I WASN'T ON CALL, I'D
CATCH A PLANE AND SEE
WHAT I COULD FIND OUT.

NO.

"NO" WHAT?

I AM NOT GOING
TO ST. LOUIS.

I'M NOT GOING
TO ASK YOU.

GOOD.

SEE, IF I GOT OFF AT NINE

I COULD JUMP ON
THAT RED-EYE.

YOU'RE NOT GETTING
ON THE RED-EYE.

I DON'T SEE THAT I HAVE
ANY CHOICE IN THE WORLD.

I CAN'T STAND BY

AND SEE A KIND AND LOVING MAN
LIKE THAT SPEND HIS DYING DAYS

IN A PENITENTIARY
WITH RAPISTS AND MURDERERS.

I MEAN, NOT IF THERE'S
ANY CHANCE AT ALL

I CAN PROVE
HIM INNOCENT.

YOU ALREADY MADE PLANE
RESERVATIONS FOR ME

- HAVEN'T YOU?
- NO, BUT I CAN.

EXCUSE ME.

I WAS TOLD I COULD FIND
A LIEUTENANT SLOAN HERE.

I'M SLOAN.

DEPUTY SHERIFF
HARMAN TOLLIVER

COUNTY OF ST. LOUIS

STATE OF MISSOURI.

I'VE GOT HERE SOME
EXTRADITION PAPERS

FOR ONE ANDREW BACEVICH,
FUGITIVE FROM JUSTICE.

I'M AFRAID MR. BACEVICH IS
VERY, VERY ILL

AND IN NO CONDITION TO TRAVEL.

AND YOU ARE?

I'M DR. MARK SLOAN.

CLAUDE... MR. BACEVICH IS
MY PATIENT.

WELL, I DON'T CARE
IF YOU'RE THE
SURGEON GENERAL

OF THE UNITED STATES.

PAPERS SAY HE GOES HOME
WITH ME TONIGHT

DEAD OR ALIVE.

DON'T MAKE NO
NEVER MIND TO ME.

MIND IF I JOIN YOU?

NOT AT ALL.

SWEETENER?

UH, NO, THANKS.

I JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW

THAT BASED ON CLAUDE'S
PHYSICAL CONDITION

JUDGE HAMILTON
HAS ALLOWED A TEMPORARY STAY

ON THE EXTRADITION ORDER.

WELL, I'M HAPPY FOR YOU, DOC

BUT THE OPERATIVE WORD
IN THAT SENTENCE IS "TEMPORARY."

YEAH.

MR. TOLLIVER, I KNOW YOU'VE
GOT YOUR PAPERS AND EVERYTHING

BUT I TELL YOU, CLAUDE COULD NOT
HAVE KILLED HIS WIFE.

THE MAN'S INNOCENT.

HE WAS CONVICTED,
SENT TO PRISON AND ESCAPED.

I BELIEVE IN HIM.

SO YOU SAID.

LOOK, DOC, I'M DELIGHTED
TO STAY IN YOUR SUNNY

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
OVER THE WEEKEND...

ST. LOUIS BEING AS COLD

AS A WITCH'S HEINIE
THIS TIME OF YEAR

BUT COME MONDAY, BACEVICH...
SORRY, CLAUDE AND I...

ARE HEADING EAST.

WELL, YOU KNOW,
JUDGE HAMILTON SAYS THAT...

WE HAVE JUDGES
IN ST. LOUIS, TOO, DOC.

ONE OTHER THING WE'VE GOT
BACK THERE IS CHRISTMAS

AND I HAVE
EVERY INTENTION

OF BEING HOME FOR IT,
AND I'M SURE AS HECK

NOT GOING BACK EMPTY-HANDED

AND YOU CAN TAKE THAT
TO THE BANK.

Forrest:
SO LET ME UNDERSTAND THIS NOW.

