Christmas in Boston (2005) Full Movie | Holiday Romance
The movie follows two pen pals, Joanna and Matt, who plan to meet in person on a Christmas holiday in Boston. As they navigate their expectations and reality, they discover feelings for each other.
Cast: Marla Sokoloff as Joanna
Patrick J. Adams as Matt
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The movie follows two pen pals, Joanna and Matt, who plan to meet in person on a Christmas holiday in Boston. As they navigate their expectations and reality, they discover feelings for each other.
Cast: Marla Sokoloff as Joanna
Patrick J. Adams as Matt
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00:00:00Guess what?
00:00:07It was ten years ago today that our sixth grade teachers gave us that pen pal assignment.
00:00:12Pretty incredible.
00:00:13We've been together longer than most marriages.
00:00:16And I have some great news.
00:00:18I got that job I wanted at Toy Matters.
00:00:20Right back in Denver.
00:00:21I start as soon as I graduate.
00:00:25Only a month till Christmas.
00:00:27It's my favorite time of year.
00:00:28But my so-called boyfriend just walked out on me.
00:00:31And I already bought his present, the creep.
00:00:33And I suppose you need an electric nose hair trimmer, do you?
00:00:36He did.
00:00:38I've been thinking about you so much.
00:00:40I wonder if we'll ever meet each other.
00:00:43Don't know when or if.
00:00:46But as always, until then, I'll see you under the moon.
00:00:51Crawford, get in here!
00:00:58Yes, sir.
00:01:00Ah.
00:01:01So, how are things in this scintillating world of obituaries?
00:01:05To be honest, sir, they're pretty dead.
00:01:08That's funny, Crawford.
00:01:10How long have you been doing the deceased?
00:01:13About a year now.
00:01:14But I've enjoyed every minute of it.
00:01:16Oh, you lie convincingly.
00:01:19That's a trait I respect in a reporter.
00:01:22Now, listen.
00:01:23Next week, the annual toy conference is coming to Boston.
00:01:27Anyway, well, with it being yuletide and all, Sullivan over in Features thought it might make a good article.
00:01:32We got readers who read that holiday crap right up.
00:01:36So, do you want it?
00:01:38Me?
00:01:39Yes, I can't believe you're giving me a real story.
00:01:45Thank you, sir.
00:01:46Uh, it'll be about as exciting as watching chestnuts roast, but what the hay?
00:01:51We got readers who...
00:01:52Eat that holiday crap right up.
00:01:54Right.
00:01:56Here is a list of the attendees.
00:02:00Sir, you will not be disappointed.
00:02:02I'm gonna give you the best story of the year.
00:02:04Let's not get ahead of ourselves.
00:02:05Just, uh, make it interesting.
00:02:09Are you sure about this list, sir?
00:02:11Yep.
00:02:12Only the majors are coming.
00:02:14Kramer, Fincas, Herschels, and, uh, Toy...
00:02:18Matters.
00:02:19Toy Matters.
00:02:20Yeah.
00:02:21Yeah, that's it.
00:02:22I can't do it, sir.
00:02:25Look, Crawford, do you want it or not?
00:02:29It's just...
00:02:29Forget it.
00:02:30I'll get Sullivan to write it.
00:02:31Hey, Sully!
00:02:32Wait!
00:02:34Wait.
00:02:38I can do it.
00:02:39Okay.
00:02:47So much for Mr. Santy Claus.
00:02:49Hello?
00:02:51Hello?
00:02:53Hey, Bill.
00:02:54Yeah, yeah.
00:02:55Uh...
00:02:55You've got mail.
00:03:00Hmm.
00:03:01Oh, my God.
00:03:13She knows?
00:03:17Um...
00:03:17I can't go.
00:03:20I just...
00:03:21I can't go.
00:03:21Mr. Howard, I cannot...
00:03:22Mr. Howard, I cannot...
00:03:24Mr....
00:03:25I can't go.
00:03:25Seth.
00:03:26Mr. Howard, I was just, uh, I was just coming to see you.
00:03:28I just want to make sure you're really ready for the conference.
00:03:33Um, well, actually, that's exactly what I need to talk to you about.
00:03:36I just...
00:03:36Listen, you know, we've already announced we're going public.
00:03:39So there's going to be lots of questions from lots of people.
00:03:42I know that, sir, but...
00:03:43You know, Angelica's going to be there, and you know how important she is to me, and you
00:03:47know how complicated that could be.
00:03:49Right.
00:03:50Competition is going to be fierce, so I'm going to need you to watch my back.
00:03:58Yes, sir.
00:04:04Lunch will be served momentarily.
00:04:06Hi.
00:04:09Ladies and gentlemen, I've called these houses.
00:04:10The people of mine have been coached off with us.
00:04:13Yeah.
00:04:14You want to switch seats?
00:04:16Oh, no, no, dude.
00:04:17I'm just throwing out some vibe right now, enjoying the view.
00:04:20Okay.
00:04:22What was that?
00:04:23Gee, no, let me ask you something.
00:04:25If this plane actually crashed, and we had to use our seat as a flotation device, do you
00:04:29think actually locking your hands and your wrists would actually hold you?
00:04:33Because I'm thinking, no way, man.
00:04:36I'm thinking this thing is totally misleading.
00:04:40Just kidding.
00:04:42I'm scared.
00:04:46So, what'd you think?
00:04:49It was unusual.
00:04:52It's meatloaf.
00:04:54Oh.
00:04:54What?
00:04:56I mean, I've only had, like, two classes, and my teacher encourages us to be creative
00:05:01and experiment, you know?
00:05:02Use whatever we have in our spice racks.
00:05:05All you have in your spice rack is chocolate sprinkles.
00:05:08You could taste them?
00:05:08What do you say tomorrow I try my chicken cacciatore for you?
00:05:14Chicken.
00:05:14Yay.
00:05:15I'm just kidding.
00:05:18Actually, I really can't.
00:05:19Oh, my God.
00:05:20Do you have a date?
00:05:22No.
00:05:23And thank you for being so shocked at the possibility.
00:05:26Sorry about that.
00:05:27I actually have an assignment.
00:05:31A story?
00:05:32Uh-huh.
00:05:32Really?
00:05:33That's amazing.
00:05:34Oh, yeah.
00:05:35But, but what?
00:05:36I thought that was everything you ever wanted.
00:05:39Seth's gonna be there.
00:05:41Seth?
00:05:42You're Seth.
00:05:43How do you do that?
00:05:48What?
00:05:50You know, the ladies.
00:05:52You make it look so easy.
00:05:54Hey, man.
00:05:56I am an actor.
00:05:57Matt, come on.
00:05:58You did one commercial for Ant Traps.
00:06:00You played the ant.
00:06:01But it was a believable ant.
00:06:04I made it completely organic.
00:06:05I think you were fabulous.
00:06:07But I'm not talking about your life.
00:06:09I'm talking about real life.
00:06:11I'm talking about my life.
00:06:12Oh.
00:06:14You know how much trouble I have meeting girls?
00:06:16I just, I start, I start talking to them.
00:06:18And then my mouth just disconnects from my brain.
00:06:21I start talking about cheese snacks.
00:06:22Or, you know, some really cool website they gotta check out.
00:06:26The only fruitful relationship I've ever had with a girl has been on paper.
00:06:31How sad is that?
00:06:32I can't believe you're talking about love letters, Seth.
00:06:34What do you mean, love letters?
00:06:36The guy who hand-wrote you letters for years and agreed never to phone you all because of some pact you made 13 years ago.
00:06:43Oh, those are love letters.
00:06:44No.
00:06:45Our relate, our friendship.
00:06:49It's based on letter writing.
00:06:51Yeah, right.
00:06:53Go get them.
00:06:54Get what?
00:06:57Go.
00:06:57This is a big deal for you.
00:07:01I mean, you're finally gonna meet this paper doll you've been writing to for the last, what, hundred years?
00:07:06No, man.
00:07:06This is gigantic.
00:07:07It's frickin' enormous.
00:07:09More than that.
00:07:10It's ginormous.
00:07:13Ginormous.
00:07:14I should be a writer.
00:07:15How do you spell ginormous?
00:07:16Okay, Matt, hold on.
00:07:18Okay, there are things going on here that you don't understand.
00:07:21Okay, things at work.
00:07:22Like, I'm very nervous about this trip.
00:07:25Yeah, I know, it's clear.
00:07:26It's a big career thing.
00:07:27The toys, they need you.
00:07:28No, no, no, it's more than that.
00:07:29I didn't even want to come on this trip.
00:07:30Mr. Howard insisted.
00:07:33You know, the guy gave me my start in this business.
00:07:35I can hardly refuse.
