1
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Mm. Want to
grab drinks tonight?

2
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There's a singles jingle mingle
happening at o'donnell's.

3
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Sorry, my sister
just invited me

4
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to her christmas navy ball
this morning.

5
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I'm kind of her
last-minute date.

6
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Mark had to go out of town
for work.

7
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Maybe you'll meet
a handsome sailor
in uniform.

8
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[laughs]
don't count on it, sarah.

9
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-Morning, maddie.
-Morning.

10
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So,<i> it's a wonderful life</i>
is playin' at the rialto.

11
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I love that movie.

12
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Great! It's a date.

13
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"it's a date."

14
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you didn't even say yes.

15
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Wait. What exactly
are you two, anyway?

16
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We've been on a couple dates.
There's nothing serious yet.

17
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"yet"? I don't know
what you see in him.

18
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I know what I'm getting
with roger.

19
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It's easy conversation, and...
We have a lot in common.

20
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News flash.
The only thing you two
have in common<i> is</i> the news.

21
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-[laughs]
-hey, good morning, maddie.

22
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Look, I just got a tip from
a friend in the da's office.

23
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The president of
norfolk bank & trust

24
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was indicted on fraud charges
this morning.

25
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-I'm on it, mr. Bailey.
-This is where you shine.

26
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Bring me back
an exclusive, maddie.

27
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[sighs]

28
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hey, what's wrong?
That's a really great scoop!

29
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Yeah, I know, it's just--
it's christmastime, ya know?

30
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I mean, who wants
to write about corruption
and bankers behaving badly?

31
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I would give<i> anything</i>
to get off the fluff beat.

32
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My last piece was
the moore-bacon
wedding announcement.

33
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Mmm. That sounds like
my kind of wedding.

34
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No, seriously, sarah, I mean,
come on, you get to bring
joy to people.

35
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I...I remind them about
the harsh realities
of this world.

36
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Well, someone's gotta do it.
And you're so good at it.

37
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[chuckles]

38
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[jazzy version
of "o christmas tree" playing]

39
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oh, my. I feel like
I should be standing
at attention.

40
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Relax. Even the most disciplined
sailors know how to have fun.

41
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You just wait until
this dance floor fills up.

42
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[laughs] okay.

43
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I'll go get our table number.

44
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-Okay. I'll get drinks.
-Right.

45
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-Hi.
-[bartender] hi.

46
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Two red wines, please.

47
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I told him we were together.
He's up this way.

48
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Thank you so much.

49
00:03:04,206 --> 00:03:05,338
[both gasp]

50
00:03:05,340 --> 00:03:07,407
-[billy] oh, boy.
-I'm so sorry!

51
00:03:07,409 --> 00:03:10,076
[charlotte] we have literally
been here for three minutes.

52
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I- I-I-I-I'm...

53
00:03:12,180 --> 00:03:14,047
I'm gonna get your dress
dry-cleaned.

54
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Actually, you know what?
I'm gonna go get you
a new dress.

55
00:03:16,251 --> 00:03:18,651
I'm gonna actually
go to the mall right now.

56
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I finally find
a flattering white dress--

57
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of course this happens.

58
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-[billy clears throat]
-I'm so sorry. I feel terrible.

59
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It's... Fine.

60
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Accidents happen.

61
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If you'll excuse me,

62
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-mm-hm.
-I am headed to the restroom.

63
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-I'm so sorry.
-Red wine,

64
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the enemy of flattering
white dresses everywhere.

65
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Yeah. It's a fashion emergency
if I've ever seen one.

66
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She'll survive.

67
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Although you might
want to have your date

68
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grab your drinks
for you next time.

69
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Oh, no, I'm not--

70
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will do, sailor.

71
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It's "lieutenant."

72
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[man] grinch!

73
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-Long time no see, buddy.
-[awkward chuckle]

74
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not a fan of christmas?

75
00:04:02,597 --> 00:04:04,497
It's overrated.

76
00:04:07,636 --> 00:04:09,636
I better get back to my date.

77
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It was nice meeting you.

78
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Maddie! Over here.

79
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[captain chet jenkins]
merry christmas!

80
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It's so good
to see you again.

81
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It's good to see you too,
captain jenkins.

82
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No, no, no,
you're a civilian.
Call me chet.

83
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I cannot believe
how grown up you are.

84
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I haven't seen you
since dad's funeral.

85
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-Yeah.
-You gave such
a beautiful speech, sir.

86
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Thank you.

87
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John was one of
the finest pilots,

88
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and a great wingman
out at sea.

89
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Yeah, he was the best.

90
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He would have been proud
of you girls.

91
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Your stories in the paper,
maddie,

92
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and, of course,

93
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you following in his footsteps
on the<i> polaris,</i> amelia.

94
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It's my honor to serve, sir.

95
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It's a shame, however,

96
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that you didn't sign up
for the christmas tiger cruise

97
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along with your mom this year.

98
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You could have seen
your sister in action.

99
00:05:01,423 --> 00:05:04,257
I just have so much work
right now.

100
00:05:04,259 --> 00:05:05,625
Big stories percolating.

101
00:05:05,627 --> 00:05:09,962
A chance to watch amelia
launch a $65 million jet

102
00:05:09,964 --> 00:05:13,833
off the deck of a carrier,
why, that's a big story.

103
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Not to mention
we're gonna make a stop

104
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in new york city this year.

105
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Isn't it too late, sir?

106
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The cruise leaves norfolk
day after tomorrow.

107
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[laughs] we carry 6,000 people
on this ship.

108
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I think we can find
an extra bunk for maddie.

109
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[amelia]
maddie?

110
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Well, thank you,
really, for the offer,

111
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but it's just so last-minute
with christmas being
ten days away.

112
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Well, the offer is there
if you change your mind.

113
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Sir!

114
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Ah, yes. If you'll excuse me?

115
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-It was great catching up.
-Mm-hm.

116
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You know captain jenkins
is my boss,

117
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-right?
-I know.

118
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-Like, my big boss?
-Yeah, I know.

119
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I'm not interested in going
on a tiger cruise, okay?

120
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I didn't want to go
when we were little,
I don't want to go now.

121
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I get it. Now, the more
important question is,

122
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where are those drinks?

123
00:06:02,283 --> 00:06:03,616
Oh, um....

124
00:06:06,921 --> 00:06:09,055
Isn't that your shawl?

125
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Who is that, anyway?

126
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I don't know.

127
00:06:12,527 --> 00:06:15,495
I had a little bit
of an accident at the bar.

128
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Some guy actually told me
to have my date get
the drinks next time.

129
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From the looks
of that woman's dress,

130
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maybe we should the merlot?

131
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Affirmative.

132
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[scoffs] come on.

133
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[big band version of "hark
the herald angels sing" playing]

134
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-[laughing]
-[phone buzzing]

135
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oh, it's mark.
I'm gonna grab this.

136
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Okay.

137
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Hi, hon.

138
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I know the military
can be stiff...

139
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But are we really
that boring?

140
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Sorry, it's just--
it's been a long day.

141
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-There's your shawl.
-Thank you.

142
00:06:54,536 --> 00:06:55,635
Solo again?

143
00:06:55,637 --> 00:06:57,437
What about you?
Is your date okay?

144
00:06:57,439 --> 00:07:00,273
-She's a little traumatized.
-Seriously?

145
00:07:00,275 --> 00:07:03,443
She likes things to be...
[clicks tongue] just right.

146
00:07:03,445 --> 00:07:06,145
Oh. Good match for you, then.

147
00:07:06,147 --> 00:07:07,613
Based on...?

148
00:07:07,615 --> 00:07:10,016
I just know most
military officers
are meticulous.

149
00:07:10,018 --> 00:07:12,051
I can be pretty easygoing.

150
00:07:12,053 --> 00:07:13,786
Spontaneous, even.

151
00:07:13,788 --> 00:07:15,655
[charlotte]
there you are.

152
00:07:15,657 --> 00:07:19,025
Your tie's a little crooked,
billy.

153
00:07:20,295 --> 00:07:21,427
Mm-hm.

154
00:07:21,429 --> 00:07:23,830
Um, dan's looking for us.

155
00:07:23,832 --> 00:07:25,231
All right.

156
00:07:27,869 --> 00:07:29,535
Is mark okay?

157
00:07:29,537 --> 00:07:32,338
He's good.
He'll be back
tomorrow.

158
00:07:32,340 --> 00:07:36,476
-Look, I'm real glad
you came with me tonight.
-Me too.

159
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[man] ladies and gentlemen,
excuse me.

160
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May I have your attention,
please?

161
00:07:42,250 --> 00:07:46,152
The captain would like
to say a few words.

162
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Thank you, commander.

163
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For those of you
who don't know me,

164
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I'm captain chet jenkins,

165
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skipper of the uss<i> polaris,</i>

166
00:07:55,864 --> 00:07:58,598
and I want to wish you all
happy holidays

167
00:07:58,600 --> 00:08:02,635
and thank you for coming
to the navy christmas ball.

168
00:08:02,637 --> 00:08:04,337
Now, as you know,

169
00:08:04,339 --> 00:08:07,373
while the navy
is not about self, but country,

170
00:08:07,375 --> 00:08:08,908
I look around this room
tonight

171
00:08:08,910 --> 00:08:12,345
and I see so many
fine men and women

172
00:08:12,347 --> 00:08:18,017
who make incredible sacrifices
for this nation every day.

173
00:08:18,019 --> 00:08:20,353
And I'm not just talking
about the sailors,

174
00:08:20,355 --> 00:08:23,189
but those who love them,
as well.

175
00:08:23,191 --> 00:08:26,993
My apologies--
I know we're not an easy bunch.

176
00:08:26,995 --> 00:08:28,728
[laughter]

177
00:08:28,730 --> 00:08:31,264
and I can't wait to host
your families

178
00:08:31,266 --> 00:08:32,798
on the christmas tiger cruise.

179
00:08:32,800 --> 00:08:35,201
It's always exciting to me
when they get to see

180
00:08:35,203 --> 00:08:37,837
what an incredible job
you do on the ship.

181
00:08:37,839 --> 00:08:40,273
So during this holiday season,

182
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be thankful for family

183
00:08:42,510 --> 00:08:44,944
and for this fine country.

184
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Raise your glasses in a toast.

185
00:08:50,818 --> 00:08:51,984
To the navy!

186
00:08:51,986 --> 00:08:54,020
[all] to the navy!

187
00:08:54,022 --> 00:08:55,755
Merry christmas.

188
00:09:05,066 --> 00:09:06,732
<i> ♪ well, it's cold out, baby ♪</i>

189
00:09:06,734 --> 00:09:10,169
<i> ♪ put a jacket on</i>
<i> for the chill... ♪</i>

190
00:09:10,171 --> 00:09:12,505
[hostess]
picasso diner's
two best customers.

191
00:09:12,507 --> 00:09:14,674
-Merry christmas, ladies.
-Merry christmas, sharon.

192
00:09:14,676 --> 00:09:17,743
Your favorite table
is available.

193
00:09:17,745 --> 00:09:19,612
Here you go.

194
00:09:20,448 --> 00:09:22,148
-Thank you.
-So, maddie,

195
00:09:22,150 --> 00:09:24,584
I read that story this morning
about the bank president.

196
00:09:24,586 --> 00:09:26,886
He's been in here.
Seemed like a good guy.

197
00:09:26,888 --> 00:09:30,156
Well. Goes to show
you never really know
what's going on with people.

198
00:09:30,158 --> 00:09:32,892
That's for sure.
And amelia, I saw
the photo that you posted

199
00:09:32,894 --> 00:09:35,394
of the norfolk christmas lights
from your jet.

200
00:09:35,396 --> 00:09:37,430
That was absolutely stunning.

201
00:09:37,432 --> 00:09:39,532
Oh, yeah, that was on
my night hop last week.

202
00:09:39,534 --> 00:09:42,335
As always,
thank you for your service.

203
00:09:42,337 --> 00:09:43,936
So, the usual, ladies?

204
00:09:43,938 --> 00:09:45,738
-Bacon and eggs.
-Chocolate donut.

205
00:09:45,740 --> 00:09:47,773
Last one.
They went fast today.

206
00:09:47,775 --> 00:09:50,242
-Okay.
-You are so lucky.

207
00:09:50,244 --> 00:09:52,812
I know. I don't know
what I'd do without
my morning sugar fix.

208
00:09:52,814 --> 00:09:54,680
[laughs] no, I mean,

209
00:09:54,682 --> 00:09:56,882
'cause you love what you do.

210
00:09:56,884 --> 00:09:59,085
What about you, though?
You've loved writing

211
00:09:59,087 --> 00:10:00,786
for as long as I can remember.

212
00:10:00,788 --> 00:10:03,723
Yeah. Yeah, I--
it's just--I don't know,

213
00:10:03,725 --> 00:10:05,725
it's not as much fun
as it used to be.

214
00:10:09,163 --> 00:10:11,597
Remember when I was in college
and I wrote that article

215
00:10:11,599 --> 00:10:13,499
about the firefighter
who adopted the baby,

216
00:10:13,501 --> 00:10:15,801
and it was dropped off
at his fire station
on christmas eve,

217
00:10:15,803 --> 00:10:17,069
and he named her noel?

218
00:10:17,071 --> 00:10:18,904
Oh, yeah, that was such
a heartwarming story.

219
00:10:18,906 --> 00:10:21,040
Now she's ten years old,
she's a straight-"a" student,

220
00:10:21,042 --> 00:10:22,775
and she just played mary
in her christmas play.

221
00:10:22,777 --> 00:10:24,777
-That's amazing.
-I know.

222
00:10:24,779 --> 00:10:29,482
I mean, that firefighter
changed her entire life, and...

223
00:10:29,484 --> 00:10:32,485
[sighs] just wish I could
write more stories like that.

224
00:10:32,487 --> 00:10:34,920
Especially around
the holidays.

225
00:10:34,922 --> 00:10:36,656
Yeah.

226
00:10:37,592 --> 00:10:39,392
Maybe I'm just burned out.

227
00:10:39,394 --> 00:10:42,094
But you had fun
at the ball, right?

228
00:10:42,096 --> 00:10:43,162
Yeah, of course.

229
00:10:43,164 --> 00:10:45,364
Your fellow sailors
are very nice.

230
00:10:45,366 --> 00:10:46,999
[laughs]

231
00:10:47,001 --> 00:10:50,536
did, um, did anyone, you know,
catch your eye?

232
00:10:50,538 --> 00:10:53,039
Amelia!
You are relentless!

233
00:10:53,041 --> 00:10:55,241
No! Besides,

234
00:10:55,243 --> 00:10:57,109
I mean, come on,
you remember what it was like.

235
00:10:57,111 --> 00:10:59,211
Every time david deployed
I was was so worried.

236
00:10:59,213 --> 00:11:01,480
I don't know,
it's too much for me.

237
00:11:01,482 --> 00:11:03,182
Yeah, but you guys
didn't work out

238
00:11:03,184 --> 00:11:04,650
because your personalities
didn't match.

239
00:11:04,652 --> 00:11:06,652
I just don't want
to do the military thing.

240
00:11:06,654 --> 00:11:09,955
You remember
how hard it was on mom.

241
00:11:09,957 --> 00:11:11,090
Yeah, I know.

242
00:11:11,092 --> 00:11:13,459
[brass bell jingles]

243
00:11:14,529 --> 00:11:16,896
hey, that guy over there.

244
00:11:16,898 --> 00:11:18,130
Which guy?

245
00:11:19,367 --> 00:11:20,766
There was a guy, he just--

246
00:11:20,768 --> 00:11:22,368
-he left. Never mind.
-[phone chimes]

247
00:11:22,370 --> 00:11:26,305
there was a guy there,
I promise!

248
00:11:27,442 --> 00:11:29,308
Hey, it looks like you
could use a break.

249
00:11:29,310 --> 00:11:32,011
Why don't you come on
the christmas tiger cruise?

250
00:11:32,013 --> 00:11:33,879
No. I told you,
I don't want to go, okay,

251
00:11:33,881 --> 00:11:35,347
and besides, I have work.

252
00:11:35,349 --> 00:11:37,516
The chill of the fresh sea air
will help clear your head.

253
00:11:37,518 --> 00:11:39,885
The chill of the air?
You mean the<i> freezing</i> air.

254
00:11:39,887 --> 00:11:41,987
And honestly,
I don't even actually know

255
00:11:41,989 --> 00:11:43,856
if I could be away
from my phone that long.

256
00:11:43,858 --> 00:11:45,291
Maybe that'd be a good thing.

257
00:11:45,293 --> 00:11:47,927
[scoffs]
sorry, it's my boss.

258
00:11:47,929 --> 00:11:51,197
Apparently the bank president's
brother has now been arrested.

259
00:11:51,199 --> 00:11:53,265
Look, think about it.
No breaking news,

260
00:11:53,267 --> 00:11:54,934
no annoying texts
from your boss.

261
00:11:54,936 --> 00:11:57,503
-We'll be in
the middle of nowhere.
-I don't know.

262
00:11:57,505 --> 00:11:59,605
And you'll be without mom and me
right before christmas,

263
00:11:59,607 --> 00:12:01,373
which is your<i> favorite</i>
time of year.

264
00:12:01,375 --> 00:12:04,076
Okay, now you're just
playing hardball.

265
00:12:04,078 --> 00:12:05,678
-Do it for us!
-I--

266
00:12:05,680 --> 00:12:06,545
come on!

267
00:12:06,547 --> 00:12:08,647
-[phone chimes]
-ohh.

268
00:12:11,853 --> 00:12:14,186
Suppose I haven't taken

269
00:12:14,188 --> 00:12:17,823
even a fraction
of my vacation time.

270
00:12:17,825 --> 00:12:20,526
So, sure. Yeah.

271
00:12:20,528 --> 00:12:22,094
Yeah, okay. I will go on
the tiger cruise.