YOU CAME ALL THIS WAY

BECAUSE YOUR FATHER
IS CONVINCED

THAT BACEVICH IS
AN INNOCENT MAN?

WELL, I KNOW IT SOUNDS
A LITTLE... I DON'T KNOW.

I'VE GOT AN
OLD MAN, TOO.

I'M 56 YEARS OLD,
AND WHEN MY DAD

SAYS JUMP, I STILL
SAY "HOW HIGH?"

MY DAD'S M.O.
IS A LITTLE DIFFERENT.

HE TRIES TO CONVINCE ME
THAT JUMPING IS MY IDEA.

DIFFERENT STYLE,
SAME RESULTS.

TAKE A SEAT THERE.

THANKS.

SO, L.A.P.D. HUH?

YOU RUN INTO LOTS OF
MOVIE STARS OUT THERE?

WELL, ON OCCASION.

ON THE BACEVICH CASE

YOU WERE
THE INVESTIGATING OFFICER?

THAT I WAS.

WE HAD A HYPNOTIST
PUT BACEVICH UNDER

AND REGRESS HIM
TO THE NIGHT OF THE MURDER.

HYPNOTIST.

YOU REALLY ARE
FROM HOLLYWOOD, AREN'T YOU?

I GUESS IT'S NOT
EXACTLY CONVENTIONAL.

YOU GUYS FROM L.A.,
YOU CRACK ME UP.

SO WHAT'D YOU FIND OUT?

HE'S A MULTIPLE PERSONALITY
OR SOMETHING?

NO, NOTHING LIKE THAT.

HE, UH...
HE REMEMBERED A SMELL.

UH-HUH.

OH, A SMELL.

UH, GRAHAM CRACKERS
AND CHOCOLATE.

DOES THAT MEAN ANYTHING
TO YOU?

CHOCOLATE.

IF I REMEMBER RIGHT,
MRS. BACEVICH

WENT NEXT DOOR
EARLIER IN THE DAY

TO BORROW CHOCOLATE
FROM A NEIGHBOR

BUT WHEN WE ARRIVED,
THERE WAS NO CHOCOLATE

IN THE ENTIRE HOUSE.

COULD SHE HAVE
EATEN IT ALL?

WELL, SHE COULD HAVE,
BUT SHE DIDN'T.

AT LEAST NONE SHOWED UP
IN THE AUTOPSY.

WHAT'D YOU FIND
IN THE DISHWASHER? ANYTHING?

DISHWASHER... LET'S SEE.

OH YEAH, HERE.

UM... THREE COFFEE MUGS, TWO
SMALL PLATES AND A SAUCEPAN.

ALL SPIC-AND-SPAN.

I GUESS THE KILLER
COULD HAVE CARRIED AWAY

THE INGREDIENTS FOR SMORES

AND THEN JUST WASHED UP
BEFORE YOU GOT THERE.

SMORES?

IT'S GRAHAM CRACKERS
AND CHOCOLATE.

I'VE GOT A GRANDDAUGHTER
IN THE SCOUTS.

THIS IS SOME COCKAMAMIE THEORY
YOU'VE GOT HERE...

ALL BECAUSE OF A SMELL
HE REMEMBERS.

MR. BACEVICH TOLD US THAT
HIS WIFE AND HER BEST FRIEND

USED TO COOK UP A BATCH
EVERY TIME THEY GOT TOGETHER...

A LILY ANDREWS, HE SAID.

MM-HMM. LOTS OF MONEY
AND INFLUENCE THERE.

DID YOU TALK TO HER AT THE TIME?

MM-HMM.

SHE WAS ALL BROKEN UP.

LOST HER BEST FRIEND.

SHE WAS CONVINCED
BACEVICH DID IT.

NOTHING WE DIDN'T ALREADY KNOW.

IF YOU'D LIKE TO HAVE
A GO AT HER

BE MY GUEST.

WELL, I WOULDN'T MIND
TOUCHING ALL THE BASES

JUST FOR MY FATHER'S
PEACE OF MIND.