00:07:36Yeah.
00:07:39Hello, listen to me, okay?
00:07:42There's this thing with Gina.
00:07:44I think that...
00:07:46Finally, some truth.
00:07:49I didn't...
00:07:50Just, hey.
00:07:52Look, man.
00:07:52Hey, you're gonna be great.
00:07:54Ha!
00:07:55I assume you melt each time you read them?
00:07:57From what?
00:07:58From what?
00:07:59From this.
00:07:59He so obviously wants you.
00:08:01I mean, these aren't even the most recent ones.
00:08:03I can't imagine how steamy they get.
00:08:04Okay, seriously, where are you getting this from?
00:08:08Look, right there.
00:08:09Read that.
00:08:14I got your letter yesterday.
00:08:17Oh, my God.
00:08:18You're so right.
00:08:19He's practically proposing right there.
00:08:22Keep reading.
00:08:26I can't believe how great you sound.
00:08:28I'm glad that things are going so well for you.
00:08:33See?
00:08:33No.
00:08:35Oh, come on.
00:08:36That so obviously translates to,
00:08:38I hate how good you sound without me.
00:08:39I can't believe how well things are going for you,
00:08:40even though I'm not there.
00:08:42Okay?
00:08:43You're crazy.
00:08:44I mean, if he felt that way,
00:08:45he would have just come out and said it.
00:08:47Or written it.
00:08:48Or whatever.
00:08:49He has written it.
00:08:51Over and over again, obviously.
00:08:53You're just in denial.
00:08:54No, I'm just realistic.
00:08:56She's gonna take one look at you,
00:08:58and she's gonna know.
00:09:00She's gonna know.
00:09:01Oh, that's what I'm afraid of.
00:09:05Hello.
00:09:08Excuse me, partner.
00:09:14Hi.
00:09:15Matthew.
00:09:17Hi.
00:09:17And as always, see you under the moon.
00:09:40You know, we always sign off the same way,
00:09:44ever since the very first letter.
00:09:46We always knew that we would meet each other,
00:09:49and the only thing that we knew for sure
00:09:51is that it would be under the moon.
00:09:53It's so romantic.
00:09:57Faithful pen pals kept apart by circumstance,
00:10:00with only their written words to sustain them,
00:10:02destined to meet one day
00:10:04and fall madly and passionately in love.
00:10:07It's so romantic.
00:10:09It's so hot.
00:10:12Ellen, I have to tell you something.
00:10:15Two things, actually.
00:10:16One is, there's a really big difference
00:10:20between reality and romance,
00:10:22and sometimes you just kind of have to pick one or the other.
00:10:26So pick romance.
00:10:28How can you not be more excited about this?
00:10:30No, I am excited.
00:10:32It's just...
00:10:33Okay, remember in The Wizard of Oz
00:10:36when Dorothy finally meets the wizard
00:10:38who she thought could do no wrong,
00:10:40and then she realizes he's just this regular guy?
00:10:43There's not really anything that special about him.
00:10:46So?
00:10:48So, what if Seth is my wizard?
00:10:51Or worse, what if I'm his wizard?
00:10:54Mm-mm.
00:10:55I'd rather just leave well enough alone.
00:10:58Didn't your mother ever tell you that?
00:11:00Yeah, but she also told me
00:11:01that if I kept crossing my eyes, they'd stay that way.
00:11:06I guess I'm just not ready to say goodbye to the fantasy.
00:11:09What, so you're gonna stand him up?
00:11:12I mean, God, that's so wrong.
00:11:13All he'll be left with are pictures of you.
00:11:16That's kind of the other thing
00:11:18that I wanted to talk to you about.
00:11:21He'll be, uh, left with pictures of you.
00:11:28He what?
00:11:29I know, I know, it's crazy, right?
00:11:31But you knew me when we were little.
00:11:33I mean, I was awkward and ugly, and I had zits.
00:11:38But you were always so annoyingly perfect.
00:11:42So when it came time to send a picture,
00:11:46I found this really good one.
00:11:48Only it was of you,
00:11:49and I never really thought that he would find out.
00:11:52Wait, so all of the pictures he has are of me?
00:11:55Hmm, but thank God we're still friends
00:11:59because it would have really complicated things
00:12:01if I sent a picture of someone else.
00:12:03Oh, right, that would have complicated things.
00:12:06You're about to stand up a guy
00:12:08that you've been mooning about for the past 13 years
00:12:10and let him spend the rest of his life
00:12:12dreaming about a woman who doesn't even exist?
00:12:15What, you exist?
00:12:16I know I exist.
00:12:18And you exist,
00:12:20but my face and your personality?
00:12:22She does not exist.
00:12:26I know.
00:12:27I know, I know.
00:12:29So that's why I was thinking
00:12:32maybe you would go?
00:12:36Are you out of your mind?
00:12:37First of all, I could never pull that off,
00:12:39and secondly, no!
00:12:40You could totally pull that off.
00:12:42I mean, you've known me for like 100 years.
00:12:45Besides, you owe me.
00:12:47What?
00:12:48Because of the meatloaf.
00:12:49I did not know it was going to taste like that.
00:12:53Ellen, please.
00:12:56Please, it will just be one night.
00:13:00You'll go to dinner.
00:13:02You'll be charming.
00:13:05Well, I am charming.
00:13:08The charmingest.
00:13:11And he'll be happy,
00:13:14and I'll be happy.
00:13:16Everyone will be happy.
00:13:17See?
00:13:18See?
00:13:21Happy.
00:13:28I gotta tell him.
00:13:32I gotta tell him.
00:13:37Matt.
00:13:41Matt.
00:13:41Matt, wake up!
00:13:55I didn't know shit a boyfriend.
00:13:58It's me.
00:14:03Seth?
00:14:03What the hell time is it?
00:14:08I can't do it.
00:14:10Gina, I can't go see her.
00:14:11I can't go through with it.
00:14:12What are you talking about?
00:14:14I can't see her.
00:14:15Of course you can.
00:14:17Look, she probably knows you better than anyone else in the world.
00:14:20Except for your mother,
00:14:21and that's only because your mother's seen you naked,
00:14:24and Gina hasn't.
00:14:25Yet.
00:14:27You don't understand.
00:14:27She hasn't really seen me.
00:14:33She has.
00:14:33She's in your picture.
00:14:35I mean, she's not already disappointed.
00:14:37You're cool.
00:14:39Well, that's kind of the thing.
00:14:41Kind of the...
00:14:42the real reason that I brought you on this trip, man.
00:14:46What are you talking about?
00:14:50Well, you see, the...
00:14:51the pictures that I've been sending to Gina over the years,
00:14:54they...
00:14:56they weren't exactly...
00:14:59accurate.
00:15:04No, you didn't.
00:15:08Did you?
00:15:09You did.
00:15:10You sent her the picture
00:15:11with you in the metal mullet phase?
00:15:14With the...
00:15:15Whoa, dude.
00:15:18I mean, we all got things we regret,
00:15:20but your mother...
00:15:26No, actually, they're pictures of you.
00:15:39Yeah.
00:15:55Seth!
00:15:56Dude, okay, just listen to me.
00:15:58Okay, listen.
00:15:59Just one quick question,
00:16:00one more time.
00:16:01Why am I doing this?
00:16:03Why?
00:16:04Because you're my best friend?
00:16:05Okay, that's number one.
00:16:07Number two,
00:16:08because I paid for this fabulous vacation in Boston.
00:16:11And number three,
00:16:12well, because I'll throw in an extra 50 bucks.
00:16:15Oh, 50 bucks.
00:16:17Oh, 50 bucks.
00:16:19Wow.
00:16:20I'm not just up and go to Vegas on that.
00:16:22Come on, Seth.
00:16:23I mean, what do I know about making toys?
00:16:25I'm not a frickin' elf.
00:16:26But you are an actor, so act.
00:16:28No, no.
00:16:29I'm an out-of-work actor,
00:16:30and besides the whole aunt thing,
00:16:33I've never actually been paid to act.
00:16:35I'm like a volunteer.
00:16:37Well, then this is like your second professional gig.
00:16:39Man, your career is looking up.
00:16:40Yeah.
00:16:42You know, you're right.
00:16:44I'm a...
00:16:44You're right.
00:16:45Just...
00:16:46Just...
00:16:46Just have fun with it, you know?
00:16:48Live in the organic moment
00:16:50or whatever it is you guys do.
00:16:51Okay.
00:16:56She's gonna think I am such an idiot.
00:17:14Hi.
00:17:20Have you seen her yet?
00:17:23No, I've...
00:17:24I've been waiting.
00:17:25I, um...
00:17:26I didn't know that you knew, sir.