272
00:12:22,096 --> 00:12:23,963
I'll just tell mr. Bailey
he has to deal.

273
00:12:23,965 --> 00:12:25,664
-It's fine.
-Yay! That's amazing!

274
00:12:25,666 --> 00:12:27,066
Ohh, it's gonna
be freezing.

275
00:12:27,068 --> 00:12:28,667
Extra crispy,
just like you like it.

276
00:12:28,669 --> 00:12:31,303
-Thank you!
-Thank you, sharon.

277
00:12:36,811 --> 00:12:39,011
Okay. "mr. Bailey..."

278
00:12:39,013 --> 00:12:41,981
hey, maddie!
Where you goin'
in such a hurry?

279
00:12:41,983 --> 00:12:43,449
Roger, I will explain it
to you later, okay?

280
00:12:43,451 --> 00:12:46,619
I have to talk to mr. Bailey.
Sorry.

281
00:12:46,621 --> 00:12:50,389
-Hi, mr. Bailey.
-Maddie, this bank story
just keeps gettin' bigger.

282
00:12:50,391 --> 00:12:54,493
Well, I'm working my sources,
and I should have you something
great for tomorrow's edition.

283
00:12:54,495 --> 00:12:55,661
Great.

284
00:12:55,663 --> 00:12:57,196
And then...

285
00:12:59,600 --> 00:13:00,900
Yes?

286
00:13:00,902 --> 00:13:02,635
I want to go on a cruise.

287
00:13:02,637 --> 00:13:04,837
To, like, bermuda?

288
00:13:04,839 --> 00:13:06,539
No, a christmas tiger cruise.

289
00:13:06,541 --> 00:13:09,041
A ship of tigers? India?

290
00:13:09,043 --> 00:13:10,843
It's a navy thing.

291
00:13:10,845 --> 00:13:13,546
Every year the uss<i> polaris</i>
hosts the families

292
00:13:13,548 --> 00:13:15,080
of the sailors
serving on the ship,

293
00:13:15,082 --> 00:13:17,049
and they call 'em tigers
and they get to see

294
00:13:17,051 --> 00:13:19,018
what life is like
on the aircraft carrier

295
00:13:19,020 --> 00:13:21,020
and, you know, be together
for the holidays.

296
00:13:21,022 --> 00:13:22,955
And why are you
going on this cruise?

297
00:13:22,957 --> 00:13:25,324
My sister's a fighter pilot,
and so was my dad.

298
00:13:25,326 --> 00:13:27,593
-I'm a navy brat.
-How did I not know that?

299
00:13:27,595 --> 00:13:30,596
I don't talk about
my military life much.

300
00:13:30,598 --> 00:13:33,632
Eh. Learn something new
every day. When are you leaving?

301
00:13:33,634 --> 00:13:35,467
Tomorrow?

302
00:13:35,469 --> 00:13:37,603
I haven't received
a vacation request.

303
00:13:37,605 --> 00:13:41,440
I know, but I kinda promised
my mom and my sister
that I would go,

304
00:13:41,442 --> 00:13:43,075
and I'll be back on the 22nd.

305
00:13:43,077 --> 00:13:45,144
-Maddie...
-If that's okay.

306
00:13:45,146 --> 00:13:46,979
It's gonna be very hard
to fill your shoes.

307
00:13:46,981 --> 00:13:49,748
This bank story's
not going anywhere
anytime soon.

308
00:13:49,750 --> 00:13:52,051
It's really
important to my family.

309
00:13:54,655 --> 00:13:55,921
All right. Go.

310
00:13:55,923 --> 00:13:57,423
Enjoy yourself.
You've earned it.

311
00:13:57,425 --> 00:14:00,726
I'll give the bank story
to...Roger.

312
00:14:00,728 --> 00:14:02,962
Thank you, mr. Bailey.

313
00:14:05,066 --> 00:14:06,599
[chuckles]

314
00:14:09,737 --> 00:14:11,470
you look happy-ish.

315
00:14:11,472 --> 00:14:13,405
I'm going on a vacation.

316
00:14:13,407 --> 00:14:16,108
Does it include lessons
from a cute ski instructor?

317
00:14:16,110 --> 00:14:17,576
Hot toddies by the fire?

318
00:14:17,578 --> 00:14:20,145
A warship in the middle
of the atlantic

319
00:14:20,147 --> 00:14:22,114
with rooms
the size of a mattress.

320
00:14:22,116 --> 00:14:24,416
You really need to fire
your travel agent.

321
00:14:24,418 --> 00:14:27,119
[giggles] I'm going on
an aircraft carrier
with my mom and my sister.

322
00:14:27,121 --> 00:14:29,388
All I heard was "handsome
fighter pilots in uniform."

323
00:14:29,390 --> 00:14:31,223
now, that's what
I call a vay-cay.

324
00:14:31,225 --> 00:14:32,858
I'll do some recon
for you.

325
00:14:32,860 --> 00:14:35,461
I like tall, dark and single.

326
00:14:36,831 --> 00:14:38,163
Noted.

327
00:14:40,568 --> 00:14:44,436
[maddie]
sensible shoes, check.

328
00:14:44,438 --> 00:14:47,006
Comfy pjs, check.

329
00:14:47,008 --> 00:14:48,674
Sleep mask.

330
00:14:59,153 --> 00:15:01,520
I miss you every day, dad.

331
00:15:13,134 --> 00:15:15,701
[elizabeth]
oh, wow, look!

332
00:15:16,570 --> 00:15:19,338
Oh!
Your dad used to tell me

333
00:15:19,340 --> 00:15:21,173
that they decorated the ship
for christmas,

334
00:15:21,175 --> 00:15:24,109
but I had no idea
it was this gorgeous.

335
00:15:24,111 --> 00:15:27,246
Hi, tigers! I'm amelia,
I'll be your cruise director.

336
00:15:27,248 --> 00:15:29,248
-[laughs]
-oh, get over here!

337
00:15:29,250 --> 00:15:31,283
-Hey, honey.
-Hi.

338
00:15:32,453 --> 00:15:34,453
-I'm so glad you came.
-Aw, thanks.

339
00:15:34,455 --> 00:15:36,789
So, where's my little fruity
drink with the umbrella on it?

340
00:15:36,791 --> 00:15:39,291
Hmm. Would you be okay
to settle for eggnog

341
00:15:39,293 --> 00:15:41,160
and a christmas feast
with all the trimmings?

342
00:15:41,162 --> 00:15:43,295
[giggling]

343
00:15:43,297 --> 00:15:44,663
[chet]
contino family!

344
00:15:44,665 --> 00:15:47,399
Aw, chet. Thank you so much
for hosting us.

345
00:15:47,401 --> 00:15:48,968
It's an honor,
elizabeth.

346
00:15:48,970 --> 00:15:51,036
I'm so glad you changed
your mind.

347
00:15:51,038 --> 00:15:53,672
Thanks for making it happen.

348
00:15:53,674 --> 00:15:56,809
Oh, here he is. Just the man
I wanted you to meet.

349
00:15:56,811 --> 00:15:58,644
Lieutenant billy jenkins.

350
00:15:58,646 --> 00:16:00,713
One of my finest f-18 pilots,

351
00:16:00,715 --> 00:16:04,283
and I don't say that
just because he happens
to be my son.

352
00:16:04,285 --> 00:16:06,719
Billy, this is elizabeth
and maddie.

353
00:16:06,721 --> 00:16:08,821
You remember, I served
with john contino.

354
00:16:08,823 --> 00:16:10,122
Yes, of course.

355
00:16:10,124 --> 00:16:11,557
I knew you
when you were this high.

356
00:16:11,559 --> 00:16:15,027
-[laughs]
-well, nice to see you again.

357
00:16:15,029 --> 00:16:17,429
And nice seeing you. Again.

358
00:16:17,431 --> 00:16:19,131
Didn't know our fathers
flew together

359
00:16:19,133 --> 00:16:21,433
and that you're
amelia's sister.

360
00:16:21,435 --> 00:16:23,702
-You two know each other?
-You two know each other?

361
00:16:23,704 --> 00:16:25,371
We met at the christmas ball.

362
00:16:26,941 --> 00:16:28,774
[softly]
the wine incident.

363
00:16:28,776 --> 00:16:30,309
[chet clears throat]

364
00:16:30,311 --> 00:16:32,644
would you ladies like
to join us for dinner tonight?

365
00:16:32,646 --> 00:16:34,713
Yes, thanks!
We'd love to!

366
00:16:34,715 --> 00:16:37,649
Great. I'll see you
at 1800 hours.

367
00:16:37,651 --> 00:16:39,885
-Billy?
-Enjoy the cruise.

368
00:16:41,188 --> 00:16:43,922
Let's get you checked in,
get you to your stateroom.

369
00:16:43,924 --> 00:16:45,524
Okay.

370
00:16:50,097 --> 00:16:52,031
[amelia] this is it.

371
00:16:52,033 --> 00:16:53,165
Watch your head.

372
00:16:53,167 --> 00:16:56,268
[laughing]
I don't even touch!

373
00:16:56,270 --> 00:16:59,538
-[elizabeth] aww.
-[maddie] call sign
"daddy's girl."

374
00:16:59,540 --> 00:17:00,572
yeah.

375
00:17:00,574 --> 00:17:02,674
Oh, honey,
that is so sweet!

376
00:17:02,676 --> 00:17:04,877
Call signs aren't supposed
to be sweet, mom.

377
00:17:04,879 --> 00:17:06,645
The other pilots choose 'em.

378
00:17:06,647 --> 00:17:08,013
But I got pretty lucky.

379
00:17:08,015 --> 00:17:09,982
They can call me
daddy's girl any day.

380
00:17:09,984 --> 00:17:11,950
He's the whole reason
I became a pilot.

381
00:17:13,187 --> 00:17:14,953
Oh, and there's the grinch.

382
00:17:14,955 --> 00:17:17,556
Ooh, he's a mean one,
that grinch.

383
00:17:17,558 --> 00:17:19,725
[pa announcement]
<i> attention, tigers.</i>

384
00:17:19,727 --> 00:17:21,994
<i> The uss</i> polaris
<i> is now departing.</i>

385
00:17:21,996 --> 00:17:23,529
<i> Happy sailing, everyone!</i>

386
00:17:23,531 --> 00:17:24,763
Too late to turn back now,

387
00:17:24,765 --> 00:17:27,066
unless you got
one heck of a backstroke.

388
00:17:27,068 --> 00:17:28,534
[all laugh]

389
00:17:28,536 --> 00:17:29,902
see you at dinner.

390
00:17:30,938 --> 00:17:32,838
Come on,
I'll show you the rest.

391
00:17:32,840 --> 00:17:35,240
I just want to touch it!

392
00:17:40,247 --> 00:17:42,014
[chet]
<i> ladies, welcome.</i>

393
00:17:42,016 --> 00:17:43,515
Please, have a seat.

394
00:17:43,517 --> 00:17:45,484
Oh, my gosh,
it looks so beautiful!

395
00:17:45,486 --> 00:17:49,388
Thank you.
We take our christmases
very seriously on the<i> polaris.</i>

396
00:17:49,390 --> 00:17:50,856
Obviously.

397
00:17:50,858 --> 00:17:52,424
How do you decorate
something

398
00:17:52,426 --> 00:17:54,393
that looks like
a rhino in a rainstorm?

399
00:17:54,395 --> 00:17:56,862
Not to mention its size.
I'm guessing, what--

400
00:17:56,864 --> 00:17:58,464
oh, thank you--

401
00:17:58,466 --> 00:18:02,034
125 maybe eight-foot
christmas trees
laid end to end?

402
00:18:02,036 --> 00:18:05,404
Well, I've never quite
heard it put that way before.

403
00:18:05,406 --> 00:18:08,107
Maddie has quite a way
with words sometimes,
don't you, darling?

404
00:18:08,109 --> 00:18:10,375
Well, the senior chief
who runs the post office

405
00:18:10,377 --> 00:18:12,377
is in charge of
all things christmas,

406
00:18:12,379 --> 00:18:13,946
and he's been here forever.

407
00:18:13,948 --> 00:18:16,281
Waste of time
if you ask me.

408
00:18:16,283 --> 00:18:18,884
Ships are for combat...
Not christmas.

409
00:18:18,886 --> 00:18:21,286
And that is why
they call him the grinch.

410
00:18:21,288 --> 00:18:24,356
Great fighter pilot, but a bit
of a christmas curmudgeon.

411
00:18:24,358 --> 00:18:26,859
Oh, forgive my manners.
Charlotte, welcome.

412
00:18:26,861 --> 00:18:29,161
Thank you for the invite,
captain.

413
00:18:29,163 --> 00:18:30,729
Hmm. This is elizabeth,

414
00:18:30,731 --> 00:18:32,498
maddie, amelia.

415
00:18:32,500 --> 00:18:34,233
I flew with the girls' father.

416
00:18:34,235 --> 00:18:36,668
Oh! Nice to meet you all.

417
00:18:36,670 --> 00:18:37,669
[clears throat]

418
00:18:37,671 --> 00:18:40,272
charlotte is
a successful writer.

419
00:18:40,274 --> 00:18:42,407
Oh. What do you write about?

420
00:18:42,409 --> 00:18:44,610
Romance.
I'm a big traveler,

421
00:18:44,612 --> 00:18:47,513
so I find amazing love stories
from around the world

422
00:18:47,515 --> 00:18:49,014
and turn them into novels.

423
00:18:49,016 --> 00:18:50,983
Wow, how interesting.

424
00:18:50,985 --> 00:18:52,951
[chet] you know,

425
00:18:52,953 --> 00:18:55,320
I met billy's mother on
a christmas tiger cruise

426
00:18:55,322 --> 00:18:57,022
about 35 years ago.

427
00:18:57,024 --> 00:18:58,724
-Really?
-Mm-hm.

428
00:18:58,726 --> 00:19:00,425
I was a young lieutenant
at the time,

429
00:19:00,427 --> 00:19:02,227
and barbara was
a college student

430
00:19:02,229 --> 00:19:03,595
visiting her brother.

431
00:19:03,597 --> 00:19:06,365
How's that for a unique
love story?

432
00:19:06,367 --> 00:19:08,066
[all laugh]

433
00:19:08,068 --> 00:19:10,969
without the happy ending.

434
00:19:15,075 --> 00:19:21,547
[laughs] so your father was
looking for christmas presents
for you girls

435
00:19:21,549 --> 00:19:23,815
at a flea market in japan.

436
00:19:23,817 --> 00:19:26,818
And he asked the vendor
for a doll--

437
00:19:26,820 --> 00:19:30,155
using his best japanese,
of course.

438
00:19:30,157 --> 00:19:33,425
Well, she thought he said...

439
00:19:33,427 --> 00:19:34,993
"cat."

440
00:19:34,995 --> 00:19:36,895
well, your father,
he was so confused.

441
00:19:36,897 --> 00:19:40,699
[all laughing]

442
00:19:40,701 --> 00:19:42,768
I remember those little
japanese dolls.

443
00:19:42,770 --> 00:19:45,804
Yeah. He bought you...

444
00:19:45,806 --> 00:19:47,940
A kimono, elizabeth.

445
00:19:47,942 --> 00:19:50,876
Pink with flowers,
if I recall.

446
00:19:51,779 --> 00:19:53,745
Yeah. He did.

447
00:19:55,049 --> 00:19:57,449
It was always
your father's mission

448
00:19:57,451 --> 00:20:01,553
to find you girls something
new and exciting for christmas.

449
00:20:01,555 --> 00:20:03,322
I used to do the same for billy.

450
00:20:03,324 --> 00:20:07,092
Most kids find their presents
under the tree.

451
00:20:07,094 --> 00:20:10,095
Found mine in the mailbox
every year.

452
00:20:10,097 --> 00:20:12,097
[door opens]

453
00:20:12,099 --> 00:20:14,299
dan, hey. You made it.

454
00:20:14,301 --> 00:20:15,701
Sorry I missed dinner.

455
00:20:15,703 --> 00:20:16,969
I was airborne.

456
00:20:16,971 --> 00:20:18,570
Dan's a pilot,

457
00:20:18,572 --> 00:20:19,871
and charlotte's brother.

458
00:20:19,873 --> 00:20:22,574
Yeah, they're, uh,
old family friends.

459
00:20:22,576 --> 00:20:25,510
Mom said dan and I needed
more quality time together,

460
00:20:25,512 --> 00:20:28,247
so here I am
on a military ship.

461
00:20:28,249 --> 00:20:29,514
[all laugh]

462
00:20:29,516 --> 00:20:31,516
so you're not...

463
00:20:31,518 --> 00:20:33,819
Not what?

464
00:20:34,955 --> 00:20:36,255
Oh, together?

465
00:20:36,257 --> 00:20:40,492
No, no. I love billy
like my own brother.

466
00:20:40,494 --> 00:20:41,727
Oh, dan, that reminds me.

467
00:20:41,729 --> 00:20:43,595
We promised mom
we'd call her after dinner.

468
00:20:43,597 --> 00:20:45,497
I hope you don't mind
if we sneak out.

469
00:20:45,499 --> 00:20:47,132
No, not at all, not at all.

470
00:20:47,134 --> 00:20:48,600
Looks like we're
finished up anyway.

471
00:20:48,602 --> 00:20:50,569
Yeah, I have to work
the night shift.

472
00:20:50,571 --> 00:20:53,205
Oh. Can I come watch you
for a bit? Please?

473
00:20:53,207 --> 00:20:55,674
-I want to see you in action.
-I'd love that, mom.

474
00:20:55,676 --> 00:20:59,244
I'll get some coffees to go.
Maddie, you want to come?

475
00:20:59,246 --> 00:21:01,480
-No, I'm kind of tired.
-Okay.