MM-HMM.

IF YOU RUN INTO
ANYBODY OUT THERE

THAT NEEDS A
POLICE CONSULTANT

ON A MOVIE
OR SOMETHING...

I'LL BE SURE
AND GIVE THEM YOUR NAME.

THANK YOU,
CAPTAIN.

ALL RIGHT.

OH, YES.

OH, MY GOSH.

SO MANY MEMORIES.

SOME OF THEM
VERY PAINFUL.

SHARON WAS...

WELL, IT WAS LIKE
BETWEEN THE TWO OF US

WE WERE ONE PERSON.

I WOULD KNOW
SHE WAS GOING TO CALL ME

BEFORE THE PHONE
EVEN RANG.

WHEN SHE WAS UPSET,
SOMETIMES I'D FIND MYSELF

STANDING ON HER DOORSTEP,
NO IDEA WHY...

WOULD YOU LIKE SOME SUGAR?

NO, THAT'S FINE. THANKS.

NO IDEA WHY UNTIL SHE OPENED

THE DOOR, AND THEN...

AND WE LAUGHED

SO MUCH, SO OFTEN.

I'VE NEVER REALLY GOTTEN OVER...

WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME
YOU SAW HER?

TWO DAYS BEFORE SHE DIED.

LUNCH AT THE COUNTRY CLUB.

MY HUSBAND AND I
HAD JUST JOINED.

SHARON AND I, WE WOULD ALWAYS
MAKE FUN OF THE KIND OF PEOPLE

WHO WOULD JOIN
A COUNTRY CLUB.

WE THOUGHT THEY WERE PHONIES

AND THE TRUTH IS,
WE REALLY WANTED TO BELONG

SO BADLY.

SO THE DAY WE JOINED

I TOOK SHARON TO LUNCH THERE.

AND THE DAY SHE DIED?

WELL, I WAS SUPPOSED
TO GO OVER TO HER HOUSE...

WE WERE GOING TO GO SHOPPING...
BUT THERE WAS A TERRIBLE STORM

SO I DIDN'T GO.

AND THEN THE PHONE RANG,
AND I...

OH, THIS WAS SO STRANGE...

I DIDN'T EXPECT IT.

WOULDN'T YOU THINK,
AS CLOSE AS WE WERE

THAT I WOULD HAVE KNOWN
SHE WAS DEAD?

SO YOU STAYED HOME
ALL DAY THAT DAY?

OH, I COULDN'T GO ANYWHERE.

IT WAS LIKE A MONSOON.

I KEEP THINKING...

IF I HAD BEEN THERE

LIKE I WAS SUPPOSED TO BE,
MAYBE I COULD HAVE STOPPED HIM.

THAT BASTARD.

HE WAS AFRAID

SHE WAS GOING TO LEAVE HIM

SO HE KILLED HER.

WAS THERE ANYONE
HERE WITH YOU?

YOUR HUSBAND, MAYBE?

OH, YOU MEAN
MY EX-HUSBAND JONATHAN.

NO.

YOU THINK HE MIGHT REMEMBER
ANYTHING HELPFUL?

I DOUBT IT.

HE NEVER SEEMED
TO REMEMBER MUCH OF ANYTHING

EVEN BACK THEN.

EXCEPT WHICH STOOL WAS HIS
AT HIS FAVORITE BAR.

YOU CAN PROBABLY
STILL FIND HIM THERE

IF YOU WANT TO GO LOOK.

UH, JONATHAN ANDREWS?

THERE'S A HELL
OF A COINCIDENCE.

THAT HAPPENS TO
BE MY NAME, TOO.

WELL, I'M STEVE SLOAN.

I'M WITH THE LOS ANGELES
POLICE DEPARTMENT.

BOY, ARE YOU LOST,
BUT THAT'S EASY TO DO.

IT'S THOSE DAMNED
FREEWAYS.