00:17:28It's a heck of a place to meet, huh?
00:17:29All this crowd.
00:17:32My God, the whole industry.
00:17:34Well, yes, but...
00:17:35Oh, Lord.
00:17:36There she is.
00:17:41Oh, it's Miss Davis.
00:17:43It's our first time in public together.
00:17:45Yeah.
00:17:45It's so nice to meet you, man.
00:17:56Nice to meet you.
00:17:59Yeah.
00:18:00Please excuse me just for one sec.
00:18:02This kid is...
00:18:03Come on, Matt.
00:18:03Where the hell are you?
00:18:10Hi.
00:18:11Are you looking for something?
00:18:12Uh, yeah.
00:18:13Yeah, I am.
00:18:14Do you know where there are any pay phones around here?
00:18:16Uh, I don't think they make those anymore.
00:18:19Well, I hope they do.
00:18:19I can't get any cell phone reception in here.
00:18:22Isn't modern technology wonderful?
00:18:26Listen, I couldn't help but notice you talking to those two.
00:18:29How about...
00:18:30Aren't they the presidents of two of the largest toy companies in the nation?
00:18:34It is a toy conference.
00:18:36Right, but aren't they arch rivals?
00:18:38Oh, modern technology.
00:18:42Go figure.
00:18:43Where the hell are you?
00:18:44Oh, Riley.
00:18:45Sorry.
00:18:46What is it?
00:18:48Yes, she's here.
00:18:49And, yeah, they're together.
00:18:52I can't keep them apart.
00:18:55Riley, they're grown-ups.
00:18:56I don't think they're going to be making out in public.
00:18:59I know it's the quiet period.
00:19:01I know about IPO regs, and so did they...
00:19:04Riley?
00:19:05Ri...
00:19:06Riley?
00:19:07Damn it.
00:19:08Sorry.
00:19:10Um, do you have any idea where there's a pay fund?
00:19:13No, listen, did you just say that there's an affair going on with those two?
00:19:18You shouldn't have heard that.
00:19:19In fact, please pretend that you didn't, okay?
00:19:22Look, I'm sorry.
00:19:23I really have to go.
00:19:24So he says to me, I love your product, and give you a gift.
00:19:41Oh, my God.
00:19:43She's hot.
00:19:44Good boy.
00:19:46Okay, Toy Matters, new product research and development.
00:19:49Graduate Notre Dame.
00:19:50Ask about his mom, not his dad.
00:19:51He's deaf.
00:19:55Seth.
00:19:56Huh?
00:19:56Oh, yeah.
00:19:58Gina.
00:19:59Gina, right.
00:20:00Hi.
00:20:01Hi.
00:20:02Hi.
00:20:07Well, it's so nice to see you after never seeing you.
00:20:10Yeah, you too.
00:20:16So.
00:20:18So, yeah, right.
00:20:19Uh, you look just like your picture.
00:20:22That's what I hear.
00:20:23So, how was your flight?
00:20:34It was good.
00:20:35You know, girls, short skirts, selling booze, free peanuts.
00:20:38It's not to like.
00:20:40I mean, it was totally very routine.
00:20:42You know, I worked on my computer most of the time.
00:20:46I'm really kind of very obnoxious that way.
00:20:49Oh, I'll make a note of that.
00:20:55So, toys, huh?
00:20:58Working on anything new, you know, for Christmas?
00:21:02Uh, yeah, actually, we are.
00:21:04We're doing this new, like, robot.
00:21:06It's like a thing, you know, I was doing a little robe.
00:21:15It's a doll, complicated.
00:21:16Yeah, seems it.
00:21:19So, you want me to show you around Boston?
00:21:22We could go to Fenway, the Prudential.
00:21:23We could walk along with Charles.
00:21:25I, oh, you know, shouldn't we be going to the toy conference, right?
00:21:29I, I believe today we're going to be discussing playing with others versus just playing with yourself.
00:21:39You know, I didn't mean just like I play.
00:21:43Oh.
00:21:44You mean, did you say Fenway?
00:21:46Mr. Dugan.
00:21:57Oh, hey, Sullivan.
00:21:58All right, you've got to tell Mr. Dugan about this.
00:22:01Angelica Davis and Bill Howard.
00:22:04They're the presidents of Toy Matters and Herschels.
00:22:06Okay, listen, I think I have a really big story brewing.
00:22:11They're seeing each other secretly.
00:22:13I mean, imagine the implications.
00:22:15Trading secrets, new design, financial strategies.
00:22:19Well, imagine the outcry when the shareholders find out about this.
00:22:25Hi.
00:22:26You're a reporter?
00:22:29Oh, great.
00:22:30Yeah, yeah, yeah, okay.
00:22:32Just tell him I'm on it.
00:22:34Okay, bye.
00:22:36Oh, Mr. Howard, I was, I was just coming to get you.
00:22:43I, uh, I didn't want you to miss a thing.
00:22:46Hey, listen, you'd make me very happy if you called me Bill.
00:22:49You're making me feel very old, son.
00:22:50And I got to tell you, I am so proud of the work you've been doing.
00:22:54Your new designs have helped us get the support we need to take the company public.
00:22:58They just make us stand out.
00:23:00You know, hiring you was one of the best corporate decisions I ever made.
00:23:05I really, really don't deserve that kind of praise.
00:23:08Don't be so modest.
00:23:10It's been a great year for us.
00:23:12But listen, I noticed some reporters snooping around.
00:23:17Any publicity right now could destroy us and jeopardize our companies.
00:23:23Angelica, there you are.
00:23:24Hello, how are you?
00:23:25You okay?
00:23:29Mm-hmm.
00:23:30Then we'll see you inside, huh?
00:23:31Mm-hmm.
00:23:32This can't be happening.
00:23:47Deck the halls with mouths of holly.
00:23:49Ba-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la.
00:23:51Perfect.
00:23:52Christmas carolers.
00:23:54Oh, Seth, we don't have to, really.
00:23:56Oh, come on.
00:23:57I know you love this stuff.
00:23:59Yeah, it's so seasonal.
00:24:07What?
00:24:09This is Big X Xmas.
00:24:12I mean, what's more Big X than carolers?
00:24:17Yeah, it's just this one song.
00:24:20It reminds me of a friend who should be here.
00:24:28A pox upon the house.
00:24:32Allow me to whisk you away from this sorry place.
00:24:37Where good Christmas awaits.
00:24:40Okay.
00:24:43Come, my lady.
00:24:46Ho, ho, ho, ho.
00:24:47Merry Christmas.
00:24:49Merry Christmas.
00:24:50For madame, a hazelnut latte, double mocha, yuletide special.
00:25:06Custom-made for her lips.
00:25:08Decaf, of course.
00:25:10Wow.
00:25:11How do you drink it?
00:25:13That I'm prepared.
00:25:15Does madame have any other wishes?
00:25:18Uh, not just now.
00:25:20You know, you are nothing like I'd heard.
00:25:24I mean, um, imagined.
00:25:27Oh.
00:25:28Really?
00:25:29Yeah, but in a good way.
00:25:31I mean, you're so much more lively.
00:25:34Well, I guess that's better than deadly.
00:25:38It's very nice to hear you say that, Gina.
00:25:40I've been meaning to ask you, you know, how you were doing with, um, Harry being gone and all.
00:25:59Oh, um, um, I'm fine.
00:26:05Well, you know, it's, uh, what can I say, really?
00:26:11Well, I just, I know how much you loved him.
00:26:15You must really miss him.
00:26:16Um, I did?
00:26:18I did.
00:26:19Uh, I loved him.
00:26:22Yeah.
00:26:23But, to tell you the truth, he wasn't that good a kisser.
00:26:26It's all tongue.
00:26:27Um, so how's your mom?
00:26:34She's good.
00:26:35She's doing okay.
00:26:40It's still hard for her.
00:26:41She really, she thinks about my dad.
00:26:44Yeah, sure.
00:26:45But, you know, they're making such amazing progress with that today.
00:26:48I mean, have you seen those little devices?
00:26:50I mean, you just stick it in your dad's ear, he'll be as good as new.
00:26:53What?
00:26:55I mean, under the circumstances, that'd be unlikely.
00:27:01Probably very unlikely.
00:27:03Unlikely.
00:27:04I mean, even more than unlikely, not very likely at all.
00:27:08Okay, well, maybe not as good as new, but certainly make it a lot easier for them to talk to each other, don't you think?
00:27:14No.
00:27:15I, no, I don't.
00:27:19Oh.
00:27:21Um, would you excuse me for a minute?
00:27:33Okay, here it is.
00:27:40His dad is deaf.
00:27:45It's chocolate.
00:27:46His dad is dead, not deaf.