476
00:21:01,482 --> 00:21:03,282
[elizabeth]
thank you so much.

477
00:21:03,284 --> 00:21:05,150
It was just perfect.

478
00:21:05,152 --> 00:21:06,418
You're welcome.

479
00:21:09,657 --> 00:21:11,123
Uh, billy,

480
00:21:11,125 --> 00:21:14,860
why don't you walk maddie
to her stateroom.

481
00:21:14,862 --> 00:21:18,263
It's very easy
to get lost around here.

482
00:21:22,002 --> 00:21:24,403
Okay. Ah, well...

483
00:21:24,405 --> 00:21:27,139
Looks like it's just
the two of us.

484
00:21:30,244 --> 00:21:34,212
[billy]
can't believe you thought
charlotte was my girlfriend.

485
00:21:34,214 --> 00:21:37,983
Well, I mean, first
there was the ball,
then she showed up at dinner.

486
00:21:37,985 --> 00:21:39,651
I think it's
a natural assumption.

487
00:21:39,653 --> 00:21:41,820
That makes sense.
It's just funny

488
00:21:41,822 --> 00:21:43,722
'cause my dad's always
telling me

489
00:21:43,724 --> 00:21:45,691
that if I don't meet someone,
I'm gonna be alone forever.

490
00:21:45,693 --> 00:21:48,026
[laughs] my sister
tells me the same thing.

491
00:21:48,028 --> 00:21:51,129
He say he wants me
to find lasting love.

492
00:21:51,131 --> 00:21:53,765
Amelia wants me
to date an officer,

493
00:21:53,767 --> 00:21:55,901
which is not gonna happen.

494
00:21:55,903 --> 00:21:59,137
Sorry, it's just military life
is not for me.

495
00:21:59,139 --> 00:22:00,839
It's not for everyone.

496
00:22:00,841 --> 00:22:03,342
It's pretty amazing, though,
that your dad met your mom

497
00:22:03,344 --> 00:22:05,744
on a christmas tiger cruise.
Does that happen often?

498
00:22:05,746 --> 00:22:08,313
Wouldn't know.
I'm not really focused
on that kind of thing.

499
00:22:08,315 --> 00:22:10,582
I'm just here to fly my jet
and serve this country.

500
00:22:10,584 --> 00:22:11,783
You said something at dinner

501
00:22:11,785 --> 00:22:13,652
about it having
an unhappy ending.

502
00:22:13,654 --> 00:22:14,886
What did you mean?

503
00:22:14,888 --> 00:22:17,789
Nothing.
It's not important.

504
00:22:17,791 --> 00:22:19,524
Here we are.

505
00:22:24,832 --> 00:22:26,965
You might want to--

506
00:22:26,967 --> 00:22:29,000
you're facing
the wrong way.

507
00:22:29,002 --> 00:22:31,603
-Oh! Right.
-Yeah.

508
00:22:31,605 --> 00:22:32,871
Forgot.

509
00:22:32,873 --> 00:22:34,773
Man, these stairs are steep.

510
00:22:34,775 --> 00:22:36,875
They're actually
called ladders.

511
00:22:36,877 --> 00:22:40,212
It can be a little tricky
navigating an aircraft carrier,

512
00:22:40,214 --> 00:22:42,047
but you wanna use both hands
on both railings

513
00:22:42,049 --> 00:22:43,749
with your back
to the steps.

514
00:22:43,751 --> 00:22:45,550
Got it. Thanks.

515
00:22:55,763 --> 00:22:58,196
[maddie]
this place is
like a giant maze.

516
00:22:58,198 --> 00:23:02,501
Twenty stories high
and almost as long as the
empire state building is tall.

517
00:23:02,503 --> 00:23:04,903
Wow. Thanks for helping me
get back.

518
00:23:04,905 --> 00:23:08,473
Just call me
a top gun tour guide.

519
00:23:08,475 --> 00:23:10,675
-Staterooms are in here.
-Okay, thanks.

520
00:23:10,677 --> 00:23:12,944
-See you tomorrow.
-See you tomorrow.

521
00:23:14,481 --> 00:23:16,081
[awkward chuckle]

522
00:23:31,565 --> 00:23:33,498
[sighs]

523
00:23:34,902 --> 00:23:36,802
[computer chimes]

524
00:23:41,742 --> 00:23:43,341
[chuckles]

525
00:23:52,686 --> 00:23:54,119
captain?

526
00:23:56,089 --> 00:23:57,923
Huh. It's chet.

527
00:23:57,925 --> 00:24:00,091
And come on in, please.

528
00:24:00,093 --> 00:24:02,060
-Good morning, chet.
-Maddie, hi.

529
00:24:02,062 --> 00:24:04,162
Now what can I do
for you today?

530
00:24:04,164 --> 00:24:07,699
Well, I was thinking
about something you said
at dinner last night,

531
00:24:07,701 --> 00:24:10,268
about meeting your wife
on a christmas tiger cruise?

532
00:24:10,270 --> 00:24:12,404
Ah, christmas 1984, yeah.

533
00:24:12,406 --> 00:24:15,474
But I should tell you,
barbara and I got divorced
a long time ago.

534
00:24:15,476 --> 00:24:18,877
I'm sorry. Billy alluded
to something at dinner.

535
00:24:18,879 --> 00:24:22,547
The divorce was tough
on him as a kid.

536
00:24:22,549 --> 00:24:26,685
Well, military life is hard
on any family.

537
00:24:26,687 --> 00:24:28,420
I hear you.

538
00:24:28,422 --> 00:24:29,921
But, you know,

539
00:24:29,923 --> 00:24:31,523
some couples
do figure it out.

540
00:24:31,525 --> 00:24:33,925
Barbara and I,
we weren't the first ones

541
00:24:33,927 --> 00:24:35,827
to fall in love
on a tiger cruise, you know.

542
00:24:35,829 --> 00:24:38,897
Do you happen to know anyone
that I could maybe
talk to about that?

543
00:24:38,899 --> 00:24:40,732
I'd have to ask around.

544
00:24:40,734 --> 00:24:44,035
Everybody's kind of
all over the place these days.

545
00:24:44,037 --> 00:24:45,570
Thanks. There must be

546
00:24:45,572 --> 00:24:47,405
such rich history
on this ship.

547
00:24:47,407 --> 00:24:49,841
Well, if you're interested,
we do have an archives room.

548
00:24:49,843 --> 00:24:53,111
Photos, records. You might
find something in there.

549
00:24:53,113 --> 00:24:54,546
I'd love to take a look.

550
00:24:54,548 --> 00:24:55,847
What's this for, anyway?

551
00:24:55,849 --> 00:24:57,649
A story?

552
00:24:58,585 --> 00:25:00,685
Maybe, I--
I don't really know yet.

553
00:25:00,687 --> 00:25:03,855
Well,
I'd find it interesting.

554
00:25:03,857 --> 00:25:06,191
Tell you what,
I'll have billy take you
for a look around.

555
00:25:06,193 --> 00:25:07,692
He can help you
with anything you need.

556
00:25:07,694 --> 00:25:10,428
Sir, do you think
he's gonna be okay with that?

557
00:25:10,430 --> 00:25:13,164
Romance<i> and</i> christmas?

558
00:25:13,166 --> 00:25:15,934
Honestly...[laughs] no!

559
00:25:15,936 --> 00:25:17,769
[both laughing]

560
00:25:17,771 --> 00:25:20,438
but it might do him some good.

561
00:25:20,440 --> 00:25:22,474
No. I have flight ops,

562
00:25:22,476 --> 00:25:24,876
and we're trying to finish
all the maintenance logs
before the end of the year.

563
00:25:24,878 --> 00:25:26,011
I'm too busy, pop.

564
00:25:26,013 --> 00:25:27,212
I'll clear your schedule.

565
00:25:27,214 --> 00:25:29,414
You get maddie
whatever she needs.

566
00:25:29,416 --> 00:25:32,183
That's an order,
lieutenant jenkins!

567
00:25:45,299 --> 00:25:46,398
Wow.

568
00:25:46,400 --> 00:25:50,936
[laughs] look at
all this old stuff.

569
00:25:50,938 --> 00:25:53,371
I have never been here.

570
00:25:53,373 --> 00:25:54,606
Oh, yeah?

571
00:25:59,446 --> 00:26:01,813
Wow, check this out.

572
00:26:01,815 --> 00:26:04,816
Wow, cool. B29.

573
00:26:04,818 --> 00:26:07,786
Hmm. Found
some christmas photos.

574
00:26:07,788 --> 00:26:11,289
[laughing softly]

575
00:26:11,291 --> 00:26:13,325
these look like
fun performances.

576
00:26:13,327 --> 00:26:16,361
Yeah, you know,
we've had all kinds of dancers,

577
00:26:16,363 --> 00:26:18,597
singers, celebrities...

578
00:26:18,599 --> 00:26:19,898
Presidents, even.

579
00:26:19,900 --> 00:26:21,166
Yeah?

580
00:26:21,168 --> 00:26:23,168
You never went on
a tiger cruise as a kid?

581
00:26:23,170 --> 00:26:26,171
I didn't want to give up
even one day at home.

582
00:26:26,173 --> 00:26:29,174
All the baking,
decorating the tree...

583
00:26:29,176 --> 00:26:31,977
I remember driving
around looking at all
the neighborhood lights.

584
00:26:31,979 --> 00:26:34,512
[sighs]
christmas is the best.

585
00:26:34,514 --> 00:26:36,581
I'm just surprised
we never met as kids.

586
00:26:36,583 --> 00:26:40,785
Oh. Well, I never went
to military functions
as a kid.

587
00:26:40,787 --> 00:26:42,420
I was always buried in a book

588
00:26:42,422 --> 00:26:44,990
or writing stories--
it's kind of my escape.

589
00:26:44,992 --> 00:26:47,792
You cover corrupt bankers
committing fraud, right?

590
00:26:47,794 --> 00:26:52,330
That and some other...
Questionable people.

591
00:26:55,302 --> 00:26:58,269
Did someone look up
my latest story?

592
00:26:58,271 --> 00:27:00,305
Yeah. Yeah, I mean--

593
00:27:00,307 --> 00:27:02,173
I do read the paper.

594
00:27:02,175 --> 00:27:04,509
You should write about
the pilots on the<i> polaris.</i>

595
00:27:04,511 --> 00:27:06,344
We're the best of the best.

596
00:27:06,346 --> 00:27:08,013
That's inspiring.

597
00:27:08,015 --> 00:27:10,682
Yeah, an ego as big
as a fighter pilot's.

598
00:27:14,488 --> 00:27:16,221
Look, an old journal.

599
00:27:18,558 --> 00:27:20,925
It was written by...

600
00:27:20,927 --> 00:27:24,229
A pilot named sam in 1965.

601
00:27:27,034 --> 00:27:28,533
Wow, she's beautiful.

602
00:27:28,535 --> 00:27:30,902
Looks like a dancer.

603
00:27:30,904 --> 00:27:34,139
Wow. Great artist,
if he drew this.

604
00:27:34,141 --> 00:27:36,574
What's the journal say?

605
00:27:36,576 --> 00:27:38,209
"we returned home from vietnam

606
00:27:38,211 --> 00:27:40,679
"just in time for
operation tiger cruise.

607
00:27:40,681 --> 00:27:43,415
"December 18th, 1965.

608
00:27:43,417 --> 00:27:45,984
<i> "it was the first time</i>
<i> our families are allowed</i>
<i> to stay with us...</i>

609
00:27:45,986 --> 00:27:49,254
[maddie/sam]
<i> "...To see what we do</i>
<i> every day for this country.</i>

610
00:27:49,256 --> 00:27:51,156
<i> "I've missed everyone so much.</i>

611
00:27:51,158 --> 00:27:54,826
[sam]
<i> "today the most beautiful</i>
<i> woman I've ever seen</i>

612
00:27:54,828 --> 00:27:58,963
<i> boarded the ship,</i>
<i> and I helped her with her bag."</i>

613
00:27:58,965 --> 00:28:02,233
[maddie]
he only got her first name.
Dorothy.

614
00:28:02,235 --> 00:28:04,669
"I can't explain.
The moment I saw her

615
00:28:04,671 --> 00:28:06,871
"I felt like I was looking
into my future.

616
00:28:06,873 --> 00:28:09,340
There was just
something about her."

617
00:28:09,342 --> 00:28:10,842
[sighs] it's so...

618
00:28:10,844 --> 00:28:12,444
Undisciplined.

619
00:28:13,680 --> 00:28:14,813
Romantic.

620
00:28:16,583 --> 00:28:18,383
You know, there actually
might be a story here,

621
00:28:18,385 --> 00:28:20,018
maybe a christmas story.

622
00:28:20,020 --> 00:28:21,619
You mind if I borrow this?

623
00:28:21,621 --> 00:28:23,855
Yeah. You heard
what my dad said.

624
00:28:23,857 --> 00:28:25,256
Anything you need.

625
00:28:25,258 --> 00:28:28,493
Great. I want to see
how sam's story ends.

626
00:28:35,135 --> 00:28:37,402
Is that a santa suit?

627
00:28:39,840 --> 00:28:41,106
Let's see.

628
00:28:41,108 --> 00:28:42,507
Oh! Billy, you know,

629
00:28:42,509 --> 00:28:44,743
I think this looks like
it's just your size.

630
00:28:44,745 --> 00:28:46,978
Yeah, if I wore
two life preservers
under it.

631
00:28:46,980 --> 00:28:49,013
I think that you should
dress up as santa

632
00:28:49,015 --> 00:28:50,615
for the kids on the ship.

633
00:28:50,617 --> 00:28:53,151
-It's not gonna work.
-What?

634
00:28:53,153 --> 00:28:56,020
Look, I'm sure my dad wants me
to get in your love story

635
00:28:56,022 --> 00:28:58,089
and suddenly discover
the spirit of the holidays,

636
00:28:58,091 --> 00:29:00,191
but I'm just not
a christmas guy.

637
00:29:00,193 --> 00:29:01,893
Fourth of July. Hmm!

638
00:29:01,895 --> 00:29:05,096
Ten thousand pounds
of crackling explosives
up in the air.

639
00:29:05,098 --> 00:29:08,900
Now,<i> that</i> is way better
than caroling and candy canes.

640
00:29:08,902 --> 00:29:11,102
[laughs]
who doesn't like candy canes?

641
00:29:11,104 --> 00:29:14,038
You're not gonna change me.
The military is my life.

642
00:29:14,040 --> 00:29:17,041
Christmas on a ship
is a distraction.

643
00:29:17,043 --> 00:29:18,209
End of story.

644
00:29:24,050 --> 00:29:25,617
[typing]

645
00:29:25,619 --> 00:29:26,885
[telephone ringing]

646
00:29:26,887 --> 00:29:28,052
fred bailey.

647
00:29:28,054 --> 00:29:29,587
Mr. Bailey, it's maddie.

648
00:29:29,589 --> 00:29:32,190
Maddie! Are you on the carrier?

649
00:29:32,192 --> 00:29:35,426
Yeah! It's really cool...
And cold.

650
00:29:35,428 --> 00:29:36,961
[chuckles]
so why are you calling me?

651
00:29:36,963 --> 00:29:38,496
You're supposed to be
enjoying your vacation.

652
00:29:38,498 --> 00:29:41,399
I know, but I think
I have an idea for a story

653
00:29:41,401 --> 00:29:42,967
from here on the ship.

654
00:29:42,969 --> 00:29:45,236
What, like a war story?

655
00:29:45,238 --> 00:29:48,406
More like love in a war.

656
00:29:48,408 --> 00:29:52,010
What do you think about
finding love on a military ship
at christmas?

657
00:29:52,012 --> 00:29:54,746
[laughs] I thought it was
supposed to be a tiger cruise,

658
00:29:54,748 --> 00:29:56,314
not a singles cruise.

659
00:29:56,316 --> 00:29:57,949
Yeah, well, some of the tigers

660
00:29:57,951 --> 00:30:00,151
have actually
come onboard over the years

661
00:30:00,153 --> 00:30:03,488
and they ended up
getting married to sailors
they met while on the ship.

662
00:30:03,490 --> 00:30:05,490
I mean, think of it like...

663
00:30:05,492 --> 00:30:08,193
Duty, honor...Romance.

664
00:30:08,195 --> 00:30:09,360
Isn't that the army?

665
00:30:09,362 --> 00:30:11,629
I wasn't being
literal, mr. Bailey.

666
00:30:11,631 --> 00:30:13,264
The point is,
if I can find a couple

667
00:30:13,266 --> 00:30:14,799
with a love story
for the ages,

668
00:30:14,801 --> 00:30:16,768
I think it would make
a really compelling article

669
00:30:16,770 --> 00:30:18,369
for the christmas edition
of the paper.

670
00:30:18,371 --> 00:30:20,905
Love stories aren't
really your lane, maddie.

671
00:30:20,907 --> 00:30:23,541
<i> And besides, I got plenty</i>
<i> of christmas stories...</i>

672
00:30:23,543 --> 00:30:24,809
<i> [jet engine roaring]</i>

673
00:30:24,811 --> 00:30:26,344
maddie, you there?

674
00:30:27,447 --> 00:30:29,647
-Maddie?<i> </i>
<i> -Sorry, mr. Bailey,</i>

675
00:30:29,649 --> 00:30:31,749
130 decibels flying overhead.

676
00:30:31,751 --> 00:30:33,318
It's really loud on this ship.

677
00:30:33,320 --> 00:30:36,287
Um, listen, could I just...

678
00:30:36,289 --> 00:30:37,722
Maybe look into it a little?

679
00:30:37,724 --> 00:30:39,290
Maybe it'll lead to something.

680
00:30:39,292 --> 00:30:41,860
Well, it's your vacation.

681
00:30:41,862 --> 00:30:43,695
So is that a yes?