YOU KNOW, I WAS
OUT THERE ONCE.

I WAS ON MY WAY
TO NEWPORT BEACH.

NEXT THING I KNEW,
I'M IN BAKERSFIELD.

I'M INVESTIGATING
THE MURDER

OF SHARON BACEVICH.

I'D LIKE TO ASK YOU
A FEW QUESTIONS.

OH, HOLD ON.
I ALWAYS CRAM FOR AN EXAM.

FRANK?

FIRE AWAY.

YOUR WIFE...

EX-WIFE.

SHE SAYS SHE WAS
HOME ALL DAY

THE DAY MRS. BACEVICH
WAS MURDERED.

I DON'T SUPPOSE

YOU HAVE ANY
INDEPENDENT KNOWLEDGE OF THAT?

NO, I WOULDN'T,
BECAUSE IT'S NOT TRUE.

I'D GONE OUT THAT DAY
TO PLAY A LITTLE GOLF

BUT IT STARTED TO RAIN.

SO I DUCKED INSIDE
FOR A COUPLE OF DRINKS

WAIT OUT THE STORM.

FINALLY, I DECIDED
I'D BETTER GO HOME.

SHE WASN'T THERE.

YOU SURE YOU'RE REMEMBERING
THE RIGHT DAY?

YOU KNOW, I CAN'T REMEMBER

WHERE I PARKED MY CAR
AN HOUR AGO

BUT I DEFINITELY REMEMBER
EVERY DETAIL OF THAT DAY.

AND WHY IS THAT?

I GOT HOME ABOUT 4:00.

I WAS SURPRISED
LILY WASN'T HOME.

THE WEATHER WAS SO BAD.

I WAS THERE ABOUT AN HOUR.

THEN I WENT BACK OUT TO JOIN
SOME FRIENDS FOR A DRINK

OR SHOULD I SAY ANOTHER?

AND THE POLICE NEVER
TALKED TO YOU?

AS FAR AS THEY KNEW,
THERE WAS NO REASON TO.

MEANING?

I WAS HAVING AN AFFAIR
WITH SHARON.

DID YOUR WIFE KNOW THAT?

I DON'T THINK ANYBODY KNEW.

CERTAINLY NOT OLD ANDY BACEVICH.

HE THOUGHT EVERYBODY IN
THE WORLD WAS JUST LIKE HIM...

TRUSTING AND NAIVE...

BUT LILY...

SOME WOMEN HAVE A SIXTH SENSE
ABOUT THOSE THINGS.

THERE WAS ONE KIND
OF STRANGE THING.

I BOUGHT SHARON
A PAIR OF EARRINGS.

SET ME BACK
FIVE GRAND.

AS USUAL, I WAS DRINKING,
WASN'T THINKING.

CHARGED THEM
ON MY PLATINUM CARD.

LILY PAID ALL THE BILLS.

I KEPT WAITING FOR HER
TO BRING THEM UP.

BUT SHE NEVER DID.

I DECIDED THAT
SHE MUST HAVE MISSED

THE CHARGE SLIP
SOMEHOW.

AT LEAST I KEPT HOPING
THAT'S WHAT IT WAS.

SHARON WAS A SWEET KID.

SO, YOU KNOW, MADDIE

I WAS THINKING

WHAT BETTER WAY TO GET INTO
THE CHRISTMAS SPIRIT

THAN BY DIGGING INTO
A BIG, FAT PLATE OF
STICKY, MESSY RIBS?

YOU MEAN THAT YOU'D BE WILLING
TO FEED

EVERYONE FROM THE SHELTER
RIGHT HERE?

WELL, I'M GOING TO NEED HELP.

OH! WE'VE GOT 20 VOLUNTEERS.

THAT SHOULD DO IT.

WHAT CAN I DO?

UH, CAN YOU GRAB ME SOME TINSEL?

HOW'S THAT?

THIS IS VERY GENEROUS
OF YOU, JESSE.