00:27:48So, you're home.
00:28:05Hi.
00:28:06What time is it?
00:28:07It's 10.30.
00:28:09Wow, already?
00:28:11Yeah, well, I guess time flies when you're having fun.
00:28:14Hey, this was your idea.
00:28:15I was perfectly happy staying at home with my chicken.
00:28:17Uh, I asked you to meet him, not date him.
00:28:20And where were you at the conference?
00:28:21I looked all over for you.
00:28:24First of all, I was not twisting any arms by not going.
00:28:27He warmed up to that idea real quick.
00:28:29Wait, that was your idea?
00:28:31Yeah, I just asked him if he wanted to see some of Boston.
00:28:34And you wanted to know what he was like.
00:28:38And?
00:28:39And?
00:28:41He was kind of different than you described him.
00:28:45Different how?
00:28:48Uh, well, he's, uh, kind of funny.
00:28:54And, uh, a little out there.
00:28:58You're more physical than intellectual.
00:29:02What, physical?
00:29:04He has a hot body.
00:29:05He, what?
00:29:06Hey, you asked.
00:29:08And he wants to see me again tomorrow night.
00:29:10Ooh, ooh, but he does this really cute little robot thing.
00:29:13Wait, what?
00:29:14Yeah, it's kind of like it's a dance move, robotic sort of...
00:29:16No, not that.
00:29:17What about tomorrow night?
00:29:19Well, yeah.
00:29:20I mean, really, he asked you.
00:29:25You want me to say no?
00:29:28No.
00:29:28You have to go.
00:29:30No.
00:29:30Well, you know, I'm not so sure.
00:29:34I mean, I held up my end of the bargain.
00:29:36You know, maybe it's time that you pick things up.
00:29:39Ellen.
00:29:39Gina, you're an amazing woman.
00:29:43You gotta remember that.
00:29:44And any guy, including this one, would be lucky to have you.
00:29:53I'll eat the chicken.
00:29:54No!
00:29:55Ellen, I said I would eat your chicken.
00:29:58Do you have no heart?
00:29:59Fine.
00:30:01I see you my chicken, and I raise you my hazelnut creme brulee.
00:30:05Okay.
00:30:13Deal.
00:30:15So where is he taking me?
00:30:17Ice skating?
00:30:18What do you want from me?
00:30:19It seemed like something you would do.
00:30:21I don't know.
00:30:21I mean, if you were me, it would have taken her skiing into some fancy restaurant and some secluded mountain far from the city.
00:30:29But it's not me.
00:30:29It's you.
00:30:30And you're vanilla.
00:30:33Matt, she's afraid of water.
00:30:36I don't know what you know about ice, but it tends to be frozen.
00:30:39Yeah.
00:30:40Uh, frozen what?
00:30:42Oh, that's right.
00:30:43Water.
00:30:44H2O.
00:30:45Come on, dude.
00:30:46I mean, who's afraid of ice?
00:30:48Do you know anyone who has an ice phobia?
00:30:50That is so far from the point.
00:30:52And what about this toy conference?
00:30:54I mean, what was that about?
00:30:55She knows that I would never ditch work.
00:30:57Wow.
00:30:58You really are a boring guy.
00:31:00I mean, look, I had to spice you up a little bit.
00:31:03All right?
00:31:04I start telling your stories, and it becomes snoozeville.
00:31:09For everyone.
00:31:10Now, that Gina, that is a very special girl.
00:31:18In fact, if you're not going to make your move, I mean, I've been thinking, I'd be happy to make one for you.
00:31:29Are you insane?
00:31:37This is my Gina.
00:31:38You don't make any moves.
00:31:40You don't spice anything up.
00:31:43Matt, brother, just stick to the plan.
00:31:49If you start acting like yourself, not only will she start to wonder, but she will think that I am a complete jerk.
00:31:56I could be paranoid, but I think I'm being insulted here.
00:32:02You're not.
00:32:03A jerk?
00:32:05Paranoid.
00:32:06Come on, Sullivan.
00:32:09Do you actually think Angelica Davis is going to risk her entire career over a man?
00:32:14I think they're going to make a stock play when Toy Matters goes public.
00:32:18Can you get that?
00:32:20Yeah.
00:32:21Sullivan, can you hold on one second?
00:32:24Hello?
00:32:25Hello, Gina.
00:32:26It's Seth.
00:32:27Oh, I'm sorry.
00:32:37It's him.
00:32:39Who?
00:32:40Seth.
00:32:43You got to take it.
00:32:44You take it.
00:32:45No, take it.
00:32:46Hello?
00:32:48Hi, Seth.
00:32:49Sorry, that was my friend Ellen.
00:32:50She dropped the phone.
00:32:51Why are you even on the phone?
00:32:52We don't talk on the phone.
00:32:54Really?
00:32:56Thanks.
00:32:56I had a really great time, too.
00:32:59Wow.
00:32:59Yeah, that sounds great.
00:33:01Okay.
00:33:02I'll see you tomorrow.
00:33:03Good night.
00:33:03Uh, I got to call you back.
00:33:08He was just calling to thank me for today and to tell me I was exactly what he thought you'd be.
00:33:13Oh, were you?
00:33:14Well, how did he get your number?
00:33:16He asked for it.
00:33:17Gina, across the country is one thing, but did you really think this whole no phone call pact was going to work when you were in the same city?
00:33:23Of course not.
00:33:24It's just, that was our first phone call.
00:33:28I wasn't even on it.
00:33:33I'm sorry.
00:33:33But, hey, would you mind telling me some stuff that I should know?
00:33:37Like, when were you dating a guy named Harry?
00:33:40Harry?
00:33:42I don't know, my parents had a chihuahua named Harry who died a few months ago, but that's the only Harry I know.
00:33:51Harry is a dog?
00:33:53Yeah, why?
00:33:55No reason.
00:33:56Seth!
00:34:14Seth!
00:34:17Oh.
00:34:17Seth!
00:34:21Seth!
00:34:22hey hey i was calling you you were you were yeah i'm sorry you know i totally forgot that
00:34:33you hate water even frozen water oh yeah but you have your own ice skates uh no
00:34:42um i borrowed them from a friend a friend who is helping me confront my fears
00:34:51fears i didn't even know i had well as happy as i'd be to let the healing begin
00:34:57i got something a little different in mind okay what do you got in mind i'll show you
00:35:06hi oh uh well i was pushed
00:35:19you should probably finish that huh
00:35:26where are these flowers from well these here are very nice they're uh they're imported from florida
00:35:32you have to wander them daily because they're a little bit delicate so if you take good care
00:35:36they'll last you the season
00:35:37all right hey you think you can break it and not buy it no no then that'll be 12 50 lady
00:35:47you know it's funny yesterday it was like we had nothing in common
00:36:02tonight it looks like it looks like we've known each other our whole lives
00:36:08yeah right yeah
00:36:09yeah
00:36:10right yeah
00:36:41Oh.
00:37:11Oh, I'm sorry.
00:37:18You.
00:37:19You.
00:37:19I tried looking for you after the conference.
00:37:23Yeah, well, I left.
00:37:25Just like I'm about to do right now.
00:37:27Good night.
00:37:29Wait.
00:37:31Hey, wait.
00:37:34Wait.
00:37:35I really got to talk to you about Toy Matters and Herschel's.
00:37:38Is there a merger going on?
00:37:40No, no, not at all.
00:37:41Okay, well, do you think maybe we could just go get some coffee and put things in perspective?
00:37:48Are you okay?
00:37:50Yeah.
00:37:52It's just I just saw...
00:37:54Never mind.
00:37:56Okay, so this affair.
00:37:57How long has it been going on?
00:37:58I'm sorry.
00:37:58Are you waiting for somebody?
00:38:00Yeah.
00:38:04I'm waiting for a friend.
00:38:07A friend and, um, an ex-friend.
00:38:13But I'm listening.
00:38:16Look, I really can't talk about anything.
00:38:18What?
00:38:18What?
00:38:18What is it?
00:38:19That was good, right?
00:38:21Well, I like the movie.
00:38:23Well, I can dance.
00:38:25Seriously, I can.
00:38:26Look at them.
00:38:39He doesn't even know her.
00:38:42I mean, you would think after 13 years, he would know it wasn't me.
00:38:49I guess I can't blame him, really.
00:38:53But her.
00:38:53She was shameless.
00:38:56God.
00:39:04I'm sorry.
00:39:07Tragic story.
00:39:08Sad day.
00:39:09Blah, blah.
00:39:11I'm Gina.
00:39:12Gina Crawford, and I'm not normally this traumatic.
00:39:17Gina.
00:39:19It's so nice to meet you.
00:39:22It is?