682
00:30:43,697 --> 00:30:46,397
Well, if you find something,
I'll look at it.

683
00:30:46,399 --> 00:30:48,399
<i> But no guarantees, all right?</i>

684
00:30:48,401 --> 00:30:51,669
And just remember,
the two main ingredients
for stories like this:

685
00:30:51,671 --> 00:30:53,838
Heart and emotion.

686
00:30:53,840 --> 00:30:55,573
Of course.

687
00:30:55,575 --> 00:30:57,075
Thank you, mr. Bailey.

688
00:30:57,077 --> 00:30:59,777
[relieved sigh]

689
00:31:09,189 --> 00:31:10,822
oh, there they are!

690
00:31:10,824 --> 00:31:12,323
Look. Right there.

691
00:31:33,313 --> 00:31:35,346
[laughing]

692
00:31:49,796 --> 00:31:51,996
[maddie]
<i> "last night I ran into dorothy</i>

693
00:31:51,998 --> 00:31:53,731
<i> "in the mess eating dinner.</i>

694
00:31:53,733 --> 00:31:56,567
<i> "I finally had the courage</i>
<i> to talk to her.</i>

695
00:31:56,569 --> 00:31:59,070
[sam]
<i> "she lives in new york city</i>

696
00:31:59,072 --> 00:32:00,672
<i> "and works as a dance teacher.</i>

697
00:32:00,674 --> 00:32:03,374
<i> "she's as sweet as can be.</i>

698
00:32:03,376 --> 00:32:06,544
<i> "but her brother told me</i>
<i> dorothy has a fellow back home.</i>

699
00:32:06,546 --> 00:32:09,714
<i> "I hope it's not serious,</i>
<i> because....</i>

700
00:32:09,716 --> 00:32:12,216
[sam/maddie]
<i> "...There is something</i>
<i> about her smile</i>

701
00:32:12,218 --> 00:32:15,987
<i> that gives me hope</i>
<i> for the first time in years."</i>

702
00:32:15,989 --> 00:32:17,522
hey!

703
00:32:17,524 --> 00:32:19,390
Your mom said I could
find you here.

704
00:32:19,392 --> 00:32:21,659
Yeah. Nice flying today,
it was pretty awesome.

705
00:32:21,661 --> 00:32:25,396
Thanks. So, any update
on our christmas couple?

706
00:32:25,398 --> 00:32:26,965
Oh, curious, huh?

707
00:32:26,967 --> 00:32:31,302
Hmm. Look, I'm interested
in the historical aspect of it.

708
00:32:31,304 --> 00:32:33,705
Okay. Well,

709
00:32:33,707 --> 00:32:35,640
I ended up reading the journal
from the beginning,

710
00:32:35,642 --> 00:32:37,575
and it turns out
that sam did talk to dorothy.

711
00:32:37,577 --> 00:32:39,677
But he just found out
she has a man back home,

712
00:32:39,679 --> 00:32:42,513
so not really sure how it ends.

713
00:32:42,515 --> 00:32:44,349
Well, I went down
to the archives room

714
00:32:44,351 --> 00:32:46,184
to see if I could
find anything else,

715
00:32:46,186 --> 00:32:47,652
and take a look at this.

716
00:32:47,654 --> 00:32:51,389
[maddie]
"to dorothy, 1965."

717
00:32:51,391 --> 00:32:53,191
wonder if sam made this for her?

718
00:32:53,193 --> 00:32:54,592
Makes sense.

719
00:32:54,594 --> 00:32:56,728
Your dad said
there's a senior chief

720
00:32:56,730 --> 00:32:58,796
who handles
all things christmas,
maybe he could help us.

721
00:32:58,798 --> 00:33:02,033
Yeah. But the post office
closes at 1800.

722
00:33:02,035 --> 00:33:04,435
-That's ten minutes from now.
-Yeah.

723
00:33:04,437 --> 00:33:05,870
Okay.

724
00:33:12,078 --> 00:33:13,478
[billy]<i> senior chief,</i>

725
00:33:13,480 --> 00:33:15,046
I found this old ornament

726
00:33:15,048 --> 00:33:16,180
in the archives room.

727
00:33:16,182 --> 00:33:17,648
[maddie]
we know it's a longshot,

728
00:33:17,650 --> 00:33:19,350
but we were wondering
if you might know

729
00:33:19,352 --> 00:33:21,386
who dorothy is--
her name's on the back.

730
00:33:21,388 --> 00:33:25,323
Well, 1965,
that was the very first
christmas tiger cruise.

731
00:33:25,325 --> 00:33:28,326
Looks like it could be
from the ornament
decorating station.

732
00:33:28,328 --> 00:33:30,428
It's a tradition
on the cruise.

733
00:33:30,430 --> 00:33:33,631
Gosh, I have no idea
who dorothy is, though.

734
00:33:33,633 --> 00:33:37,001
We think a pilot named sam
made it for her.

735
00:33:37,003 --> 00:33:39,437
We're looking for him too.

736
00:33:39,439 --> 00:33:42,206
You know, my brother has access
to military records.

737
00:33:42,208 --> 00:33:44,208
He works for the va.

738
00:33:44,210 --> 00:33:46,077
He just went on vacation today,

739
00:33:46,079 --> 00:33:49,647
but he does owe me a favor
for decorating his house

740
00:33:49,649 --> 00:33:51,682
-last year for christmas.
-Great.

741
00:33:51,684 --> 00:33:53,351
What's sam's last name?

742
00:33:53,353 --> 00:33:56,120
Unfortunately,
we don't have it.

743
00:33:57,157 --> 00:33:59,757
Well, that's a tall order
of eggnog,

744
00:33:59,759 --> 00:34:01,159
but I'll see what I can do.

745
00:34:01,161 --> 00:34:03,094
Oh, and this is sam's journal.

746
00:34:03,096 --> 00:34:07,298
There's a picture he drew
in here, we think...

747
00:34:07,300 --> 00:34:09,934
It might be dorothy.

748
00:34:09,936 --> 00:34:11,669
-A dancer.
-Mm-hm.

749
00:34:11,671 --> 00:34:12,970
You know, some years

750
00:34:12,972 --> 00:34:15,406
the uso performers come
on the ship for christmas.

751
00:34:15,408 --> 00:34:17,341
You think she might
have been one of them?

752
00:34:17,343 --> 00:34:20,044
Maybe. There's a bunch of
photographs and memorabilia--

753
00:34:20,046 --> 00:34:22,146
down on the quarterdeck.
I saw them when
we boarded the ship.

754
00:34:22,148 --> 00:34:23,815
Yeah, exactly.
You could check there.

755
00:34:23,817 --> 00:34:25,349
Meanwhile, I'll give
my brother a buzz.

756
00:34:25,351 --> 00:34:28,553
-Thanks, nick.
-Senior chief.

757
00:34:28,555 --> 00:34:31,522
-[bells jingling]
-[chuckles]

758
00:34:31,524 --> 00:34:32,957
merry christmas.

759
00:34:34,327 --> 00:34:36,761
[maddie] wow,
these photos are great.

760
00:34:36,763 --> 00:34:38,429
This ship has so much history.

761
00:34:39,466 --> 00:34:41,332
President johnson.

762
00:34:48,274 --> 00:34:49,874
This could be dorothy.

763
00:34:56,015 --> 00:34:58,049
Sure looks a lot like her.

764
00:34:58,051 --> 00:34:59,851
You know, there's
a historical building

765
00:34:59,853 --> 00:35:01,152
for the navy
in new york city.

766
00:35:01,154 --> 00:35:02,687
Yeah? Any chance
you want to go with me?

767
00:35:02,689 --> 00:35:05,289
I mean, we're docking there
tomorrow anyway,

768
00:35:05,291 --> 00:35:06,491
so I could call ahead.

769
00:35:06,493 --> 00:35:08,893
Four years at the naval academy

770
00:35:08,895 --> 00:35:12,296
to serve on the christmas
version of<i> the love boat.</i>

771
00:35:13,333 --> 00:35:15,066
Not funny?

772
00:35:15,068 --> 00:35:18,269
You know my dad'll
throw me in the brig
if I don't go with you.

773
00:35:18,271 --> 00:35:19,504
Great!

774
00:35:24,577 --> 00:35:27,712
<i> ♪ the folks are shoppin',</i>
<i> the temperature's droppin' ♪</i>

775
00:35:27,714 --> 00:35:30,815
<i> ♪ the big day's almost here ♪</i>

776
00:35:30,817 --> 00:35:32,850
<i> ♪ the lights are on,</i>
<i> the trees are up... ♪</i>

777
00:35:32,852 --> 00:35:34,118
[elizabeth] oh!

778
00:35:34,120 --> 00:35:36,120
Look at this!

779
00:35:36,122 --> 00:35:38,189
Oh, I can't wait
to see the rockettes

780
00:35:38,191 --> 00:35:41,025
and the the rockefeller
christmas tree,

781
00:35:41,027 --> 00:35:42,293
the decorations on fifth avenue,

782
00:35:42,295 --> 00:35:44,195
but first, we gotta
get new york pizza.

783
00:35:44,197 --> 00:35:45,696
Okay,
she's gonna wear me out.

784
00:35:45,698 --> 00:35:47,098
Have fun, you guys!

785
00:35:47,100 --> 00:35:50,468
Now, the ship leaves
at 8 p.M. On the dot.

786
00:35:50,470 --> 00:35:51,702
Don't be late.

787
00:35:51,704 --> 00:35:54,005
2000 hours. Roger that.

788
00:35:54,007 --> 00:35:57,141
I think the historical building
is right up here.

789
00:35:57,143 --> 00:36:00,578
[maddie]<i> do you keep records</i>
<i> of all the performances?</i>

790
00:36:00,580 --> 00:36:02,313
We sure do.

791
00:36:02,315 --> 00:36:06,918
The older ones haven't been
transferred to the computer,
though.

792
00:36:06,920 --> 00:36:12,023
We've had all kinds
of personalities to perform
for the troops.

793
00:36:12,025 --> 00:36:15,226
-You said 1965?
-Yes.

794
00:36:15,228 --> 00:36:17,862
-The<i> polaris,</i> right?
-Yes.

795
00:36:17,864 --> 00:36:20,264
Do you see a dorothy in there?

796
00:36:21,167 --> 00:36:23,434
Oh! Here it is.

797
00:36:23,436 --> 00:36:26,304
It looks like dorothy milne.

798
00:36:26,306 --> 00:36:30,074
It lists her employment
as a dance instructor.

799
00:36:30,076 --> 00:36:31,676
Just like the journal says.

800
00:36:31,678 --> 00:36:34,946
She actually worked
at the ovation dance studio

801
00:36:34,948 --> 00:36:36,948
right here in the city.

802
00:36:36,950 --> 00:36:39,417
I could hug you right now.

803
00:36:42,355 --> 00:36:43,988
I can't believe it!

804
00:36:43,990 --> 00:36:46,857
The ovation dance studio
is actually still around!

805
00:36:46,859 --> 00:36:48,793
Wonder if sam
tracked her down there.

806
00:36:48,795 --> 00:36:53,898
I remember the last passage
in his journal said...

807
00:36:53,900 --> 00:36:57,301
"I saw dorothy perform
last night with the uso."

808
00:36:57,303 --> 00:36:59,537
[maddie]
<i> "she's breathtaking.</i>

809
00:36:59,539 --> 00:37:01,706
[maddie/sam]<i> "it was like</i>
<i> she was floating on air.</i>

810
00:37:01,708 --> 00:37:03,941
[sam]
<i> "I got to talk to her again</i>
<i> after the show,</i>

811
00:37:03,943 --> 00:37:06,844
<i> "and she's truly</i>
<i> everything I imagined.</i>

812
00:37:06,846 --> 00:37:09,380
<i> "sweet, smart...</i>

813
00:37:09,382 --> 00:37:11,482
<i> "but when I went to find her</i>
<i> this morning,</i>

814
00:37:11,484 --> 00:37:13,918
<i> "her brother said dorothy left</i>
<i> on the cargo plane.</i>

815
00:37:13,920 --> 00:37:17,221
<i> "it's crazy, but I feel like</i>
<i> I've known her forever.</i>

816
00:37:17,223 --> 00:37:21,092
[maddie] I have to find her
after we dock in norfolk."

817
00:37:21,094 --> 00:37:23,861
we might just solve
this christmas mystery
after all.

818
00:37:25,331 --> 00:37:30,501
[tchaikovsky's "dance of
the sugar plum fairy" playing]

819
00:37:35,208 --> 00:37:37,675
-they are<i> so</i> sweet.
-Aren't they?

820
00:37:37,677 --> 00:37:40,645
Today's the dress rehearsal
for our big christmas show.

821
00:37:40,647 --> 00:37:42,613
Can I help you
with something?

822
00:37:42,615 --> 00:37:44,181
Yes. Hi, I'm maddie contino

823
00:37:44,183 --> 00:37:45,683
of the<i> norfolk register</i>
newspaper.

824
00:37:45,685 --> 00:37:47,685
-This is lieutenant jenkins.
-Nice to meet you both.

825
00:37:47,687 --> 00:37:49,086
-Nice to meet you.
-What's this about?

826
00:37:49,088 --> 00:37:50,488
We're looking for a woman

827
00:37:50,490 --> 00:37:52,089
who might be a military spouse.

828
00:37:52,091 --> 00:37:53,624
Her name is dorothy milne.

829
00:37:53,626 --> 00:37:55,893
Apparently she worked here
years ago.

830
00:37:55,895 --> 00:37:59,363
Yes. Dorothy was my teacher
as a girl.

831
00:37:59,365 --> 00:38:02,333
I eventually bought the studio
from the owner.

832
00:38:02,335 --> 00:38:04,268
Could you tell us
more about her?

833
00:38:04,270 --> 00:38:06,337
She moved to new york
to be a rockette,

834
00:38:06,339 --> 00:38:10,374
but her dreams
never quite panned out,
so she worked here instead,

835
00:38:10,376 --> 00:38:12,443
and would sometimes perform
for the troops with the uso.

836
00:38:12,445 --> 00:38:14,045
Any idea where she was from?

837
00:38:14,047 --> 00:38:16,180
Kansas city, I believe.

838
00:38:16,182 --> 00:38:20,284
Do you have any idea
if she was married to
a pilot named sam?

839
00:38:20,286 --> 00:38:24,288
I remember there was a pilot
she met on an aircraft carrier.

840
00:38:24,290 --> 00:38:27,158
He came to find her
after the ship docked.

841
00:38:27,160 --> 00:38:29,760
Surprised her with roses
right here in the studio

842
00:38:29,762 --> 00:38:31,362
in the middle of class!

843
00:38:31,364 --> 00:38:33,564
But she had a boyfriend
at the time

844
00:38:33,566 --> 00:38:35,599
who she said was planning
to propose,

845
00:38:35,601 --> 00:38:38,502
so I'm not sure
who she ended up with.

846
00:38:38,504 --> 00:38:42,540
Any idea what
sam's last name is?

847
00:38:42,542 --> 00:38:44,508
It was so long ago.

848
00:38:44,510 --> 00:38:45,976
After that christmas,

849
00:38:45,978 --> 00:38:48,279
we were told dorothy
moved to california.

850
00:38:48,281 --> 00:38:49,580
But that's all I know.

851
00:38:49,582 --> 00:38:51,415
I'm sorry I couldn't
be more help.

852
00:38:56,622 --> 00:38:58,789
[maddie] I think we could
use a snack right now.

853
00:38:58,791 --> 00:39:01,225
Have you ever had
roasted chestnuts?

854
00:39:01,227 --> 00:39:02,727
No, actually.

855
00:39:03,830 --> 00:39:05,596
We'll take two.

856
00:39:05,598 --> 00:39:07,998
I got this.

857
00:39:08,000 --> 00:39:09,633
Thank you.

858
00:39:09,635 --> 00:39:12,803
All right. Let's see
what this is.

859
00:39:14,374 --> 00:39:17,775
Mmm! Lot sweeter
than I thought.

860
00:39:17,777 --> 00:39:20,945
Hmm. Kinda how
I feel about you.

861
00:39:20,947 --> 00:39:23,147
I'll take that
as a compliment.

862
00:39:23,149 --> 00:39:24,749
So, have you ever been
to new york before?

863
00:39:24,751 --> 00:39:27,551
When I was six my parents
brought me here for christmas.

864
00:39:27,553 --> 00:39:29,153
-Before the divorce?
-Yeah.

865
00:39:29,155 --> 00:39:31,455
It was our last christmas
as a family together.

866
00:39:31,457 --> 00:39:32,990
That's bittersweet.

867
00:39:32,992 --> 00:39:36,527
Yeah, but it was
the best christmas
I ever had.

868
00:39:36,529 --> 00:39:40,030
Well, I think it's nice
that you have those memories.

869
00:39:40,032 --> 00:39:42,400
Whenever my dad would be
home for christmas,

870
00:39:42,402 --> 00:39:44,735
we'd always go
to the picasso diner

871
00:39:44,737 --> 00:39:46,871
and we would get
extra crispy bacon.

872
00:39:46,873 --> 00:39:48,038
It was kind of our thing.

873
00:39:48,040 --> 00:39:49,407
Extra crispy is
the only way to go.

874
00:39:49,409 --> 00:39:50,574
-I know, right?
-Yeah.

875
00:39:50,576 --> 00:39:52,743
-[man] here you go.
-Thanks.

876
00:39:54,113 --> 00:39:55,679
Hmm.

877
00:39:55,681 --> 00:39:58,516
That looks really familiar.

878
00:39:58,518 --> 00:40:00,418
New york model train museum?

879
00:40:00,420 --> 00:40:02,019
Annual christmas show!

880
00:40:02,021 --> 00:40:04,655
I went there when
I was here with my dad.

881
00:40:04,657 --> 00:40:07,158
Yeah? Come on,
you wanna go? It'd be fun!