WELL, I FIGURED I COULD SPEND
THE $600 ON MY FAMILY

OR I COULD SPEND IT ON

A BUNCH OF STRANGERS

WHO AREN'T GOING
TO GET DRUNK

AND TELL ME
THAT I'M NOT SUCCESSFUL ENOUGH

OR THOUGHTFUL ENOUGH,
OR TALL ENOUGH FOR THAT MATTER.

YOU'RE VERY TALL TO ME.

Forrest:
THE EARRINGS
IS ONE PIECE OF EVIDENCE

WE HELD BACK FROM THE MEDIA.

WHEN WE FOUND SHARON BACEVICH

THE LOBES WERE TORN THROUGH

LIKE SOMEONE HAD RIPPED
THE EARRINGS RIGHT OFF OF HER.

AT THE TIME WE THOUGHT
MAYBE THE HUSBAND

YOU KNOW, MAKE IT LOOK LIKE
A ROBBERY.

BUT YOU NEVER FOUND
THE EARRINGS?

NOPE.

AND BACEVICH DIDN'T SEEM TO KNOW
ANYTHING ABOUT THEM.

YOU HAD TO BE
IN ONE GOD-AWFUL RAGE

TO RIP EARRINGS OFF LIKE THAT.

AND YOU'D HAVE TO BE A FOOL

TO HOLD ON TO THEM
ALL THESE YEARS.

SOME PEOPLE LIKE TROPHIES.

WELL, LET'S GO SEE A
JUDGE ABOUT A WARRANT.

Lily:
EARRINGS?

EMERALD EARRINGS
WITH PLATINUM SETTINGS?

NOT EXACTLY MY STYLE.

THEY BELONGED
TO SHARON BACEVICH.

AND YOU THINK
THAT SHE GAVE THEM TO ME?

OR MAYBE YOU TOOK THEM.

I SEE. WELL, PLEASE COME IN.

LOOK WHEREVER YOU LIKE.

THE WARRANT ISN'T
FOR YOUR HOUSE, MA'AM.

IT'S FOR YOUR SAFETY-DEPOSIT
BOX AT MERCHANT TRUST.

IT'S WHERE
YOUR EX-HUSBAND SAYS

YOU KEEP ALL
YOUR VALUABLE JEWELRY.

WE'LL NEED YOU TO
COME ALONG WITH US.

IF YOU'LL EXCUSE ME,
I'D LIKE TO CHANGE MY CLOTHES.

COOL CUSTOMER.

IT'S PROBABLY A
WILD GOOSE CHASE.

Amanda:
THE LAB RESULTS AREN'T IN

AND HE KEEPS
BUGGING ME
ABOUT THEM.

Mark:
WHAT'D YOU
TELL HIM?

I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO TELL HIM.

HEY, GOOD-LOOKING,
HOW DID I EVER MISS YOU?

EXCUSE ME?

AMANDA, THIS IS DEPUTY
SHERIFF HARMAN TOLLIVER.

HOW DO YOU DO?

WHEN I HAD MY HERNIA
OPERATION LAST SUMMER

I SURE AS HECK
DIDN'T SEE ANY NURSES

WHO LOOKED LIKE
MOVIE STARS.

AMANDA BENTLEY
IS A DOCTOR.

EVEN BETTER;
GORGEOUS AND RICH.

IF YOU'LL EXCUSE ME

I HAVE SOME ACTUAL HUMAN BEINGS
I NEED TO ATTEND TO.

LIKES TO PLAY
HARD TO GET, HUH?

YOU SENT FOR ME?

YES. I HAD A CALL

FROM MY SON
IN ST. LOUIS.

THE POLICE ARE SATISFIED
THAT THE PERSON

WHO MURDERED MRS. BACEVICH

IS A MRS. LILY ANDREWS.

NO FOOLING?

WHICH MEANS
CLAUDE'S INNOCENT.