00:39:24No one really ever says that to a reporter.
00:39:28I never did get your name.
00:39:32Um...
00:39:33My name?
00:39:35You gave me your name?
00:39:37Of course you want my name.
00:39:38I...
00:39:38Yeah.
00:39:40Well, it can facilitate conversation.
00:39:42Right.
00:39:42Of course.
00:39:43Of course.
00:39:46Uh...
00:39:46Matt.
00:39:50That's...
00:39:50That's my name.
00:39:51Sorry.
00:39:51I'm Matt.
00:39:54Okay, Matt.
00:40:00Coffee?
00:40:01Coffee.
00:40:02I'm buying.
00:40:04Okay.
00:40:05Okay.
00:40:05So then I told her, no way.
00:40:19I mean, the crunchy are better than the puffy hands down, and it was kind of downhill from
00:40:24there.
00:40:24Hmm.
00:40:24I guess a man's cheese snacks are pretty sacred.
00:40:29I feel the same way about chocolate.
00:40:32Well, yeah, I know.
00:40:33That's dark chocolate and almonds, right?
00:40:34Yeah, how did you know that?
00:40:40Oh, just a hunch.
00:40:42I have sisters.
00:40:45Anyways, um, I should get going.
00:40:48I want to be there when Ellen gets home.
00:40:50Although, I must say, I think you might have saved her life.
00:40:54Really?
00:40:55Yeah, I mean, having coffee with you has somehow mellowed me out, making it less likely I'll
00:41:02actually commit homicide tonight.
00:41:05So on behalf of Ellen, I thank you.
00:41:08You know, maybe you shouldn't be so hard on her.
00:41:11You know, sometimes people do things that don't seem to make any sense, but then on closer
00:41:15inspection, you know, that they do make sense, even though at first they didn't think so.
00:41:22Does that even make any sense?
00:41:26Do you have something against napkins?
00:41:29Oh, no.
00:41:30It's just a nervous habit.
00:41:31Sorry.
00:41:31Ugh, my eye twitches.
00:41:34It's awful.
00:41:36So, are you nervous?
00:41:43No.
00:41:44Are you?
00:41:46No.
00:41:47You actually, thanks.
00:41:50You seem really familiar to me.
00:41:54Yeah.
00:41:54I know, it's crazy, but it started off as this little itty-bitty white lie, and then suddenly
00:42:07it's like this monster that I have to keep feeding.
00:42:10Has it ever happened to you?
00:42:14Well...
00:42:15No, of course not.
00:42:16I mean, you seem so centered.
00:42:18Well, what would you do if you're on me?
00:42:21Me?
00:42:21Uh, I'm not sure.
00:42:24Well, this is me here.
00:42:27I'll see you at the conference tomorrow.
00:42:31Uh, well, maybe you would...
00:42:33Look, I'm gonna find you.
00:42:34So, you might as well just make plans with me.
00:42:38Okay.
00:42:39Maybe dinner and a movie?
00:42:42Well, not a date.
00:42:44Matt, please.
00:42:45You seem terrific.
00:42:47You are terrific.
00:42:48It's me.
00:42:51I know when people say, it's not you, it's me, they really mean it is you, but in-in this
00:42:57case, it really is me.
00:42:59I mean, I'm carrying a torch for somebody that I only know on paper.
00:43:03How imbalanced is that?
00:43:05Yes, but...
00:43:06Okay.
00:43:07I'll make you a deal.
00:43:09One date.
00:43:11You can pick the place.
00:43:13But I get to ask five questions for my story.
00:43:16Two questions.
00:43:18Four.
00:43:19Three.
00:43:19Final offer.
00:43:21Two.
00:43:25Night.
00:43:27Night.
00:43:32I only need three anyway.
00:43:46Matt.
00:43:53Wake up.
00:43:57This is one ugly habit, dude.
00:44:00I'm missing valuable REM time.
00:44:02REM time?
00:44:03You kissed her.
00:44:04So?
00:44:05So?
00:44:06I mean, do you understand the implications?
00:44:08We don't do that.
00:44:10It was just a friendly kiss.
00:44:12I'm...
00:44:12It's how you kiss your grandpa.
00:44:14Okay, if that's how you kiss your grandpa, then...
00:44:18Ew.
00:44:19I mean, who knows what Seth is thinking right now.
00:44:21I mean, what if he never even emails me again?
00:44:23And what if the only reason he didn't stop it was because he was so flabbergasted he just
00:44:28kind of froze?
00:44:30Oh, trust me.
00:44:31He wasn't frozen.
00:44:31So?
00:44:33Yeah.
00:44:34I livened you up a little bit today.
00:44:36Made you more like me.
00:44:38The good news is...
00:44:40It worked.
00:44:41The bad news is that kiss was...
00:44:44Oh, not bad news.
00:44:50Matthew?
00:44:50Keep up the good work, huh?
00:45:03Gina, I wish you could just chill out about all this.
00:45:06I mean, I offered you the date, didn't I?
00:45:09You're right.
00:45:14You're totally right.
00:45:15I guess I just didn't think you'd get so into your role.
00:45:20And now, I don't know if I'm supposed to be angry or jealous or panicked because you've
00:45:27got to change the dynamic of our entire relationship by sticking my tongue down his throat.
00:45:38I think I need to tell the truth.
00:45:40No.
00:45:41No.
00:45:42I mean, um, what about the whole expectations thing?
00:45:47Uh, well, obviously his expectations aren't really that high.
00:45:52I meant yours.
00:45:55It's probably him now.
00:46:03Hello?
00:46:06Hi, Seth.
00:46:07Yeah.
00:46:08Yeah.
00:46:10Yeah, me too.
00:46:11You do what?
00:46:13Uh, tomorrow night?
00:46:16Just a sec.
00:46:17I have to check my calendar.
00:46:21Am I busy tomorrow night?
00:46:23Why?
00:46:24Because he wants to take me...
00:46:25I mean, I mean, you...
00:46:28Out, again.
00:46:30No!
00:46:30Tell him you're busy!
00:46:32What?
00:46:32No, don't.
00:46:33No, don't.
00:46:33Don't.
00:46:35Oh, shoot.
00:46:35I don't know!
00:46:39I guess you're a good kisser after all.
00:46:43What do you want me to tell him?
00:46:44You want me to tell him I'm busy?
00:46:47No.
00:46:50No, I would never do that to him.
00:46:52You sure this is what you want?
00:46:59Yeah.
00:46:59Yeah.
00:46:59No, I would never do that to him.
00:47:10No, no.
00:47:11No, no, no, no.
00:47:13No, no, no.
00:47:14No, no, no, no, no.
00:47:20No, no, no, no, no.
00:47:23I don't know.
00:47:53Sully, give me a rewrite on this, will you?
00:48:02Yeah, sure.
00:48:03Thanks.
00:48:06Crawford, how's that toy story coming?
00:48:08I hear you've got a scoop.
00:48:10It's going great.
00:48:11I hope so.
00:48:12We're counting on you.
00:48:21Gina Crawford.
00:48:22Hi.
00:48:23It's Matt.
00:48:24So, listen, how much do you know about Christmas trees?
00:48:29Well, I guess that depends on what you know about secret affairs between executives of
00:48:33major toy companies.
00:48:35Is that your first question?
00:48:37Not so fast.
00:48:39I'm saving those for later.
00:48:41So what do you have in mind?
00:48:42I was going to go out tonight and get my Christmas tree.
00:48:44I thought you might want to come along.
00:48:47Listen, you only get one date.
00:48:49Don't you have any friends who could help you pick out a tree?
00:48:51Uh, my friends aren't exactly tree trimming material.
00:48:54Most of them don't even know what happened on the ninth day of Christmas.
00:48:57Well, that's easy.
00:48:59Ladies dancing.
00:49:01See?
00:49:01So, does that mean you'll come?
00:49:04Well, you're lucky I'm a complete sucker for anything Christmas.
00:49:07I know.
00:49:08What?
00:49:08I know that I'm lucky.
00:49:11So, I'll see you tonight.
00:49:13Okay.
00:49:13Nine ladies dancing.
00:49:18Eight rippers stripping.
00:49:20Seven velcro j-string.
00:49:22Six spinning tassels.
00:49:24Five leggy brows.
00:49:29Twelve cans of beer.
00:49:31Three French maids.
00:49:32Two dirty flecks.
00:49:34And some edible undis for me.
00:49:37Merry Christmas.
00:49:40You do know that four comes before five, not twelve, right?
00:49:43Yeah, but four cans of beer, I mean, really, it was the point.
00:49:46Hmm.
00:49:47And why are we caroling?
00:49:50Anyway.