882
00:40:07,160 --> 00:40:10,161
Uhh... I don't know.

883
00:40:10,163 --> 00:40:13,931
Oh, come<i> on!</i>
You said it yourself,
best christmas you ever had.

884
00:40:15,568 --> 00:40:16,967
All right, yeah.
Let's do it.

885
00:40:16,969 --> 00:40:18,969
Okay. Perfect.

886
00:40:24,310 --> 00:40:26,844
["jingle bells" playing]

887
00:40:35,521 --> 00:40:37,855
this really
brings me back.

888
00:40:40,059 --> 00:40:41,358
You okay?

889
00:40:42,762 --> 00:40:44,528
Yeah, it's just, uh...

890
00:40:44,530 --> 00:40:47,264
I remember my dad
taught me how trains work

891
00:40:47,266 --> 00:40:48,566
when we were here.

892
00:40:48,568 --> 00:40:51,035
And after the divorce,
that's pretty much

893
00:40:51,037 --> 00:40:54,572
all we talked about--
trains, planes...

894
00:40:54,574 --> 00:40:57,107
Pretty much anything
with a motor.

895
00:40:58,778 --> 00:41:00,211
[toy train bell ringing]

896
00:41:00,213 --> 00:41:02,713
you know,
we never went too deep.

897
00:41:02,715 --> 00:41:04,882
Stiff upper lip, you know?

898
00:41:04,884 --> 00:41:07,251
My mom was
the complete opposite.

899
00:41:07,253 --> 00:41:10,087
I think after my dad died
she was just so heartbroken

900
00:41:10,089 --> 00:41:14,425
all she wanted to do
was talk about him, but...
I couldn't do it.

901
00:41:14,427 --> 00:41:17,561
-Why not?
-It was too painful.

902
00:41:17,563 --> 00:41:19,230
I'm sorry.

903
00:41:20,933 --> 00:41:23,801
He died in
a training exercise, right?

904
00:41:26,739 --> 00:41:29,340
I was 17...

905
00:41:29,342 --> 00:41:30,908
The day everything changed.

906
00:41:31,744 --> 00:41:33,744
My dad says
he was a great man.

907
00:41:33,746 --> 00:41:35,412
He was.

908
00:41:36,582 --> 00:41:39,083
And he loved us
very, very much.

909
00:41:43,422 --> 00:41:45,623
[maddie]
so all the times he invited me

910
00:41:45,625 --> 00:41:48,692
to go on the christmas
tiger cruise, I should have.

911
00:41:49,562 --> 00:41:51,629
Well, I'm sure
he understood.

912
00:41:51,631 --> 00:41:54,031
It's not easy being
a navy brat.

913
00:41:54,033 --> 00:41:57,334
Yeah, well, it's something
I still regret to this day.

914
00:41:57,336 --> 00:42:00,538
Look, don't beat yourself up
over it.

915
00:42:00,540 --> 00:42:02,540
Believe me, I get it.

916
00:42:02,542 --> 00:42:05,042
All the moving around,
the uncertainty--

917
00:42:05,044 --> 00:42:08,245
our dads were gone
for months at a time.

918
00:42:08,247 --> 00:42:11,215
Well, you're lucky
yours is still around.

919
00:42:11,217 --> 00:42:13,617
You should cherish that.

920
00:42:13,619 --> 00:42:15,586
I do.

921
00:42:17,123 --> 00:42:20,691
You know, he--
he bought me this
little red train...

922
00:42:20,693 --> 00:42:23,294
-Yeah?
-...At the gift shop here.

923
00:42:23,296 --> 00:42:27,031
Ahh. I drove that thing around
on every surface of our house

924
00:42:27,033 --> 00:42:28,566
until the wheels fell off.

925
00:42:28,568 --> 00:42:30,134
That's really sweet.

926
00:42:30,136 --> 00:42:34,271
I'll never forget that moment
we picked it out together.

927
00:42:34,273 --> 00:42:36,941
Cost five dollars, but...

928
00:42:36,943 --> 00:42:39,410
Nothin' meant more to me
than that train.

929
00:42:39,412 --> 00:42:40,911
Do you still have it?

930
00:42:40,913 --> 00:42:42,813
Got lost in one of the moves.

931
00:42:42,815 --> 00:42:44,815
I'm sorry.

932
00:42:44,817 --> 00:42:47,217
It's the memory
that matters, right?

933
00:42:47,219 --> 00:42:48,552
Yeah.

934
00:42:48,554 --> 00:42:51,722
Hey. Let's go check out
the north pole train.

935
00:42:51,724 --> 00:42:53,958
You know what?
I'm gonna get us
some hot chocolate,

936
00:42:53,960 --> 00:42:55,492
but I'll meet you over there?

937
00:42:55,494 --> 00:42:58,395
-All right.
-Okay.

938
00:43:00,666 --> 00:43:03,434
[boy] this is flight 747
to jfk tower,

939
00:43:03,436 --> 00:43:05,302
comin' in for a landing.

940
00:43:05,304 --> 00:43:07,638
[billy] copy, flight 747.

941
00:43:07,640 --> 00:43:09,773
Proceed to runway one-zero-niner

942
00:43:09,775 --> 00:43:11,942
and wait for clearance. Psst!

943
00:43:11,944 --> 00:43:14,044
-Psst! Copy.
-[dad chuckles]

944
00:43:14,046 --> 00:43:15,679
I brought teddy here
for the trains,

945
00:43:15,681 --> 00:43:17,047
but he's obsessed with flying.

946
00:43:17,049 --> 00:43:18,582
Smart kid.

947
00:43:18,584 --> 00:43:20,918
You know, billy is actually
a fighter pilot

948
00:43:20,920 --> 00:43:22,219
in the navy.

949
00:43:22,221 --> 00:43:24,955
-[teddy] whoa.
-At your service.

950
00:43:26,025 --> 00:43:28,392
Do you fly off
aircraft carriers?

951
00:43:28,394 --> 00:43:30,194
Sure do.

952
00:43:30,196 --> 00:43:32,296
But flying<i> off</i> the carrier
is the easy part.

953
00:43:32,298 --> 00:43:34,264
Landing, that's the hard part.

954
00:43:34,266 --> 00:43:36,233
That's so cool!

955
00:43:36,235 --> 00:43:38,035
I want to be a navy pilot.

956
00:43:38,037 --> 00:43:41,305
Well, you can
if you put the work in.

957
00:43:41,307 --> 00:43:42,706
Here.

958
00:43:43,609 --> 00:43:48,112
This--whoosh!--
Is for you, eh?

959
00:43:48,114 --> 00:43:50,481
Whoa! No take-backs?

960
00:43:50,483 --> 00:43:53,717
No take-backs, buddy.
Promise.

961
00:43:53,719 --> 00:43:55,719
You just made his christmas.

962
00:43:55,721 --> 00:43:58,255
Thank you so much.
Have a great holiday.

963
00:43:58,257 --> 00:43:59,623
Merry christmas.

964
00:44:00,693 --> 00:44:02,926
You know, you were
really good with him.

965
00:44:02,928 --> 00:44:06,063
And did I just hear you say,
"merry christmas"?

966
00:44:06,065 --> 00:44:08,666
Yeah, well,
don't tell my shipmates,

967
00:44:08,668 --> 00:44:10,401
they might change
my call sign to "santa."

968
00:44:10,403 --> 00:44:12,736
oh, no, they'd never believe me.

969
00:44:14,006 --> 00:44:15,806
Hey, we should probably
go get something to eat,

970
00:44:15,808 --> 00:44:17,508
and I know a place
that's gonna actually

971
00:44:17,510 --> 00:44:19,176
change the way you see
christmas forever.

972
00:44:19,178 --> 00:44:20,644
Mind games, huh?

973
00:44:20,646 --> 00:44:22,913
It'll definitely
mess with your brain.

974
00:44:22,915 --> 00:44:24,782
Come on.

975
00:44:24,784 --> 00:44:26,850
[chuckles]

976
00:44:26,852 --> 00:44:30,921
<i> ♪ snow is fallin'</i>
<i> lightly on the ground... ♪</i>

977
00:44:30,923 --> 00:44:33,023
[billy/maddie]
brain freeze!

978
00:44:33,025 --> 00:44:35,926
They don't call it
the colossal christmas cocoa
for nothing.

979
00:44:35,928 --> 00:44:37,895
You don't mess
around here.

980
00:44:37,897 --> 00:44:39,997
We take christmas
very seriously.

981
00:44:39,999 --> 00:44:43,400
-Two burgers coming up.
-[both] thank you.

982
00:44:43,402 --> 00:44:46,870
I feel like I don't have
a care in the world right now.

983
00:44:46,872 --> 00:44:49,673
Honestly, that's not
happened very often.

984
00:44:49,675 --> 00:44:52,476
That's how I feel
when I'm flying my jet
over the ocean,

985
00:44:52,478 --> 00:44:55,512
those moments when
I'm at total peace.

986
00:44:55,514 --> 00:44:58,115
Until I realize
I have to land on a ship

987
00:44:58,117 --> 00:45:01,985
that feels like
it's the size of
a postage stamp.

988
00:45:01,987 --> 00:45:03,954
Does that ever scare you?

989
00:45:03,956 --> 00:45:06,223
I love every second
of what I do.

990
00:45:06,225 --> 00:45:08,759
The adrenaline
and the rush...

991
00:45:08,761 --> 00:45:11,895
I don't think
I'm scared of anything.

992
00:45:11,897 --> 00:45:13,497
Not even christmas?

993
00:45:13,499 --> 00:45:15,332
[scoffs] christmas?

994
00:45:15,334 --> 00:45:17,401
I'm just sayin', it...

995
00:45:17,403 --> 00:45:20,070
Kind of seems like you've
been running away from it.

996
00:45:20,072 --> 00:45:21,605
What do you mean?

997
00:45:21,607 --> 00:45:23,006
Based on what
you told me earlier,

998
00:45:23,008 --> 00:45:25,909
it seemed like
maybe your parents got divorced

999
00:45:25,911 --> 00:45:27,644
shortly after your trip here.

1000
00:45:27,646 --> 00:45:29,813
Yeah, well, after that,

1001
00:45:29,815 --> 00:45:32,082
it was mostly mom and me
at christmas.

1002
00:45:32,084 --> 00:45:35,119
Just wasn't the same
without my family together.

1003
00:45:35,121 --> 00:45:39,323
Just couldn't really see the
magic in the holiday anymore.

1004
00:45:39,325 --> 00:45:41,425
-I'm sorry.
-Yeah.

1005
00:45:42,762 --> 00:45:46,930
And I'm also sorry
'cause I totally judged you.

1006
00:45:46,932 --> 00:45:48,932
It's okay.
I know I can be

1007
00:45:48,934 --> 00:45:51,001
a bit of a christmas
curmudgeon.

1008
00:45:51,003 --> 00:45:52,636
A bit?

1009
00:45:52,638 --> 00:45:54,805
[both laugh]

1010
00:45:54,807 --> 00:45:56,006
mm-hmm.

1011
00:45:56,008 --> 00:45:57,341
Well, it's okay.

1012
00:45:57,343 --> 00:46:01,779
If I wave my merry magic wand,

1013
00:46:01,781 --> 00:46:04,848
maybe you'd think about
embracing some new
christmas memories.

1014
00:46:04,850 --> 00:46:06,817
-Hmm?
-Like what?

1015
00:46:06,819 --> 00:46:09,520
Like, you know, today, we--

1016
00:46:09,522 --> 00:46:11,321
you made the little boy smile

1017
00:46:11,323 --> 00:46:13,056
at the train show, right?

1018
00:46:13,058 --> 00:46:15,292
-Hmm.
-He met his hero.

1019
00:46:15,294 --> 00:46:19,930
And we saw the world's
most adorable dance troupe,

1020
00:46:19,932 --> 00:46:22,232
and I wasn't
gonna say anything,

1021
00:46:22,234 --> 00:46:25,536
but it appears that you
actually took a bite
of your candy cane.

1022
00:46:25,538 --> 00:46:28,539
I don't know what
you're talking about.

1023
00:46:28,541 --> 00:46:31,141
-Okay.
-[both laughing]

1024
00:46:31,143 --> 00:46:34,378
yeah, I haven't
had this much fun
in a long time.

1025
00:46:34,380 --> 00:46:35,813
Good!

1026
00:46:36,882 --> 00:46:38,882
You're amazing.

1027
00:46:38,884 --> 00:46:40,384
Why?

1028
00:46:40,386 --> 00:46:43,320
The way you made me
imagine our day like
a living scrapbook.

1029
00:46:43,322 --> 00:46:46,089
You really have
a way with words.

1030
00:46:46,091 --> 00:46:48,759
Well, I'm a writer. So...

1031
00:46:48,761 --> 00:46:50,794
You're much more than that.

1032
00:46:54,900 --> 00:46:56,466
[phone chimes]

1033
00:46:56,468 --> 00:46:58,535
it's my mom.

1034
00:47:00,039 --> 00:47:02,506
Oh, my gosh, we have to go.
It's 7:30.

1035
00:47:02,508 --> 00:47:04,675
Uh, sorry!
Forget the burgers!

1036
00:47:04,677 --> 00:47:07,244
Sorry. Here you go!
Merry christmas.

1037
00:47:07,246 --> 00:47:09,713
Yeah, merry christmas! Sorry!

1038
00:47:12,818 --> 00:47:14,218
Taxi!

1039
00:47:14,220 --> 00:47:15,352
Taxi!

1040
00:47:18,424 --> 00:47:19,690
Pier 90.

1041
00:47:19,692 --> 00:47:21,959
[car horns honking]

1042
00:47:21,961 --> 00:47:24,328
-we're almost there.
-We're never gonna make it.

1043
00:47:24,330 --> 00:47:25,262
Maybe we should run.

1044
00:47:25,264 --> 00:47:27,030
-Run?!
-Yeah.

1045
00:47:27,032 --> 00:47:29,333
-What?!
-We can do it. Come on!

1046
00:47:31,537 --> 00:47:33,537
-[billy] go, go, go, go!
-[both laughing]

1047
00:47:33,539 --> 00:47:36,406
you're crazy! Whoa!

1048
00:47:36,408 --> 00:47:38,275
[both shouting]
excuse us! Sorry!

1049
00:47:40,145 --> 00:47:41,912
It's this way!

1050
00:47:41,914 --> 00:47:42,913
[bell ringing]

1051
00:47:42,915 --> 00:47:44,281
hi, santa!

1052
00:47:44,283 --> 00:47:45,415
Oh, wait.

1053
00:47:45,417 --> 00:47:46,950
Wait, wait, wait, wait.

1054
00:47:46,952 --> 00:47:48,952
[both] merry christmas!

1055
00:47:48,954 --> 00:47:50,287
Wait!

1056
00:47:51,991 --> 00:47:54,524
[foghorn blowing]

1057
00:48:05,871 --> 00:48:07,638
you barely made it,
lieutenant.

1058
00:48:07,640 --> 00:48:11,174
[both panting, laughing]

1059
00:48:11,176 --> 00:48:13,176
ahh. Ahh.

1060
00:48:13,178 --> 00:48:15,612
I can't believe
we just ran 15 blocks.

1061
00:48:15,614 --> 00:48:17,180
I know. [panting]

1062
00:48:17,182 --> 00:48:19,783
thank you for today.
[chuckles]

1063
00:48:19,785 --> 00:48:22,019
you know,
for all the memories.

1064
00:48:22,021 --> 00:48:23,253
The new ones.

1065
00:48:23,255 --> 00:48:25,155
You're welcome, billy.

1066
00:48:30,596 --> 00:48:31,895
Sarah? It's maddie.

1067
00:48:31,897 --> 00:48:34,298
Hey, girl. Are you surviving
the high seas?

1068
00:48:34,300 --> 00:48:35,933
Yes. I'll be back tomorrow.

1069
00:48:35,935 --> 00:48:37,601
How's mr. Maverick?

1070
00:48:37,603 --> 00:48:40,170
[scoffs]
how's the research going?

1071
00:48:40,172 --> 00:48:41,838
You're no fun.

1072
00:48:41,840 --> 00:48:44,574
Okay, so I have good news
and bad news.

1073
00:48:44,576 --> 00:48:45,676
The good?

1074
00:48:45,678 --> 00:48:47,110
I found dorothy milne.

1075
00:48:47,112 --> 00:48:48,412
Really? Where?

1076
00:48:48,414 --> 00:48:51,048
She moved to san diego
in 1966.

1077
00:48:51,050 --> 00:48:52,449
<i> And the bad?</i>

1078
00:48:52,451 --> 00:48:53,750
I can't find her after that.

1079
00:48:53,752 --> 00:48:55,152
<i> She probably got married</i>

1080
00:48:55,154 --> 00:48:56,720
and changed her name.

1081
00:48:56,722 --> 00:48:58,722
The question is, to whom?

1082
00:48:58,724 --> 00:49:00,190
Thanks for the info, sarah.

1083
00:49:00,192 --> 00:49:01,658
Anytime. And you owe me

1084
00:49:01,660 --> 00:49:03,694
a mistletoe martini
when you get back.

1085
00:49:03,696 --> 00:49:05,529
Can't wait.

1086
00:49:05,531 --> 00:49:06,863
[roger clears throat]

1087
00:49:08,067 --> 00:49:11,234
and you need to dish.
I want to hear

1088
00:49:11,236 --> 00:49:12,936
<i> all about this mystery man.</i>

1089
00:49:12,938 --> 00:49:15,272
The only thing
I will be dishing
is christmas dinner.

1090
00:49:15,274 --> 00:49:17,374
Can you transfer me
to mr. Bailey?

1091
00:49:17,376 --> 00:49:18,875
Uh, sure. Yeah.

1092
00:49:18,877 --> 00:49:20,744
Maddie again?
Can I talk to her?