YES.

OF MURDER.

BUT GUILTY
OF BUSTING OUT OF JAIL.

HE SHOULD NEVER
HAVE BEEN IN JAIL
IN THE FIRST PLACE.

HE'S STILL A FUGITIVE

AND I STILL HAVE
EXTRADITION PAPERS.

THE MAN'S INNOCENT.

NOT UNTIL THE SYSTEM
DECIDES HE'S INNOCENT.

THAT'S HOW IT WORKS.

HE'LL HAVE PLENTY OF OPPORTUNITY

TO APPLY FOR RETRIAL
OR MAYBE EVEN A FULL PARDON

WHEN WE GET BACK TO MISSOURI.

THAT COULD TAKE MONTHS.

NEVER KNOWN IT
TO TAKE LESS.

YOU KNOW HE'LL
BE DEAD BY THEN.

DOESN'T SEEM FAIR, DOES IT?

YOU KNOW, JUST
CURIOUS, TOLLIVER.

IS THERE ANY PART
OF YOU AT ALL

THAT WOULD LIKE TO SEE

THAT POOR MAN
CATCH A BREAK?

IT'S NOTHING PERSONAL, DOC,
BUT I'VE GOT MY JOB TO DO.

I'LL PICK HIM UP
AT 6:00 IN THE MORNING

FOR THE FIRST FLIGHT
BACK TO ST. LOUIS.

MERRY CHRISTMAS!
BARBECUE BOB'S.

HEY, MARK!

NO, STEVE'S NOT HERE.

WHO?

YEAH, HE'S HERE. WHY?

OKAY, SURE.

YEAH, I GOT IT.

ALL RIGHT, BYE.

YOU KNOW, HONEY, I'M GONNA
KIND OF MISS THIS PLACE.

OH, YEAH.

YOU KNOW, YOU MIGHT
WANT TO CONSIDER

STICKING AROUND
FOR ANOTHER DAY.

YEAH?

I'VE GOT A FEELING YOU'RE ABOUT
TO OFFER ME A DEAL OF SOME SORT.

TOMORROW NIGHT
IS THE HOSPITAL
CHRISTMAS PARTY.

YOU LET CLAUDE PLAY SANTA CLAUS
FOR ONE LAST TIME

AND I'LL CONVINCE MARK
TO QUIT STALLING

ON THE EXTRADITION.

IT'S THE GUY'S LAST CHRISTMAS.

TOMORROW'S MY DAY OFF.

I WAS PLANNING ON STAYING IN

AND STUFFING A STOCKING OR TWO.

Jesse:
THERE, YOU SEE?

YOU CAN'T GET MORE FESTIVE
THAN THAT.

WHAT TIME IS THE PARTY OVER?

10:00.

ALL RIGHT.

I COME TO THE PARTY.

BACEVICH PLAYS
SANTA CLAUS.

THE MINUTE THE PARTY'S OVER

WE CLIMB ABOARD SANTA'S SLEIGH

AND TAKE OFF TO ST. LOUIS.

MR. TOLLIVER,
YOU WON'T REGRET THIS.

I'VE GOT A FEELING
YOU COULD BE RIGHT ABOUT THAT.

JESS... I GOT A MESSAGE
YOU WERE LOOKING FOR ME?

OH, YEAH, HEY,
I'M REALLY SORRY, STEVE

BUT I NEED YOU TO WORK
AT BARBECUE BOB'S TONIGHT.

OH, NO... IT WAS YOUR IDEA
TO BRING ALL THESE PEOPLE IN.

I HAVE TO OPERATE.

ON CHRISTMAS EVE?

YES, DR. SMITH... SON... TIN...

ASKED ME TO HELP.
IT'S A TRANSPLANT.

DR. WHO?

ON A YOUNG BOY WHO'S GOING TO BE
GIVEN THE GIFT OF SIGHT.

OH, I DON'T
BELIEVE THIS.