00:49:51Because Gina loves Christmas so much, and we're just getting into the spirit, too.
00:49:57You know, I'm going to see her later on.
00:49:59I should probably tell her you said hi.
00:50:03Say hi from Matt.
00:50:06And, uh, have a great time.
00:50:12That's, uh, 49.69.
00:50:14There you go.
00:50:15Thank you very much.
00:50:16All right.
00:50:17Come on, Charlie.
00:50:17Let's go.
00:50:18Hey, Merry Christmas.
00:50:19Thanks.
00:50:19You, too.
00:50:23All right, guys.
00:50:24Let's go.
00:50:24Let's go.
00:50:25Merry Christmas.
00:50:27Merry Christmas.
00:50:29Here we are.
00:50:32How did you get to be a Christmas junkie?
00:50:35Well, when I was a kid, my dad used to do the holidays up really big.
00:50:39So after he passed away, I felt like it was kind of my responsibility to keep the traditions going.
00:50:45You know, like he was celebrating with us or something.
00:50:48I think that's lovely.
00:50:50Well, there's that and...
00:50:53And what?
00:50:56Well, there's just this friend of mine.
00:50:57And she's kind of crazy about Christmas stuff.
00:51:00So am I.
00:51:03Yeah, you kind of remind me of her.
00:51:05That's funny because your friends remind me of Ellen.
00:51:07She's such a bah humbug.
00:51:10Look at how cute these are.
00:51:14Perfect.
00:51:15Maybe some other time.
00:51:21So I think it's time for my first question.
00:51:24Ah.
00:51:26You didn't recognize Seth yesterday, so I'm assuming you don't work for Toy Matters.
00:51:32It's Herschel's, right?
00:51:34Yeah.
00:51:35That's right.
00:51:36Herschel's.
00:51:37I knew it.
00:51:38Well, one down and two to go.
00:51:41Gina, listen.
00:51:42Listen, I think there's something that we...
00:51:43It's Seth!
00:51:46Why does this keep happening?
00:51:48Because it's a sign.
00:51:51It's a sign that I need to come clean right now.
00:51:55Wait, what?
00:51:56No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no.
00:51:58Hi!
00:51:58Have you even thought about what you're going to say to her?
00:52:02No.
00:52:03Listen, we've...
00:52:03You've both been waiting for this moment a really long time.
00:52:07It should be perfect.
00:52:08It's not something you just blurted out at some Christmas tree sale.
00:52:10That is just not how I pictured it.
00:52:13How you pictured it?
00:52:15You've pictured it?
00:52:17I mean, no.
00:52:18Just now.
00:52:19I mean, listen.
00:52:20I mean, the moment would be ruined.
00:52:21Don't you think?
00:52:22Hey!
00:52:23Shh, shh, shh!
00:52:24You gonna buy that tree?
00:52:25Or are you just gonna stand there and bend the branches?
00:52:28Yes, we'll take it.
00:52:29Just give us a minute, okay?
00:52:32Listen, why don't you go get that surly tree lady back here,
00:52:35and we'll get this tree and we'll tie it to the top of the cab or whatever,
00:52:40and then we'll just go get some coffee and we'll get out of here.
00:52:42We'll figure it all out, okay?
00:52:43I promise.
00:52:45Okay?
00:52:46Okay.
00:52:47Okay.
00:52:54Matt!
00:52:55Whoa!
00:52:56Dude, what are you doing here?
00:52:58Me?
00:52:59Well, I'm here buying this tree.
00:53:01What the hell are you doing here?
00:53:02You're here buying a ten-foot Christmas tree,
00:53:04and you're asking me what the hell I'm doing here.
00:53:07You know that ain't gonna fit in the overhead bin, bro.
00:53:09Matt, you need to get out of here right now.
00:53:11You know, dude, you need to relax.
00:53:13You know why?
00:53:14Because I remembered that you said Gina loves his Christmassy stuff, right?
00:53:17Right, yes.
00:53:18Well, I thought I'd get her a gift.
00:53:20Great!
00:53:21Yeah?
00:53:21It's perfect.
00:53:22You like them?
00:53:23I love them.
00:53:24If you care about our friendship at all,
00:53:25you're gonna stop talking to me right now,
00:53:27and you're just gonna walk away.
00:53:29I care about our friendship.
00:53:32I care.
00:53:34I guess I don't say it enough
00:53:36of how much I appreciate you.
00:53:38Stop.
00:53:39I just, this has been a long time coming
00:53:41that we should have this.
00:53:42Please.
00:53:42You do a lot for me.
00:53:43Matt.
00:53:44No, and it's not like,
00:53:44guys don't really talk about this stuff.
00:53:46Matt, please, not now.
00:53:47I'm fine doing it and telling you.
00:53:49What?
00:53:49No.
00:53:49I love you.
00:53:51What?
00:53:51Bro.
00:53:52Not now.
00:53:53Please, not now.
00:53:54Hey, I'm not.
00:53:56You know?
00:53:56Please stop.
00:53:57But.
00:53:59No.
00:53:59No.
00:54:00Matt, no, no, no.
00:54:04Tis the season.
00:54:06Tis the season.
00:54:08This is what the doctor ordered.
00:54:15Yeah.
00:54:16I think we needed that.
00:54:18Yeah.
00:54:19Yeah.
00:54:20Yeah.
00:54:21I'm gonna buy these.
00:54:22Great.
00:54:23Yeah.
00:54:24Good talk.
00:54:25Great talk.
00:54:26So good?
00:54:26Perfect.
00:54:27So you're at the hotel.
00:54:32He hugged you.
00:54:33That was so weird, wasn't it?
00:54:35I mean, he just came up out of nowhere.
00:54:36And, uh, well, he...
00:54:38What did he say?
00:54:39He just said, uh, God bless us, everyone.
00:54:43Weird, right?
00:54:47Okay.
00:54:48Okay, but he didn't say anything about me, right?
00:54:51You didn't tell him about me?
00:54:52Right.
00:54:53I mean, I was talking about balsams and Douglas firs and, you know, the moisture level to maximize
00:54:58tree life.
00:54:59You.
00:55:00No, no, no.
00:55:00You, you, you did not come up at all.
00:55:03Okay.
00:55:04Okay, good.
00:55:06No problem.
00:55:08Do you think we can get out of here now?
00:55:10Yeah.
00:55:11Tree lady.
00:55:12Hey.
00:55:12Hey.
00:55:12Hey.
00:55:13Hey.
00:55:13Hey.
00:55:13Hey.
00:55:13Hey.
00:55:15Hey.
00:55:17You've hardly said a word since we left the tree lot.
00:55:35Are you okay?
00:55:38Question two.
00:55:41Do you think Bill Howard and Angelica Davis talk about each other's companies?
00:55:47Or do you think that they just focus on what the other one wants to reveal?
00:55:54Maybe because they know that some things are just better left to the imagination.
00:56:01Look, I'm not sure that I follow.
00:56:04You know, in the Wizard of Oz, when Dorothy and the Scarecrow and everybody else, they have
00:56:13this image of the wizard, wise and all-knowing, and he could solve all their problems.
00:56:19And then they meet him, and it's never the same again, because they realize that he's just
00:56:30a regular guy like everybody else.
00:56:38Yeah.
00:56:39But he didn't disappoint her.
00:56:42Well, I know, but...
00:56:44Are we really talking about Howard and Davis here?
00:56:47Of course.
00:56:47What else would we be talking about?
00:56:52Then I think that they're about as honest as two people can be about the things that
00:56:55really matter.
00:56:57And I think that they wouldn't trade their love for some business deal or profit.
00:57:01Number three?
00:57:13Okay.
00:57:15Um, I have some Christmas shopping to do, and I was going to go to the mall tomorrow.
00:57:21Would you like to come along?
00:57:25That's your question?
00:57:29I guess so.
00:57:30I'd love to.
00:57:35Great.
00:57:41Why'd you let me off the hook with those last two?
00:57:44Because I got everything I needed.
00:57:47Don't worry.
00:58:00That was the perfect end to the perfect night.
00:58:17Wait.
00:58:18Wait.
00:58:19I've got one more thing that's going to make it really perfect.
00:58:23Oh.
00:58:24Close your eyes.
00:58:26Seth.
00:58:26Come on.
00:58:27Close your eyes.
00:58:39Ta-da.
00:58:39You can open your eyes now.
00:58:43What is it?
00:58:48Reindeer antlers.
00:58:53Wow.
00:58:54Yeah.
00:58:54They...
00:58:55They really are.
00:58:56I knew you'd like them, seeing, you know, as they're so Christmassy and all.
00:59:04Wow.
00:59:05Yeah.
00:59:06Uh, reindeer antlers.