1093
00:49:20,746 --> 00:49:23,380
I had to transfer her
to mr. Bailey. Sorry.

1094
00:49:23,382 --> 00:49:26,016
[mr. Bailey]
<i> maddie,</i>

1095
00:49:26,018 --> 00:49:27,284
did you get the story?

1096
00:49:27,286 --> 00:49:29,086
Well, there's a man and a woman

1097
00:49:29,088 --> 00:49:32,322
who met on the very first
christmas tiger cruise in 1965.

1098
00:49:32,324 --> 00:49:33,991
It's all in his old journal
I found.

1099
00:49:33,993 --> 00:49:36,393
<i> He was a pilot,</i>
<i> she was a dancer,</i>

1100
00:49:36,395 --> 00:49:39,196
<i> performed on the ship,</i>
<i> and then he tracked her</i>
<i> down to new york.</i>

1101
00:49:39,198 --> 00:49:42,332
Oh, it's such a great story
if it has a happy ending.

1102
00:49:42,334 --> 00:49:43,967
Wait. "if"?

1103
00:49:43,969 --> 00:49:46,003
I hit a bit of a snag.

1104
00:49:46,005 --> 00:49:47,170
I can't find the couple.

1105
00:49:47,172 --> 00:49:49,239
Well, that is a problem....

1106
00:49:49,241 --> 00:49:51,508
Because I need that article
after all.

1107
00:49:51,510 --> 00:49:53,410
Excuse me?

1108
00:49:53,412 --> 00:49:56,346
Well, my feature christmas story
fell through.

1109
00:49:56,348 --> 00:49:59,583
Okay. Uh, okay,
I'll try my best, mr. Bailey.

1110
00:49:59,585 --> 00:50:01,351
<i> All right.</i>
<i> Only five days left.</i>

1111
00:50:01,353 --> 00:50:03,487
<i> Find me that ending, maddie.</i>

1112
00:50:03,489 --> 00:50:04,821
Okay.

1113
00:50:07,960 --> 00:50:09,159
[mutters]

1114
00:50:12,965 --> 00:50:14,965
-[knocks]
-hey, nick?

1115
00:50:14,967 --> 00:50:18,301
Maddie!
How's it goin' with
your christmas quest?

1116
00:50:18,303 --> 00:50:20,437
Um, made a little progress.

1117
00:50:20,439 --> 00:50:21,905
I learned dorothy's last name.

1118
00:50:21,907 --> 00:50:23,573
But unfortunately,
I haven't been able

1119
00:50:23,575 --> 00:50:25,842
to get anything on her
past 1966.

1120
00:50:25,844 --> 00:50:27,778
Did your brother
call you back yet?

1121
00:50:27,780 --> 00:50:30,113
Yes. He told me unless
you're next of kin

1122
00:50:30,115 --> 00:50:33,183
you have to file
a freedom of information request
for military records.

1123
00:50:33,185 --> 00:50:35,585
That could take weeks.
I don't have that kind of time.

1124
00:50:35,587 --> 00:50:36,653
I'm sorry.

1125
00:50:36,655 --> 00:50:38,455
No, hey, don't apologize.

1126
00:50:38,457 --> 00:50:40,023
You've been wonderful.

1127
00:50:40,025 --> 00:50:42,025
-Thanks, nick.
-See ya, maddie.

1128
00:50:42,961 --> 00:50:44,294
[sighs]

1129
00:50:45,664 --> 00:50:47,731
[chet]<i> maddie, how</i>
<i> is the article coming along?</i>

1130
00:50:47,733 --> 00:50:50,801
Um, unfortunately,
it's not coming along

1131
00:50:50,803 --> 00:50:52,135
as easily as I had hoped,

1132
00:50:52,137 --> 00:50:55,472
but it's been
a fun adventure and...

1133
00:50:55,474 --> 00:50:58,008
Billy's been amazing.

1134
00:50:58,010 --> 00:50:59,309
[chet] billy?

1135
00:51:00,446 --> 00:51:02,345
Wonderful.

1136
00:51:02,347 --> 00:51:05,816
It's been, uh...
Enlightening.

1137
00:51:07,686 --> 00:51:09,619
Well, I'm glad to hear it.

1138
00:51:09,621 --> 00:51:12,989
And I hope everybody
enjoyed the cruise.

1139
00:51:15,127 --> 00:51:18,195
And this time with my girls...

1140
00:51:18,197 --> 00:51:21,598
Was just the best
christmas gift.

1141
00:51:21,600 --> 00:51:23,767
That makes me happy.

1142
00:51:24,736 --> 00:51:26,903
Family is everything.

1143
00:51:32,344 --> 00:51:33,910
[billy]
apologies.

1144
00:51:33,912 --> 00:51:35,579
I need to excuse myself.

1145
00:51:35,581 --> 00:51:36,813
Work?

1146
00:51:37,950 --> 00:51:40,650
Just a few lists
I need to double-check.

1147
00:51:41,820 --> 00:51:43,120
Excuse me.

1148
00:51:45,591 --> 00:51:47,324
A toast.

1149
00:51:47,326 --> 00:51:49,292
To friends...

1150
00:51:49,294 --> 00:51:51,561
Family...

1151
00:51:51,563 --> 00:51:53,430
And christmas!

1152
00:51:53,432 --> 00:51:56,733
-[laughter]
-[all] cheers.

1153
00:51:56,735 --> 00:51:58,502
[glasses clink]

1154
00:52:02,941 --> 00:52:07,144
[indistinct chatter]

1155
00:52:16,755 --> 00:52:18,221
[chet]
merry christmas.

1156
00:52:18,223 --> 00:52:19,990
[all] merry christmas.

1157
00:52:19,992 --> 00:52:21,725
[glasses clink]

1158
00:52:21,727 --> 00:52:23,126
merry christmas.

1159
00:52:24,329 --> 00:52:26,563
[billy]
ho ho ho!

1160
00:52:26,565 --> 00:52:28,064
Merry christmas!

1161
00:52:28,066 --> 00:52:29,866
Ho ho ho ho ho ho!

1162
00:52:29,868 --> 00:52:33,603
-[child] yay, santa's here!
-Oh ho ho! Merry christmas!

1163
00:52:33,605 --> 00:52:36,506
Come on, kids, line up
in a single-file line,

1164
00:52:36,508 --> 00:52:37,941
everyone can see santa.

1165
00:52:37,943 --> 00:52:41,311
-You are a miracle worker.
-Me?

1166
00:52:41,313 --> 00:52:43,313
What happened on that trip
to new york?

1167
00:52:43,315 --> 00:52:47,751
Oh. Um, we just talked a lot
about the past and the future,

1168
00:52:47,753 --> 00:52:51,621
and...I reminded billy
what makes christmas so special.

1169
00:52:51,623 --> 00:52:52,822
Well...

1170
00:52:52,824 --> 00:52:55,458
He seems very happy.

1171
00:52:55,460 --> 00:52:57,694
[whispers]
thank you.

1172
00:52:57,696 --> 00:52:58,762
[maddie laughs]

1173
00:52:58,764 --> 00:53:00,497
[chet chuckles]

1174
00:53:00,499 --> 00:53:02,065
you too, kiddo.

1175
00:53:05,671 --> 00:53:08,238
Ho ho ho ho!
Ho ho ho!

1176
00:53:08,240 --> 00:53:11,107
Merry christmas,
young man!

1177
00:53:11,109 --> 00:53:14,611
[low chatter]

1178
00:53:16,615 --> 00:53:19,883
I told you that first night
I met you I can be spontaneous.

1179
00:53:19,885 --> 00:53:22,919
Yeah, you did.
And I was wrong about you.

1180
00:53:22,921 --> 00:53:25,655
Where'd you get
that belly, anyway?

1181
00:53:25,657 --> 00:53:27,424
Two life preservers,
remember?

1182
00:53:27,426 --> 00:53:30,460
-Oh...
-[chuckles]

1183
00:53:30,462 --> 00:53:33,263
good use of a flotation device

1184
00:53:33,265 --> 00:53:35,966
and....Sparkles.

1185
00:53:35,968 --> 00:53:37,701
Yeah, sparkles.

1186
00:53:37,703 --> 00:53:41,905
Tons and...Tons
of sparkles.

1187
00:53:41,907 --> 00:53:43,173
[laughs]

1188
00:53:43,175 --> 00:53:44,874
voilà.

1189
00:53:47,012 --> 00:53:48,878
Not too shabby, huh?

1190
00:53:51,917 --> 00:53:54,484
[billy/maddie chuckling]

1191
00:54:02,594 --> 00:54:04,527
is-- is it...?

1192
00:54:04,529 --> 00:54:06,563
Snow.

1193
00:54:07,566 --> 00:54:09,699
[sighs]

1194
00:54:09,701 --> 00:54:12,435
it's the perfect night.

1195
00:54:12,437 --> 00:54:14,237
Absolutely...

1196
00:54:14,239 --> 00:54:15,772
Perfect.

1197
00:54:26,985 --> 00:54:29,986
Billy,
this isn't a good idea.

1198
00:54:33,525 --> 00:54:35,792
Why not?

1199
00:54:35,794 --> 00:54:37,627
I think you're so great,

1200
00:54:37,629 --> 00:54:40,730
but whatever this is
here on the ship, it's--

1201
00:54:40,732 --> 00:54:44,301
it's not gonna work
back home. I--

1202
00:54:44,303 --> 00:54:47,203
I'm so sorry.
I should go.

1203
00:54:47,205 --> 00:54:48,772
Maddie, don't--

1204
00:54:53,412 --> 00:54:55,512
[pa announcement]<i> tigers,</i>
<i> thank you for joining us</i>

1205
00:54:55,514 --> 00:54:57,714
<i> on our 4-day cruise</i>
<i> of the eastern seaboard.</i>

1206
00:54:57,716 --> 00:54:59,783
<i> It's been a pleasure</i>
<i> having you onboard,</i>

1207
00:54:59,785 --> 00:55:02,519
<i> and we wish you the merriest</i>
<i> of christmases.</i>

1208
00:55:02,521 --> 00:55:05,488
Sayonara, ladies.
Have a wonderful christmas.

1209
00:55:05,490 --> 00:55:07,490
I'm off to aspen to meet
the rest of my family.

1210
00:55:07,492 --> 00:55:11,461
-It's been real, charlotte.
-Real fun. [laughs]

1211
00:55:13,732 --> 00:55:17,133
oh! We just had
the best time, chet.
Thank you.

1212
00:55:17,135 --> 00:55:21,204
You're welcome.
And I hope I wake up
to your article christmas day.

1213
00:55:21,206 --> 00:55:22,572
I hope so too.

1214
00:55:23,608 --> 00:55:25,241
I thought billy

1215
00:55:25,243 --> 00:55:28,144
would have shown up
to say goodbye, but--

1216
00:55:28,146 --> 00:55:30,613
well,
merry christmas, ladies.

1217
00:55:30,615 --> 00:55:32,215
You too, chet.

1218
00:55:32,217 --> 00:55:33,383
Merry christmas.

1219
00:55:34,586 --> 00:55:37,320
Maddie! I'm
so glad I caught you
before you left.

1220
00:55:37,322 --> 00:55:38,788
We'll get the bags to the car.

1221
00:55:38,790 --> 00:55:39,823
Do you have the keys?

1222
00:55:39,825 --> 00:55:41,925
My brother found
a samuel william

1223
00:55:41,927 --> 00:55:43,860
who was a pilot
on the<i> polaris</i> in 1965.

1224
00:55:43,862 --> 00:55:45,495
That's amazing!
What about the records?

1225
00:55:45,497 --> 00:55:47,831
I thought we needed
a freedom of information
request.

1226
00:55:47,833 --> 00:55:51,234
Turns out he was awarded
the navy cross for
extraordinary heroism.

1227
00:55:51,236 --> 00:55:53,370
He shot down three enemy
aircraft in vietnam,

1228
00:55:53,372 --> 00:55:56,272
and that makes him a person
of exceptional prominence,

1229
00:55:56,274 --> 00:55:58,274
which is an exception
to the rule

1230
00:55:58,276 --> 00:56:00,477
of releasing records
to the public without
a formal request.

1231
00:56:00,479 --> 00:56:02,345
That's so amazing.
So where is he now?

1232
00:56:02,347 --> 00:56:05,281
He went back to vietnam
in 1967

1233
00:56:05,283 --> 00:56:06,950
and, sadly,
went missing in action.

1234
00:56:06,952 --> 00:56:09,119
-Oh.
-[billy] did they ever find him?

1235
00:56:09,121 --> 00:56:12,021
It's complicated.
While sam was mia,

1236
00:56:12,023 --> 00:56:14,391
there was a fire at
the va storage facility

1237
00:56:14,393 --> 00:56:16,059
in missouri which
houses the records.

1238
00:56:16,061 --> 00:56:17,427
The strange part is,

1239
00:56:17,429 --> 00:56:19,596
after the fire,
the trail goes cold.

1240
00:56:19,598 --> 00:56:22,098
My brother couldn't find
any more from military records.

1241
00:56:22,100 --> 00:56:25,235
So we don't even know
if he's alive?

1242
00:56:27,105 --> 00:56:29,572
Okay. Well, I have his name,
I can do my own search.

1243
00:56:29,574 --> 00:56:32,208
Yeah. Well,
I hope it works out.

1244
00:56:32,210 --> 00:56:33,676
Good luck.

1245
00:56:33,678 --> 00:56:34,978
Thanks.

1246
00:56:37,582 --> 00:56:39,215
Hey.

1247
00:56:39,217 --> 00:56:41,084
Thanks for everything.

1248
00:56:41,086 --> 00:56:42,318
Same to you.

1249
00:56:43,388 --> 00:56:44,954
[deep sigh]

1250
00:56:53,265 --> 00:56:55,064
merry christmas, billy.

1251
00:56:55,066 --> 00:56:56,800
Merry christmas, maddie.

1252
00:56:59,271 --> 00:57:01,404
You stay safe, okay?

1253
00:57:01,406 --> 00:57:02,972
Yeah.

1254
00:57:29,868 --> 00:57:32,235
Merry christmas.

1255
00:57:32,237 --> 00:57:33,803
Merry christmas.

1256
00:57:35,240 --> 00:57:37,507
So...Maddie told me

1257
00:57:37,509 --> 00:57:40,376
that you had a great day
in new york.

1258
00:57:40,378 --> 00:57:42,479
Yeah, it was nice.

1259
00:57:42,481 --> 00:57:44,948
We ended up
at the train show.

1260
00:57:44,950 --> 00:57:47,484
The same one
I took you to as a kid?

1261
00:57:47,486 --> 00:57:49,352
-Mm-hm.
-Oh!

1262
00:57:49,354 --> 00:57:54,057
Yeah. Brought back
a lot of memories
of christmas.

1263
00:57:54,059 --> 00:57:56,759
And memories of the divorce.

1264
00:57:59,130 --> 00:58:01,931
You know, we never
really talked about
you leaving, pop.

1265
00:58:01,933 --> 00:58:04,801
One day you just moved away
and it was...

1266
00:58:04,803 --> 00:58:07,103
The code of silence after that.

1267
00:58:08,406 --> 00:58:10,573
I regret that.

1268
00:58:11,877 --> 00:58:13,910
Somehow it just seemed easier

1269
00:58:13,912 --> 00:58:16,679
to act like nothing happened.

1270
00:58:16,681 --> 00:58:21,351
I-I just--I didn't understand,
especially at christmas.

1271
00:58:21,353 --> 00:58:23,887
I just wanted my dad.

1272
00:58:23,889 --> 00:58:25,522
I failed you.

1273
00:58:25,524 --> 00:58:27,357
I failed your mom.

1274
00:58:28,693 --> 00:58:31,728
But I want you to know
how much I missed you.

1275
00:58:31,730 --> 00:58:33,997
[sighs]

1276
00:58:33,999 --> 00:58:35,832
when you got older,
why do you think

1277
00:58:35,834 --> 00:58:38,067
I wanted you
to be a pilot so bad?

1278
00:58:40,005 --> 00:58:42,972
To follow in your footsteps?

1279
00:58:42,974 --> 00:58:44,707
To...

1280
00:58:44,709 --> 00:58:46,776
To be close to you.

1281
00:58:48,046 --> 00:58:51,447
You are the most important thing
to me in my entire life,

1282
00:58:51,449 --> 00:58:54,083
more important
than any career.

1283
00:58:55,053 --> 00:58:56,920
Your career is
everything to you.

1284
00:58:56,922 --> 00:58:59,455
And I'm proud
of what I've accomplished.

1285
00:59:00,692 --> 00:59:03,159
But nothing...

1286
00:59:03,161 --> 00:59:07,163
Nothing holds a candle
to my only son.

1287
00:59:11,503 --> 00:59:13,102
Thanks, pop.

1288
00:59:19,578 --> 00:59:22,111
Maddie, how's my
christmas story coming?

1289
00:59:22,113 --> 00:59:23,780
I'm still working on it,

1290
00:59:23,782 --> 00:59:26,249
but I'm honestly not sure
if it's gonna be done in time.

1291
00:59:26,251 --> 00:59:28,918
Well, I'm counting on this.
You have till end of day,

1292
00:59:28,920 --> 00:59:31,187
then I'm gonna have to go
with something else.

1293
00:59:32,524 --> 00:59:35,525
[sighs]
I can't believe this.

1294
00:59:35,527 --> 00:59:38,027
I finally have
a heartwarming story
worth telling,

1295
00:59:38,029 --> 00:59:40,363
and I don't even know
how to tell it. I--

1296
00:59:40,365 --> 00:59:41,965
I don't know what else to do.

1297
00:59:41,967 --> 00:59:44,367
Go get hot chocolate with me?

1298
00:59:44,369 --> 00:59:47,637
With marshmallows?
Lots of marshmallows?