STEVE, CAN YOU IMAGINE
WAKING UP ON CHRISTMAS MORNING

SEEING THE WORLD
FOR THE FIRST TIME?

AND I KNOW YOU'RE GOING
TO MISS THE PARTY, BUT...

I JUST WISH YOU'D GIVEN ME
A LITTLE MORE WARNING...

YOU'LL HAVE
20 VOLUNTEERS.

IT'LL BE A SNAP!

MISS THE CHRISTMAS PARTY.

OOH! EXCUSE ME.

YOU ALL RIGHT?

CLAUDE'S IN THAT ROOM
RIGHT THERE.

ONE PIECE OF ADVICE...

ANY FUNNY BUSINESS
AND I'LL CUFF YOU

RIGHT IN FRONT
OF THE KIDDIES.

MERRY CHRISTMAS.
COME ON IN.

UH, SEAT YOURSELF BACK
THERE; ANYWHERE'S FINE.

THIS WAY.

HI, THERE.

YOU SEAT YOURSELF.
ANYWHERE IS FINE.

RIGHT BACK THERE.

AND IF I'M SUDDENLY
SEEING TWO SANTAS

I'M SHOOTING BOTH OF THEM
AND SORTING THINGS OUT LATER.

UNDERSTOOD?

DR. SLOAN TOLD ME
THAT YOU'RE THE ONE

RESPONSIBLE FOR
LETTING ME DO THIS.

I REALL APPRECIATE IT.

ALL RIGHT.

NOW, YOU REALIZE
THAT, TECHNICALLY

WE'RE BREAKING
THE LAW HERE.

WELL, THE LAW GETS ITS WAY
364 DAYS OF THE YEAR.

THERE'S GOT TO BE ONE DAY
WHEN JUSTICE GETS ITS TURN.

WHAT HAVE YOU GOT?

OOH.

AND IT'S BEEN DOCTORED.

BY THE DOCTOR.

I'LL GET IT BACK TO HIM

BEFORE HE REALIZES
IT'S MISSING.

DR. TRAVIS.

Steve:
I thought you were
in the operating room.

YEAH, I AM.

WHERE ARE MY VOLUNTEERS?

YOU SAID THEY'D BE HERE
AN HOUR AGO.

THEY'RE NOT THERE YET?

YOU'D BETTER GET SOME

AND GET THEM DOWN HERE
TO HELP ME.

YEAH, I'M ON IT.

HEY, MADISON.

WE'VE GOT A PROBLEM.

I USED TO BE A
SHORT-ORDER COOK

IF YOU NEED A HAND.

OH, OKAY.

I USED TO BE A WAITER,
AND A DAMN GOOD ONE...

AT LEAST WHEN
I WAS SOBER.

I'M SOBER NOW.

WELL, GREAT.

AND I WAS A CAB DRIVER.

AND WHAT IS IT
THAT YOU WANT TO DO?

EAT!

BYE-BYE.

THAT'S GOOD.

THAT'S GOOD.

HOW'S IT GOING?

LADIES AND
GENTLEMEN...

KIDS.

YOU KNOW, THERE IS ONE AMONG US

FOR WHOM
IT IS IMPOSSIBLE

TO SHOP.

NOT BECAUSE HE
HAS EVERYTHING...

EVERYTHING THAT MATTERS,
ANYWAY...

LIKE GENEROSITY

AND LOYALTY

COURAGE AND A KIND HEART.

NO, WHAT MAKES
SHOPPING FOR HIM

SUCH AN INCREDIBLE HEADACHE

IS THAT THE GIFTS
ARE JUST SO DARN HARD TO WRAP.

MARK, WOULD YOU
COME UP HERE, PLEASE?

FROM ALL OF US TO YOU

WITH MUCH LOVE...

I BRING TO YOU
STRAIGHT FROM MUNICH...

♪ WELL, HELLO

♪ HI

HI.

HOW WAS MUNICH?