00:59:09I only got them because I know how much you love Christmas, and I guess I just wanted you to know that I knew that.
00:59:14You know, I mean, that I care.
00:59:22I love them.
00:59:23And I love Christmas.
00:59:30You hate Christmas.
00:59:32I know.
00:59:33But you love it.
00:59:35Oh, right.
00:59:36So then, technically, these belong to me.
00:59:40But they were a gift for me.
00:59:42And until you are you again, and I am me, these babies are mine.
00:59:46I saw him.
00:59:51What?
00:59:53He's probably buying you those antlers.
00:59:57What did you say?
00:59:58Well, nothing.
00:59:59He didn't even see me.
01:00:02I mean, Matt didn't think it was a really good idea if I went and talked to him.
01:00:05I see.
01:00:07And this Matt, am I to assume you finally named the little voice you hear in your head?
01:00:12No.
01:00:12The voice inside my head is a woman.
01:00:14Matt is just a friend.
01:00:16Mm-hmm.
01:00:20And if he is just a friend, why are you twitching?
01:00:24Never mind that.
01:00:27When are you seeing him again?
01:00:29Tonight.
01:00:30I was going to tell you.
01:00:32Well, do you think he suspects anything?
01:00:36Only that you're a better kisser than he might have assumed.
01:00:40What did I tell you about that?
01:00:42I know, I know, but after that one time...
01:00:44After that one time what?
01:00:46Well, there have been other times.
01:00:51Oh.
01:00:53Kill me now.
01:00:54Well, once you do it, you can't just take it back.
01:00:57I mean, he would have thought there was something wrong if after the first time there hadn't been a second or a third.
01:01:02Or a fourth.
01:01:03Fourth.
01:01:07Oh, Alan.
01:01:10Okay.
01:01:12Okay.
01:01:14I can handle this.
01:01:16I'm not going to tell him.
01:01:19What?
01:01:19Well, he's having such a good time with you.
01:01:23And he thinks he's having it with me.
01:01:25And he'll be leaving in a few days, so she'll never know the difference.
01:01:28But she'll think that she...
01:01:30Chickened out.
01:01:31I hid in a tree.
01:01:34Okay, Alan?
01:01:35I took that as a sign.
01:01:37That I should tell her.
01:01:38But I can't, because then I'll lose my job, and that...
01:01:42Will ruin our relationship.
01:01:44I mean, he would never forgive me for pulling a stunt like that.
01:01:48I'm not going to tell him.
01:01:52Are you sure that's what you want?
01:01:53I want those.
01:02:05Thanks.
01:02:17So I was having lunch with my friends when Meredith Berry came and sat down.
01:02:22And at the time, we called her Mary.
01:02:24And she was a babe.
01:02:26She'd have these hair ribbons that matched her knee socks exactly.
01:02:30Do you mean to tell me you had a friend named Mary Berry?
01:02:34You don't understand.
01:02:35She was perfect.
01:02:37And so she came and sat down at the table when my friend Tony was finishing one of his legendary dirty jokes.
01:02:44And so I laughed.
01:02:45And I had some food in my mouth.
01:02:48You know what happens when you laugh, and you have food in your mouth, and your mouth's closed.
01:02:51Yeah, it tends to shoot out your nose.
01:02:56What were they serving?
01:02:57Spaghetti.
01:03:00Hey, you want to get a picture with Santa?
01:03:05Well, it looks like they're closing.
01:03:08Oh.
01:03:08It's nice to meet you.
01:03:13Merry Christmas.
01:03:14I have a friend over here who wants a shirt.
01:03:16Sure.
01:03:17She just wants a word.
01:03:18Thank you so much.
01:03:19Gina, quick.
01:03:20I'm having a wonderful time.
01:03:30Me too.
01:03:33Ho, ho, ho.
01:03:34Thanks, Santa.
01:03:35That's it.
01:03:36Come on.
01:03:37Sit on Santa's lap.
01:03:38Tell me what you want for Christmas.
01:03:41Over the camera.
01:03:42Perfect.
01:03:48Perfect.
01:03:58Dashing through the snow
01:04:00In a one-horse-open sleigh
01:04:03O'er the fields we go
01:04:05Could be good luck in all the way
01:04:08I am
01:04:09In a one-horse-open sleigh
01:04:12Making spirits bright
01:04:13What a
01:04:15It is to laugh and sing
01:04:17A sleighing song tonight
01:04:19Oh, she don't know where
01:04:21She don't know where
01:04:22Hey, Gina.
01:04:25What the hell is that?
01:04:27It's like Christmas threw up in there.
01:04:30Yeah.
01:04:31It was a gift from Seth.
01:04:34You know, because I love Christmas so much.
01:04:37Anyway, can we talk about this
01:04:39Some other time
01:04:39Because I've got something on the table
01:04:40Stove
01:04:41Anyway, thanks for coming by
01:04:44Wait, no, actually
01:04:45I really need to talk to you
01:04:46About something
01:04:47Hi, I'm Seth
01:04:50Oh, my God
01:04:53She's twitching
01:04:54Uh
01:04:55Seth, this is
01:04:58Ellen
01:05:00My neighbor
01:05:02Ellen
01:05:02Hi, Ellen
01:05:03Ellen is just in shock
01:05:07Like
01:05:08Like
01:05:08I think we all are
01:05:10By this
01:05:10Fabulous display
01:05:12Of Christmas cheer
01:05:13It was me
01:05:17Gina
01:05:18Can I talk to you
01:05:20Downstairs for a second?
01:05:22Yeah
01:05:23Okay
01:05:24Just excuse us
01:05:26I'll be right back
01:05:27This is fabulous
01:05:33Matt
01:05:38What are you doing here?
01:05:41Oh
01:05:41So this is Matt
01:05:43Matt, this is my friend Gina
01:05:45Ellen
01:05:47This is my friend Ellen
01:05:49Hi
01:05:51Hi
01:05:52Nice to meet you, finally
01:05:53So, uh, what brings you by?
01:05:57Oh, um, scarf
01:05:58I forgot to give it to you yesterday
01:06:00You left it in the cab the other day
01:06:01Oh, thanks
01:06:03So, but
01:06:07Listen, I was kind of hoping
01:06:09That we could talk
01:06:10Oh, you know what
01:06:11It's kind of late
01:06:12Do you think maybe
01:06:13We could talk tomorrow?
01:06:16Yeah, I guess
01:06:17I can wait another night
01:06:18Okay
01:06:19Okay, well, I'll see you
01:06:23Nice meeting you
01:06:24Bye
01:06:24Just a friend, huh?
01:06:34Yeah, he's just a friend
01:06:35Yeah, right
01:06:37Here I am feeling guilty about Seth
01:06:40And you're out all night
01:06:41Making a new pen pal
01:06:42Oh, you're feeling guilty?
01:06:45So what, now you want me to feel guilty?
01:06:48That's a wonderful position
01:06:50Considering
01:06:50You missed a button
01:06:53Yeah, well
01:06:56You seem to be forgetting
01:06:58That this whole thing
01:06:59Was your idea
01:06:59You can't be mad at me
01:07:01Just because we hit it off
01:07:02You are my best friend
01:07:04How am I supposed to feel?
01:07:07Yeah, you know what, Gina?
01:07:08I don't know how you feel
01:07:09Nobody does
01:07:11And call me crazy
01:07:14But you seem to be spending
01:07:15An awful lot of time
01:07:15With this Mac guy
01:07:16If he is just a friend
01:07:19Why are you twitching?
01:07:22That's ridiculous
01:07:23Yeah
01:07:26You like this Mac guy
01:07:28And you didn't expect to
01:07:29Did you?
01:07:32So what, you think
01:07:32That when this conference is over
01:07:34Seth is gonna go home
01:07:35And think that he's met you?
01:07:39And that way you don't have
01:07:40To end things with Matt
01:07:41Who you're all of a sudden
01:07:41Getting all twitchy over
01:07:42And Seth is gonna go back
01:07:44To writing you
01:07:44For the next 13 years
01:07:45About what an amazing time
01:07:47He's had with you
01:07:47Only he's been having it with me
01:07:49And to be honest with you
01:07:53You're falling in love with him
01:07:55What?
01:07:56No I'm not
01:07:57Yes I am
01:08:00Oh no
01:08:03Ellen, no
01:08:07Look, I realize that I have
01:08:12A decision to make
01:08:14But
01:08:14You're making it like
01:08:16I'm stringing both Seth and Matt along
01:08:18And that's not true
01:08:19Well
01:08:24If you're afraid of losing Seth
01:08:26Then you have a decision to make
01:08:28Because you're about to walk out of the best relationship
01:08:34You never had
01:08:35And mine too
01:08:39I don't know
01:09:09Thanks a lot.