1299
00:59:47,639 --> 00:59:49,105
As many as you want.

1300
00:59:49,107 --> 00:59:52,508
-Okay.
-Lets go.

1301
00:59:52,510 --> 00:59:55,712
[sarah]
so you can't find any record

1302
00:59:55,714 --> 00:59:57,080
on sam william?

1303
00:59:57,082 --> 00:59:59,082
Oh, no, I found plenty,
but none that match

1304
00:59:59,084 --> 01:00:00,850
the age and profile
of our pilot.

1305
01:00:00,852 --> 01:00:03,786
So frustrating.
It's like he's a ghost
or something.

1306
01:00:03,788 --> 01:00:06,155
I can't believe
it's this hard
to find someone.

1307
01:00:06,157 --> 01:00:08,424
I know.
It's a mystery.

1308
01:00:08,426 --> 01:00:12,228
Sounds like you've had
quite the adventure
on that ship.

1309
01:00:12,230 --> 01:00:17,333
By the way,
whatever happened
to mr. Maverick?

1310
01:00:17,335 --> 01:00:19,369
We, um...

1311
01:00:19,371 --> 01:00:21,070
We kissed.

1312
01:00:21,072 --> 01:00:22,438
What?!

1313
01:00:22,440 --> 01:00:23,806
But it's not going anywhere.

1314
01:00:23,808 --> 01:00:27,810
Wait. A romance grounded
before taking flight?

1315
01:00:27,812 --> 01:00:29,345
-Do you<i> like</i> him?
-Yes.

1316
01:00:29,347 --> 01:00:31,581
But it's not that simple,
sarah.

1317
01:00:31,583 --> 01:00:33,349
Just imagine the wedding!

1318
01:00:33,351 --> 01:00:37,286
All those handsome
groomsmen in uniform?
With their swords?

1319
01:00:37,288 --> 01:00:40,523
Your bridesmaids in peach?
That is my color palette,
by the way.

1320
01:00:40,525 --> 01:00:43,660
-A wedding announcement.
-I'm convincing, but--

1321
01:00:43,662 --> 01:00:46,996
no, maybe there's
a wedding announcement
for sam and dorothy.

1322
01:00:46,998 --> 01:00:48,364
I like it.

1323
01:00:48,366 --> 01:00:50,333
I don't know why I haven't
thought about this before.

1324
01:00:50,335 --> 01:00:52,835
-You're on to something.
-Come on.

1325
01:00:54,539 --> 01:00:56,005
[indistinct chatter]

1326
01:00:57,442 --> 01:00:59,242
billy.

1327
01:01:00,879 --> 01:01:02,779
Can we talk?

1328
01:01:04,482 --> 01:01:07,283
[billy] I hope it's okay
I came to see you.

1329
01:01:07,285 --> 01:01:08,785
[maddie]
yeah, of course.

1330
01:01:08,787 --> 01:01:10,286
Is everything okay?

1331
01:01:10,288 --> 01:01:12,188
Yeah, everything's good.

1332
01:01:12,190 --> 01:01:15,491
Oh, I--I brought this for you.

1333
01:01:15,493 --> 01:01:17,527
You know, just in case
you find him.

1334
01:01:17,529 --> 01:01:21,664
I...I can't believe
you came all this way

1335
01:01:21,666 --> 01:01:23,800
just to give me this.

1336
01:01:23,802 --> 01:01:28,104
You know, I...
Really didn't want to say
goodbye to you yesterday.

1337
01:01:28,106 --> 01:01:31,874
When you left, it felt...
It felt wrong.

1338
01:01:31,876 --> 01:01:36,279
You know? Like I was
losing something.

1339
01:01:39,984 --> 01:01:41,984
I've fallen for you, maddie.

1340
01:01:41,986 --> 01:01:43,786
And before you say anything,

1341
01:01:43,788 --> 01:01:46,389
I know how you feel
about what I do.

1342
01:01:46,391 --> 01:01:48,958
The military life. But...

1343
01:01:50,328 --> 01:01:53,896
I was just hopin' maybe
I could take you out on a date.

1344
01:01:53,898 --> 01:01:56,099
We can see where things go.

1345
01:01:57,502 --> 01:01:58,901
Billy.

1346
01:02:00,071 --> 01:02:02,205
What if one date
turns into two,

1347
01:02:02,207 --> 01:02:07,043
and then two dates
turns into three, and--

1348
01:02:07,045 --> 01:02:08,845
look, if...

1349
01:02:08,847 --> 01:02:11,914
If this goes somewhere,
it's not gonna end well.

1350
01:02:11,916 --> 01:02:16,285
So is it even worth
taking that risk?

1351
01:02:19,324 --> 01:02:22,391
Remember when you asked me
if I was ever scared
when I'm flying,

1352
01:02:22,393 --> 01:02:25,394
and I told you that
I'm not scared of anything?

1353
01:02:25,396 --> 01:02:27,663
Mm-hm.

1354
01:02:27,665 --> 01:02:30,099
Well, the truth is...

1355
01:02:31,136 --> 01:02:33,136
I'm scared of falling in love.

1356
01:02:36,274 --> 01:02:39,108
But I'm willing
to take that chance.

1357
01:02:44,382 --> 01:02:46,849
Billy--I-I'm so sorry.
I can't--

1358
01:02:48,086 --> 01:02:49,719
so is that it?

1359
01:02:49,721 --> 01:02:53,823
Maddie, what if our whole lives
have led up to<i> this</i> point?

1360
01:02:53,825 --> 01:02:57,627
What if you and I found each
other just like sam and dorothy?

1361
01:02:59,898 --> 01:03:02,465
I have to go back to work.

1362
01:03:02,467 --> 01:03:03,666
Maddie--

1363
01:03:06,871 --> 01:03:09,806
I'm not gonna hurt you.

1364
01:03:09,808 --> 01:03:12,308
You don't know that.

1365
01:03:16,481 --> 01:03:18,047
[sighs]

1366
01:03:27,826 --> 01:03:29,725
he seems sweet.

1367
01:03:29,727 --> 01:03:33,863
Yeah, he is,
but romance grounded,
remember?

1368
01:03:36,401 --> 01:03:37,934
Look. That's them.

1369
01:03:37,936 --> 01:03:42,338
They were married
on christmas day in 1974.

1370
01:03:43,374 --> 01:03:45,474
But their last name
isn't william,

1371
01:03:45,476 --> 01:03:47,043
it's williams.

1372
01:03:47,045 --> 01:03:49,378
They must have gotten it wrong
on his military file

1373
01:03:49,380 --> 01:03:51,080
before the fire.

1374
01:03:51,082 --> 01:03:53,916
Fire? Whatever.
You're a genius. Keep going.

1375
01:03:53,918 --> 01:03:57,153
Last known address...

1376
01:03:57,155 --> 01:03:59,956
Veterans home in norfolk.

1377
01:04:05,463 --> 01:04:09,131
Yes, hi, this is maddie contino
of the<i> norfolk register.</i>

1378
01:04:09,133 --> 01:04:12,168
I was calling about a couple
who lives at your home.

1379
01:04:12,170 --> 01:04:14,737
Samuel and dorothy williams?

1380
01:04:16,407 --> 01:04:18,708
No, I'm not.

1381
01:04:18,710 --> 01:04:21,510
I understand. Thank you.

1382
01:04:21,512 --> 01:04:22,945
What did they say?

1383
01:04:22,947 --> 01:04:24,814
They moved out
a couple of years ago

1384
01:04:24,816 --> 01:04:27,850
and they can't give me
any information unless
I'm family.

1385
01:04:27,852 --> 01:04:28,918
So close!

1386
01:04:28,920 --> 01:04:31,420
Wait. Look at that.

1387
01:04:31,422 --> 01:04:33,856
The call sign
painted on his plane.

1388
01:04:33,858 --> 01:04:35,992
What does it say?

1389
01:04:35,994 --> 01:04:40,663
"picas...So"?

1390
01:04:40,665 --> 01:04:42,298
Picasso.

1391
01:04:43,701 --> 01:04:45,167
-That's funny.
-What?

1392
01:04:45,169 --> 01:04:47,003
There's a diner
I've been going to

1393
01:04:47,005 --> 01:04:49,538
since I was a little girl,
the picasso's diner.

1394
01:04:49,540 --> 01:04:51,140
Do you think there
could be a connection?

1395
01:04:51,142 --> 01:04:54,277
It would be
a christmas miracle
if there is.

1396
01:04:54,279 --> 01:04:56,846
Go get 'em, maddie.

1397
01:05:01,019 --> 01:05:03,252
Hi. Um...Sharon.

1398
01:05:03,254 --> 01:05:05,388
Maddie!
Your sister joining?

1399
01:05:05,390 --> 01:05:07,490
No, no, I'm not here to eat.

1400
01:05:07,492 --> 01:05:09,926
No, I actually have
a question about a story
that I'm working on.

1401
01:05:09,928 --> 01:05:11,827
-Is it about
that bank president?
-No, not him.

1402
01:05:11,829 --> 01:05:15,197
It's a man named sam williams,
he was a pilot for the navy,

1403
01:05:15,199 --> 01:05:16,565
he married a woman
named dorothy?

1404
01:05:16,567 --> 01:05:18,434
Yes, sam, he owned the diner.

1405
01:05:18,436 --> 01:05:20,436
He sold it about 25 years ago.

1406
01:05:20,438 --> 01:05:21,904
I worked for him as a teenager.

1407
01:05:21,906 --> 01:05:23,572
Any idea where he is now?

1408
01:05:23,574 --> 01:05:26,275
No, but I do believe
that he has a daughter
in virginia beach.

1409
01:05:26,277 --> 01:05:27,443
Lily is her name.

1410
01:05:27,445 --> 01:05:29,045
Sharon, you are amazing.

1411
01:05:29,047 --> 01:05:30,546
Okay, I'll see you
on christmas day!

1412
01:05:30,548 --> 01:05:32,348
-Okay!
-Thanks!

1413
01:05:38,222 --> 01:05:41,123
Look! You've had
that bear forever!

1414
01:05:41,125 --> 01:05:45,594
Okay, that sounds great.
I'll see you tomorrow.

1415
01:05:45,596 --> 01:05:47,730
You guys, I did it.

1416
01:05:47,732 --> 01:05:48,898
I found sam and dorothy.

1417
01:05:48,900 --> 01:05:50,533
They live with
their daughter now.

1418
01:05:50,535 --> 01:05:52,234
My gosh, that's amazing!

1419
01:05:52,236 --> 01:05:54,503
I'm gonna call mr. Bailey,
okay? Okay.

1420
01:05:54,505 --> 01:05:56,639
[laughing]

1421
01:06:26,104 --> 01:06:28,504
-maddie?
-Yeah! Hi! Merry christmas.

1422
01:06:28,506 --> 01:06:30,473
Merry christmas.
They're on the back porch.

1423
01:06:30,475 --> 01:06:33,109
-Come on in.
-Okay, thank you.

1424
01:06:34,812 --> 01:06:37,246
[door opens]

1425
01:06:37,248 --> 01:06:39,315
come on in. Mom, dad,

1426
01:06:39,317 --> 01:06:41,350
this is maddie from
the<i> norfolk register.</i>

1427
01:06:41,352 --> 01:06:43,652
-I'll get you some tea, maddie.
-Thank you. Hi!

1428
01:06:43,654 --> 01:06:47,056
Lily told us about
this story you're working on.

1429
01:06:47,058 --> 01:06:50,860
Yeah. Yes, it's just, oh,
your life, it's so exciting.

1430
01:06:50,862 --> 01:06:52,461
Do you mind if I record this?

1431
01:06:52,463 --> 01:06:53,863
By all means.

1432
01:06:53,865 --> 01:06:55,865
But I don't know what
all the fuss is about.

1433
01:06:55,867 --> 01:06:58,901
Well, from what I could tell,
mr. And mrs. Williams,

1434
01:06:58,903 --> 01:07:02,138
you just have such
an incredible story.

1435
01:07:03,708 --> 01:07:06,242
Now, tell me...

1436
01:07:06,244 --> 01:07:09,011
What happened
after the tiger cruise,
how did you win over dorothy?

1437
01:07:09,013 --> 01:07:11,847
Well, her brother told me
where the dance studio was,

1438
01:07:11,849 --> 01:07:14,650
so after we docked,
I drove seven hours

1439
01:07:14,652 --> 01:07:16,419
to find her in new york city.

1440
01:07:16,421 --> 01:07:18,521
[dorothy] sam made it
in the nick of time.

1441
01:07:18,523 --> 01:07:22,091
Practically had to duel
the doctor I was seeing.

1442
01:07:22,093 --> 01:07:24,226
I wasn't sure about that guy.

1443
01:07:24,228 --> 01:07:27,563
But there was something
about sam.

1444
01:07:27,565 --> 01:07:29,565
So I ended my relationship,

1445
01:07:29,567 --> 01:07:32,935
and after a few dates, I knew.

1446
01:07:32,937 --> 01:07:34,637
He was the one.

1447
01:07:34,639 --> 01:07:36,639
We got engaged
shortly after,

1448
01:07:36,641 --> 01:07:38,307
and we were gonna wait
to get married

1449
01:07:38,309 --> 01:07:39,975
until after I got out
of the service.

1450
01:07:39,977 --> 01:07:42,912
But then I got called back
to vietnam.

1451
01:07:42,914 --> 01:07:46,082
[dorothy] I told him
I would wait as long
as it took.

1452
01:07:46,084 --> 01:07:49,452
I just didn't realize
<i> how</i> long it would be.

1453
01:07:49,454 --> 01:07:53,322
My plane got shot down
in vietnam and,

1454
01:07:53,324 --> 01:07:56,892
well, the next seven years
I was a pow.

1455
01:07:56,894 --> 01:08:00,096
[dorothy]
I had kept hope alive.

1456
01:08:00,098 --> 01:08:02,698
But then when the war ended,

1457
01:08:02,700 --> 01:08:05,201
two officers
walked up the driveway,

1458
01:08:05,203 --> 01:08:10,139
and I thought for sure
sam had died.

1459
01:08:10,141 --> 01:08:13,476
Instead they said he was alive!

1460
01:08:13,478 --> 01:08:16,479
I fell on the ground crying.

1461
01:08:17,482 --> 01:08:20,516
It was the greatest moment
of my life.

1462
01:08:20,518 --> 01:08:23,752
What gave you the strength
to not give up on him?

1463
01:08:23,754 --> 01:08:27,556
I prayed every night
that he'd come home.

1464
01:08:27,558 --> 01:08:29,892
He had to.

1465
01:08:29,894 --> 01:08:33,596
He's my one true love,
after all.

1466
01:08:34,398 --> 01:08:36,232
Okay, and, let's see.

1467
01:08:36,234 --> 01:08:37,833
How did you end up at the diner?

1468
01:08:37,835 --> 01:08:39,335
Well, I was an artist.

1469
01:08:39,337 --> 01:08:42,171
That's why the guys gave me
the call sign "picasso."

1470
01:08:42,173 --> 01:08:44,140
they were always teasing me

1471
01:08:44,142 --> 01:08:46,942
because whenever
I wasn't flying,
I was sketching.

1472
01:08:46,944 --> 01:08:51,947
But I couldn't make any money
in art, so I opened the diner.

1473
01:08:51,949 --> 01:08:57,086
But it's amazing that
you figured this all out.

1474
01:08:57,088 --> 01:08:58,654
Oh. Well, uh....

1475
01:08:58,656 --> 01:09:01,991
It was tricky
with your last name
having two spellings.

1476
01:09:01,993 --> 01:09:04,760
Oh, yeah.
The navy messed that up.

1477
01:09:04,762 --> 01:09:08,297
They left off the "s,"
and I just left it as "william."

1478
01:09:08,299 --> 01:09:12,334
I finally got it corrected
to williams when I came home
from vietnam.

1479
01:09:12,336 --> 01:09:14,670
And do you two
have any more children?

1480
01:09:14,672 --> 01:09:17,273
We have two older sons
in the marines corps,

1481
01:09:17,275 --> 01:09:19,008
five grandchildren.

1482
01:09:19,010 --> 01:09:21,310
And they're coming
to visit today!

1483
01:09:22,413 --> 01:09:24,146
How were you okay

1484
01:09:24,148 --> 01:09:26,415
with just uprooting
your life like that

1485
01:09:26,417 --> 01:09:28,918
for sam, for the navy?

1486
01:09:28,920 --> 01:09:31,720
Easiest decision
of my life.

1487
01:09:31,722 --> 01:09:35,090
Sure, but it's...
An uncertain one.

1488
01:09:35,092 --> 01:09:36,892
It didn't matter.

1489
01:09:36,894 --> 01:09:38,160
Sam<i> was</i> my home.

1490
01:09:38,162 --> 01:09:41,564
Wherever we went,
all I needed was him.

1491
01:09:41,566 --> 01:09:44,200
And I had the kids
and my dance career,

1492
01:09:44,202 --> 01:09:47,169
which always kept me
very busy.

1493
01:09:47,171 --> 01:09:50,306
You know, the uss<i> polaris</i>
is named after the north star.

1494
01:09:50,308 --> 01:09:54,843
It's the way sailors
have been finding their way
home for centuries.

1495
01:09:54,845 --> 01:09:58,581
And in this case,
it led me to dorothy.

1496
01:09:59,584 --> 01:10:01,984
Actually, I have
something for you.

1497
01:10:03,955 --> 01:10:06,589
Let's see...

1498
01:10:10,528 --> 01:10:12,595
I think this belongs to you.

1499
01:10:13,931 --> 01:10:17,433
Oh! I don't believe it!

1500
01:10:17,435 --> 01:10:21,136
Sam, it's the star
you made for me.

1501
01:10:21,138 --> 01:10:23,272
Where did you find this?