GOOD! OH...

♪ ARE YOU LISTENIN'?

♪ IN THE LANE, IN THE LANE

♪ SNOW IS GLISTENIN'

♪ A BEAUTIFUL SIGHT

♪ WE'RE HAPPY TONIGHT

♪ GONE AWAY, GONE AWAY

♪ IS THE BLUEBIRD

♪ HERE TO STAY

♪ HE SINGS A LOVE SONG

♪ AS WE GO ALONG

♪ WONDERLAND

♪ WE'LL SAY, "NO, MAN

♪ IN TOWN"

♪ LATER ON, WE'LL CONSPIRE

♪ AS WE DREAM

♪ BY THE FIRE

♪ TO FACE UNAFRAID

♪ THE PLANS THAT WE MADE

♪ WE WERE WALKING

♪ IN A BLANKET OF SNOW

♪ WE WERE WALKING

♪ HAD THE LIGHTS DOWN LOW

YOU GET SANTA,
I'LL GET THE CAR.

RIGHT.

♪ STAY AWAKE

♪ DON'T REST YOUR HEAD...

Claude:
DR. SLOAN?

OH, THERE YOU ARE.

I CAN'T GO THROUGH
WITH THIS.

WITH WHAT?

ALL YOU FOLKS WILL
GET IN TROUBLE.

NOT EVEN A LITTLE BIT OF IT.

I MEAN, AFTER ALL,
IT'S NOT OUR FAULT

THAT YOU DISAPPEARED
WITH THAT REPORTER.

WHAT REPORTER?

THE ONE WHO CAME HERE

WITH THE PHOTOGRAPHER
FROM THE
TIMES?

WE SAW YOU OVER THERE
IN THE CORNER TALKING TO HIM

AND WHEN WE LOOKED BACK

HE WAS GONE
AND SO WERE YOU.

WE'LL ALL TESTIFY TO IT...

DR. TRAVIS, DR. BENTLEY,
I WILL.

AND DON'T WORRY ABOUT

OLD DEPUTY SHERIFF TOLLIVER
OVER THERE.

BEFORE HE'LL
TELL HIS SUPERIORS

THAT HE WAS DRUNK
ON THE JOB

HE'S GOING TO HAVE THEM
BELIEVING

THAT YOU WERE ABDUCTED
BY ALIENS.

♪ FAST ASLEEP

NOW, JESSE'S
WAITING OUTSIDE

TO DRIVE YOU
TO MEXICO.

HE HAS FRIENDS
DOWN THERE

WHO ARE ANXIOUS
TO MEET YOU.

I ALWAYS DID LOVE
BOUGAINVILLEA.

WELL, THEN YOU'RE IN
FOR A TREAT, MY FRIEND.

HOW CAN I SAY THANK YOU,
DR. SLOAN?

GRACIAS.

MUCHAS GRACIAS.

VAYA CON DIOS, MY
FRIEND.

VAYA CON DIOS.

Steve:
THIS POSTCARD CAME FOR YOU
THIS MORNING.

FROM MEXICO.

OH.

KIND OF A CRYPTIC
MESSAGE.

"THE BOUGAINVILLEA
ARE TO DIE FOR."

YOU KNOW, FOR
THE LIFE OF ME

I CAN'T QUITE MAKE
OUT THAT SIGNATURE.

WHAT IS THAT, CLARK?

YEAH, COULD BE CLARK.

CECIL, MAYBE.

CECIL.

YOU GOT A FRIEND
NAMED CECIL, DO YOU?

YEAH, I DO.

UH, IN THE NAVY.

YOU WEREN'T
IN THE NAVY.

HE WAS IN THE NAVY.

AND HE STILL SENDS
YOU POSTCARDS.

OH, YEAH. ONCE A YEAR.
ISN'T THAT SOMETHING?

MM-HMM.

MERRY CHRISTMAS, DAD.

MERRY CHRISTMAS.