1502
01:10:23,274 --> 01:10:27,543
A pilot I know, he found it
in an old box on the ship.

1503
01:10:27,545 --> 01:10:31,280
It's a symbol of
our everlasting love.

1504
01:10:31,282 --> 01:10:33,082
Thank you.

1505
01:10:33,084 --> 01:10:35,784
Did this pilot help you
track us down?

1506
01:10:35,786 --> 01:10:37,253
He did.

1507
01:10:37,255 --> 01:10:40,155
Well, please...Thank him.

1508
01:10:40,157 --> 01:10:41,790
For us.

1509
01:10:41,792 --> 01:10:45,527
Oh, I will. He's...
He's a wonderful man.

1510
01:10:51,636 --> 01:10:53,502
[keyboard clacking]

1511
01:11:25,136 --> 01:11:26,368
[exhales]

1512
01:11:40,885 --> 01:11:44,453
[amelia] looks so good.
I'm starving.

1513
01:11:44,455 --> 01:11:46,121
Would you wait, please?

1514
01:11:48,726 --> 01:11:51,393
-Oh, maddie, you made it!
-Yeah! No article's gonna

1515
01:11:51,395 --> 01:11:53,796
keep me away from my family
on christmas eve.

1516
01:11:53,798 --> 01:11:56,398
-How'd it turn out?
-Oh, beautifully,

1517
01:11:56,400 --> 01:11:57,633
thanks to the williams.

1518
01:11:57,635 --> 01:11:59,234
I am proud of you.

1519
01:11:59,236 --> 01:12:00,602
Thanks, mom.

1520
01:12:00,604 --> 01:12:02,604
Okay. Let's dig in
before it gets cold!

1521
01:12:02,606 --> 01:12:03,906
Okay

1522
01:12:03,908 --> 01:12:08,077
did you tell billy
about the article?

1523
01:12:08,079 --> 01:12:09,111
No.

1524
01:12:09,113 --> 01:12:12,448
But he came by my work
the other day.

1525
01:12:12,450 --> 01:12:14,016
Really?

1526
01:12:14,018 --> 01:12:15,451
What'd he want?

1527
01:12:15,453 --> 01:12:18,020
To see me again.

1528
01:12:18,022 --> 01:12:20,556
I think you should.

1529
01:12:21,792 --> 01:12:23,892
Mom, can I ask you something?

1530
01:12:23,894 --> 01:12:25,427
Did you ever think about

1531
01:12:25,429 --> 01:12:27,196
what your future
would be like with dad?

1532
01:12:27,198 --> 01:12:28,630
In the beginning?

1533
01:12:28,632 --> 01:12:30,199
[scoffs] no.

1534
01:12:30,201 --> 01:12:33,335
I just knew that
I really liked him.

1535
01:12:33,337 --> 01:12:37,506
Pretty soon...
I loved him.

1536
01:12:40,111 --> 01:12:42,778
You know, I never
told you this before,

1537
01:12:42,780 --> 01:12:46,148
but I broke off my engagement
with your father.

1538
01:12:46,150 --> 01:12:48,484
-What?
-Mm-hm.

1539
01:12:49,520 --> 01:12:53,255
The military thing.
It scared me too.

1540
01:12:53,257 --> 01:12:55,457
-Really?
-Mm.

1541
01:12:55,459 --> 01:12:59,661
But as hard as
I tried to fight it,
I knew he was the one.

1542
01:13:01,065 --> 01:13:04,266
So...I flew to japan

1543
01:13:04,268 --> 01:13:06,368
to surprise him.

1544
01:13:06,370 --> 01:13:07,970
Are you serious?

1545
01:13:07,972 --> 01:13:11,540
Mm-hm. And he proposed again.

1546
01:13:12,643 --> 01:13:14,910
In front of
this beautiful temple.

1547
01:13:14,912 --> 01:13:17,846
And it was perfect...

1548
01:13:17,848 --> 01:13:19,982
Romantic...

1549
01:13:21,318 --> 01:13:24,153
Mostly, I think,
because that time...

1550
01:13:24,155 --> 01:13:26,288
I knew it was forever.

1551
01:13:28,225 --> 01:13:30,058
I had no idea.

1552
01:13:30,060 --> 01:13:32,327
It was hard being apart.

1553
01:13:32,329 --> 01:13:35,464
But we had this...Connection,

1554
01:13:35,466 --> 01:13:38,100
whether he was
a thousand miles away

1555
01:13:38,102 --> 01:13:40,436
or next to me
at the dinner table.

1556
01:13:40,438 --> 01:13:43,272
Yeah, but all his deployments,

1557
01:13:43,274 --> 01:13:46,642
I mean, it was hard on us,
I can only imagine what
it was like for you,

1558
01:13:46,644 --> 01:13:48,911
raising two girls
practically alone.

1559
01:13:48,913 --> 01:13:51,413
Yeah. It was hard.

1560
01:13:52,883 --> 01:13:55,083
But honey, don't you get it?

1561
01:13:55,085 --> 01:13:57,953
He gave me you girls,

1562
01:13:57,955 --> 01:14:00,956
and you were the best thing
that ever happened to us.

1563
01:14:00,958 --> 01:14:03,992
And you, maddie...

1564
01:14:03,994 --> 01:14:07,496
Oh, you were
the light of his life.

1565
01:14:10,000 --> 01:14:13,902
He lost his life too soon
because of his job, though.

1566
01:14:15,172 --> 01:14:18,307
A job that he loved.

1567
01:14:18,309 --> 01:14:20,776
He cared so much about
protecting this country.

1568
01:14:20,778 --> 01:14:24,146
A life of service, maddie.

1569
01:14:24,148 --> 01:14:27,516
That's something
to be proud of.

1570
01:14:35,326 --> 01:14:38,460
-[telephone rings]
-mm.

1571
01:14:38,462 --> 01:14:39,862
Hello?

1572
01:14:39,864 --> 01:14:42,498
Hi, captain jenkins.
It's maddie.

1573
01:14:42,500 --> 01:14:45,601
Maddie!
Hey, merry christmas.

1574
01:14:45,603 --> 01:14:46,969
Everything okay?

1575
01:14:46,971 --> 01:14:48,470
<i> Yeah,</i>

1576
01:14:48,472 --> 01:14:49,938
um, sorry to bother you,

1577
01:14:49,940 --> 01:14:52,908
but I was calling to see
if billy was there?

1578
01:14:52,910 --> 01:14:56,278
Oh, billy, yeah, he's, um...

1579
01:14:56,280 --> 01:15:00,482
He's--well, actually,
he's--he's not available
at the moment.

1580
01:15:03,020 --> 01:15:05,888
Oh. Um...

1581
01:15:05,890 --> 01:15:08,423
Well, can you tell him
to read the paper tomorrow

1582
01:15:08,425 --> 01:15:11,393
and that I'll be at
picasso's diner at 10:00

1583
01:15:11,395 --> 01:15:13,195
if he wants to talk?

1584
01:15:13,197 --> 01:15:15,697
I'll pass that along, hon.

1585
01:15:15,699 --> 01:15:18,433
You enjoy your christmas,
maddie.

1586
01:15:19,403 --> 01:15:20,602
You too.

1587
01:15:23,974 --> 01:15:25,874
He's... Not available?

1588
01:15:25,876 --> 01:15:27,843
Mom, what does that even mean?

1589
01:15:28,646 --> 01:15:32,080
Well, maybe he's just busy.

1590
01:15:32,082 --> 01:15:33,682
It is christmas eve.

1591
01:15:33,684 --> 01:15:35,284
Yeah, maybe.

1592
01:15:36,987 --> 01:15:39,655
Mom, you want to tell me
some more stories about dad?

1593
01:15:41,292 --> 01:15:42,991
I'd love to.

1594
01:15:49,033 --> 01:15:50,165
[maddie] bye!

1595
01:15:52,436 --> 01:15:53,902
Thanks!

1596
01:15:54,838 --> 01:15:56,905
And merry christmas!

1597
01:15:58,275 --> 01:15:59,575
[sighs]

1598
01:16:09,587 --> 01:16:10,953
mom?

1599
01:16:10,955 --> 01:16:13,555
[elizabeth] mm!
I'm in here!

1600
01:16:18,228 --> 01:16:20,329
Hey, merry christmas!

1601
01:16:20,331 --> 01:16:22,531
Merry christmas, sweetheart.

1602
01:16:22,533 --> 01:16:25,133
Look. Here it is.

1603
01:16:25,135 --> 01:16:29,071
That's it? Oh, maddie!
I can't wait to read it.

1604
01:16:29,073 --> 01:16:31,406
-Okay.
-Where's my glasses?

1605
01:16:31,408 --> 01:16:33,642
-They're right here.
-Thank you.

1606
01:16:33,644 --> 01:16:35,777
I'll get the coffee started.

1607
01:16:35,779 --> 01:16:39,748
Oh, maddie.
"by maddie contino."

1608
01:16:49,159 --> 01:16:50,892
hm.

1609
01:16:50,894 --> 01:16:53,395
[chuckling]

1610
01:16:53,397 --> 01:16:56,365
-hi.
-Merry christmas, son.

1611
01:16:56,367 --> 01:16:58,500
Merry christmas, pop.

1612
01:16:58,502 --> 01:17:01,236
I think you need to read
her article.

1613
01:17:03,073 --> 01:17:06,341
She may have had a...
Change of heart.

1614
01:17:10,547 --> 01:17:12,247
[chuckles softly]

1615
01:17:12,249 --> 01:17:14,316
-thanks, pop.
-Sure.

1616
01:17:14,318 --> 01:17:16,485
[chuckling]

1617
01:17:21,959 --> 01:17:24,993
[maddie]
<i> "I grew up as a navy brat,</i>
<i> and I loved my father,</i>

1618
01:17:24,995 --> 01:17:27,796
<i> "but I always resented that</i>
<i> his job took him away from us.</i>

1619
01:17:27,798 --> 01:17:31,500
<i> "last week I took</i>
<i> an unexpected cruise</i>
<i> of a lifetime.</i>

1620
01:17:31,502 --> 01:17:32,901
<i> "there were no midnight buffets</i>

1621
01:17:32,903 --> 01:17:35,037
<i> "or pool parties</i>
<i> on the lido deck.</i>

1622
01:17:35,039 --> 01:17:38,306
<i> "it was a chilly</i>
<i> christmas tiger cruise</i>
<i> aboard the uss</i> polaris.

1623
01:17:38,308 --> 01:17:40,942
<i> "while I was there,</i>
<i> I discovered a special couple</i>

1624
01:17:40,944 --> 01:17:43,812
<i> "who changed</i>
<i> the way I see love and family</i>

1625
01:17:43,814 --> 01:17:45,447
<i> and the military."</i>

1626
01:17:45,449 --> 01:17:47,215
oh...

1627
01:17:49,420 --> 01:17:51,186
Wow.

1628
01:17:52,756 --> 01:17:56,058
Maddie, you have really
outdone yourself.

1629
01:17:56,060 --> 01:17:58,427
-Thanks, mom.
-[phone ringing]

1630
01:18:01,765 --> 01:18:03,799
-hello?
-[mr. Bailey]<i> maddie.</i>

1631
01:18:03,801 --> 01:18:05,100
It's mr. Bailey.

1632
01:18:05,102 --> 01:18:07,602
Mr. Bailey, hi!

1633
01:18:07,604 --> 01:18:09,971
-Merry christmas.
<i> -Merry christmas.</i>

1634
01:18:09,973 --> 01:18:12,674
Look, I just wanted to
personally thank you
for this story.

1635
01:18:12,676 --> 01:18:16,211
It was powerful, emotional,

1636
01:18:16,213 --> 01:18:18,213
and, well, personal.

1637
01:18:18,215 --> 01:18:20,048
You should be proud.

1638
01:18:20,050 --> 01:18:21,817
Thank you, mr. Bailey.

1639
01:18:21,819 --> 01:18:26,588
Um, listen, I've been thinking
a lot about my career lately,

1640
01:18:26,590 --> 01:18:31,893
and I was wondering, um...

1641
01:18:31,895 --> 01:18:34,629
Do you think I could cover
the military beat?

1642
01:18:34,631 --> 01:18:38,066
I just think there are so many
important stories to tell,

1643
01:18:38,068 --> 01:18:39,668
powerful stories,

1644
01:18:39,670 --> 01:18:42,938
and our sailors are what make
this community so special.

1645
01:18:42,940 --> 01:18:45,974
I think we might be able
to arrange that.

1646
01:18:45,976 --> 01:18:48,643
Let's talk after the holiday.
You need a real break.

1647
01:18:48,645 --> 01:18:51,546
Okay, I--
I look forward to it.

1648
01:18:51,548 --> 01:18:53,348
Thank you so much.

1649
01:18:53,350 --> 01:18:55,350
Have a wonderful christmas.

1650
01:18:55,352 --> 01:18:57,152
<i> You too.</i>

1651
01:18:57,988 --> 01:18:59,554
So, what'd he say?

1652
01:18:59,556 --> 01:19:01,823
I think he's gonna go for it.

1653
01:19:01,825 --> 01:19:04,092
[squeals] maddie!

1654
01:19:26,750 --> 01:19:28,850
Good article, right?

1655
01:19:28,852 --> 01:19:30,886
<i> Amazing</i> article.

1656
01:19:30,888 --> 01:19:32,687
I gotta hand it to maddie,

1657
01:19:32,689 --> 01:19:35,824
she found an incredible
love story.

1658
01:19:37,261 --> 01:19:39,928
And what about your own story?

1659
01:19:45,269 --> 01:19:48,203
-Pop, you mind if I--?
-Go.

1660
01:19:48,205 --> 01:19:51,206
-[pats back]
-[chuckles]

1661
01:19:55,779 --> 01:20:00,215
[amelia] christmas cappuccinos
on the patio. Perfect.

1662
01:20:00,217 --> 01:20:03,218
This is the perfect christmas.
We're all together,

1663
01:20:03,220 --> 01:20:06,054
and your future
award-winning story
has just been published.

1664
01:20:06,056 --> 01:20:09,157
-[elizabeth] yay!
-Thanks, amelia.

1665
01:20:11,461 --> 01:20:13,995
Honey, if it's meant to be.

1666
01:20:13,997 --> 01:20:17,299
[amelia] all right, shall we
get this show on the road?

1667
01:20:17,301 --> 01:20:18,834
Yeah, let's go.

1668
01:20:25,576 --> 01:20:27,409
Billy.

1669
01:20:31,048 --> 01:20:32,647
Merry christmas, billy.

1670
01:20:33,450 --> 01:20:34,816
Merry christmas.

1671
01:20:41,558 --> 01:20:44,759
So I, uh,
read your article.

1672
01:20:44,761 --> 01:20:47,395
You learned a lot from
your time in the navy.

1673
01:20:47,397 --> 01:20:49,798
[laughs]
four whole days.

1674
01:20:49,800 --> 01:20:51,266
But, you know,
with the tight quarters,

1675
01:20:51,268 --> 01:20:54,002
it was more like
four weeks, military time.

1676
01:20:54,004 --> 01:20:56,504
You know, I knew there was
something special about you

1677
01:20:56,506 --> 01:20:59,407
from the time
I laid my eyes on you
at the ball.

1678
01:20:59,409 --> 01:21:00,842
Spilling wine?

1679
01:21:00,844 --> 01:21:02,544
[both laugh]

1680
01:21:03,780 --> 01:21:05,547
billy, I...

1681
01:21:05,549 --> 01:21:08,383
I've never met anyone like you.

1682
01:21:08,385 --> 01:21:11,152
You're... Meticulous,

1683
01:21:11,154 --> 01:21:13,755
spontaneous...

1684
01:21:13,757 --> 01:21:17,692
Serious, but fun, and...

1685
01:21:17,694 --> 01:21:20,262
And so handsome in a uniform.

1686
01:21:22,232 --> 01:21:23,531
Handsome, huh?

1687
01:21:23,533 --> 01:21:25,033
Uh-huh.

1688
01:21:25,836 --> 01:21:28,436
And I got something for you.

1689
01:21:34,177 --> 01:21:35,443
I, um...

1690
01:21:36,546 --> 01:21:39,514
I got it at
the christmas train show.

1691
01:21:39,516 --> 01:21:42,617
Oh...
Thank you.

1692
01:21:43,887 --> 01:21:45,520
[embarrassed laughter]

1693
01:21:45,522 --> 01:21:49,591
feel like I'm six years old
again back at that train show.

1694
01:21:51,395 --> 01:21:54,963
You know, you've made me happier
than I've been in years.

1695
01:21:57,734 --> 01:22:00,135
I have something for you too.

1696
01:22:05,809 --> 01:22:06,942
Here.

1697
01:22:09,046 --> 01:22:11,146
It's perfect.

1698
01:22:16,119 --> 01:22:21,156
["I've got my love
to keep me warm" playing]

1699
01:22:30,634 --> 01:22:33,868
-wanna dance?
-I'd love to.

1700
01:22:34,905 --> 01:22:38,606
<i> ♪ the wind is blowin' ♪</i>

1701
01:22:38,608 --> 01:22:44,546
<i> ♪ but I can weather</i>
<i> the storm ♪</i>

1702
01:22:45,549 --> 01:22:47,983
<i> ♪ what do I care ♪</i>

1703
01:22:47,985 --> 01:22:51,386
<i> ♪ how much it may storm? ♪</i>

1704
01:22:52,756 --> 01:22:54,823
merry christmas,
lieutenant.

1705
01:22:55,859 --> 01:22:57,692
Merry christmas, maddie.

1706
01:23:01,732 --> 01:23:05,233
<i> ♪ I've got my love ♪</i>

1707
01:23:05,235 --> 01:23:07,202
<i> ♪ to keep me ♪</i>

1708
01:23:07,204 --> 01:23:09,671
<i> ♪ warm ♪</i>