01:09:11Okay, bye.
01:09:13See you later.
01:09:17Gina Crawford.
01:09:19Hey, Gina.
01:09:20Oh, Sullivan, I thought that you were at the printers.
01:09:22Yeah, I am, but I got something for your toy story.
01:09:24The execs at Herschel's, they've heard about leaks to guess who, the Boston Daily.
01:09:29Oh, no.
01:09:30All they know is that they came from a guy named Matt,
01:09:32so they're firing every Matt in the place until someone confesses.
01:09:35Firing?
01:09:36Yep, Matt's are out the door.
01:09:37I can't wait to see what you got, kid, but hurry up.
01:09:40The presses are rolling.
01:09:41Okay, thanks, Sullivan.
01:09:52See today's Boston Daily?
01:09:56The article about the conference, did you see it?
01:10:00Listen, Mr. Howard, about that article, there was nothing.
01:10:04It was nice.
01:10:07What?
01:10:07Actually, very nice.
01:10:10It's about the only time I've seen executives credited with being human.
01:10:15It's a little too sentimental for my taste.
01:10:18Toys for Christmas and all that.
01:10:21But I'm sure they have readers who eat that holiday crap right up.
01:10:25She didn't do it.
01:10:27Do what?
01:10:28She was protecting me.
01:10:30She was protecting me.
01:10:33As Matt, not Seth.
01:10:35Seth, what the hell are you talking about?
01:10:38I just got the best Christmas present ever.
01:10:41Merry Christmas, Bill.
01:10:43Merry Christmas, Seth.
01:10:50Crawford, get in here.
01:10:51Sir.
01:11:02Sir.
01:11:03So, uh, what happened?
01:11:07Oh, with the Christmas feature.
01:11:08That's right.
01:11:09That's right.
01:11:10I read it.
01:11:10And you know what?
01:11:11It's exactly what I thought it would be.
01:11:15Is that a good thing?
01:11:17No, it's not a good thing, Crawford.
01:11:20But it's not bad, either.
01:11:23You're a good writer.
01:11:24But what happened to that hot story that Sullivan told me about?
01:11:28Some scandal that was going to lure readers from the supermarket tabloids?
01:11:32Right.
01:11:32I know.
01:11:33I just, there wasn't a story.
01:11:35You know, there was nothing I felt I could verify.
01:11:37Nothing you felt you could verify.
01:11:41Right.
01:11:42Crawford, I want you to take a break from obits.
01:11:47Oh.
01:11:49Let's see what you can do with, uh, classifieds.
01:11:54Classifieds.
01:11:57So I'm being demoted.
01:11:59Merry Christmas.
01:12:10Deck the halls with thousand hollings.
01:12:15La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la.
01:12:18I got an idea.
01:12:27Oh, I got a couple, too.
01:12:29Just a second.
01:12:30Just a second.
01:12:31You hungry?
01:12:32Uh-huh.
01:12:34There's nothing here.
01:12:36Um, we're gonna have to go somewhere else.
01:12:38Now?
01:12:39It'll be worth it.
01:12:41I'm trusting you.
01:12:42Oh.
01:12:50You sure she's not coming home?
01:12:51She's not gonna be back for hours.
01:12:54What is it with you in the kitchen?
01:12:58I just wanna grab a few things.
01:13:03Follow me.
01:13:06No more travel time, baby.
01:13:08We're staying right here.
01:13:09No, this is Jean Ellen's apartment.
01:13:12She's not coming home for hours.
01:13:14Oh.
01:13:15Ow.
01:13:16La, la, la, la.
01:13:17La, la.
01:13:22La, la.
01:13:25Do you like it?
01:13:41Oh.
01:13:42It's incredible.
01:13:45Gina, I read the article.
01:13:48You didn't mention the love affair.
01:13:50Why not?
01:13:51I just, I didn't want to ruin anyone's Christmas.
01:13:57You know, I'm a sucker for it.
01:13:58That's not the real reason.
01:14:00You didn't break the story because you were protecting me.
01:14:04And you were protecting me because you feel it too.
01:14:12Feel what?
01:14:13I don't, I don't know what you're talking about.
01:14:15You know exactly what I'm talking about.
01:14:19And you feel it right now.
01:14:25Can we talk about something else?
01:14:27No.
01:14:29Not until you answer one question for me.
01:14:31Do you love him?
01:14:34What?
01:14:36Seth, do you, do you love him?
01:14:41I mean, how can I not, right?
01:14:47I don't know, it's crazy.
01:14:48I mean, can I be in love with someone that I haven't even spent a minute with?
01:14:54Can I?
01:14:55I don't know.
01:14:58And then, of course, there's you.
01:14:59And I guess I just feel like I have to choose between him and you.
01:15:05See, that's not going to happen.
01:15:07In fact, it can't happen.
01:15:08You can say whatever you want, but the truth of the matter is, is that I have to pick one or the other.
01:15:16And I might just be jumping to conclusions here, but as much as I have loved spending time with you,
01:15:24I love Seth just a little bit more.
01:15:26I mean, he's been in my life for so long now, I just can't imagine him not being there.
01:15:32But he is there.
01:15:33I mean, I'm, I'm here.
01:15:37Excuse me, could you guys...
01:15:38Hello?
01:15:42Stop it!
01:15:45I'm sorry, I'm just in the middle of this really important conversation right now,
01:15:49and you guys are not helping.
01:15:53Don't get me wrong, I mean, I totally appreciate everything you guys are doing with the fa-la-la-la-la and the spreading the cheer.
01:15:59I just need you to go and please spread it somewhere else.
01:16:07What's with the...
01:16:08Good night.
01:16:08Okay, thank you.
01:16:10Merry Christmas, I didn't...
01:16:11Spreading cheer.
01:16:12Okay, with that look...
01:16:14Okay, Matt, I don't want to hurt you, but I got to put some honesty back into my life.
01:16:19Gina, that's exactly what I'm trying to...
01:16:21Why don't we just go upstairs and make some hot chocolate, okay?
01:16:26It's cold out here.
01:16:27Okay.
01:16:27Okay.
01:16:29Wow, nice place.
01:16:48Oh my God!
01:16:55This is my apartment!
01:16:56Gina, this is not what it looks like.
01:16:59Oh, it isn't?
01:17:00Okay.
01:17:02It's a little bit what it looks like.
01:17:03We were making...
01:17:03Hot chocolate!
01:17:05Gina, listen, you need to know the truth.
01:17:07Gina!
01:17:08Seth!
01:17:11Gina!
01:17:13That's not Gina.
01:17:15It's not?
01:17:16Wait, you're not Seth?
01:17:18No, I'm Seth.
01:17:21Gina, wait!
01:17:22I'm Matt.
01:17:27It's nice to meet you.
01:17:29Oh God.
01:17:30Wait.
01:17:31Well, if his Ellen is Gina, then my Gina is Ellen, right?
01:17:39I'm good with this.
01:17:40Are you good with this?
01:17:42I think I might be.
01:17:44I think I might like being myself with yourself.
01:17:48Let's make some hot chocolate.
01:17:49Gina, you've got things wrong.
01:17:59Yeah, you're right, I got things wrong.
01:18:02I always get things wrong.
01:18:04How can I be so stupid?
01:18:06I mean, why wouldn't I have just come clean?
01:18:08Please, okay, just listen to me for one minute, please.
01:18:10Why?
01:18:11So you can tell me that this isn't my fault?
01:18:13That anybody would have done the same thing if they were in my situation?
01:18:16I mean, why would you even suggest that?
01:18:18What crap?
01:18:20She hates Christmas.
01:18:23And he got her the antlers.
01:18:26Gina, I can explain.
01:18:27If you just give me one...
01:18:28I don't know why I didn't just come clean.
01:18:29Why didn't I just tell him?
01:18:30I mean, who does that?
01:18:34What kind of spineless jellyfish does that?
01:18:40Me.
01:18:41What?
01:18:42We're both spineless jellyfish.
01:18:50It's me, Gina.
01:18:54I'm Seth.
01:19:00There have been so many times this week that I have tried to tell you, but...
01:19:03But what?
01:19:03There was this whole article thing, and I was so confused about what I could say and what I should do.
01:19:11And the idea that you might not feel the same way about me when you found out the truth...
01:19:14It scared the crap out of me.
01:19:20You're Seth?
01:19:26Then this whole relationship has been based on a lie.
01:19:30Gina, no.
01:19:31No, I'm sorry.
01:19:32I can't do this.
01:19:32Gina, don't walk away.
01:19:34I'm the one that you want.
01:19:36I'm the one that knows everything about you.
01:19:41How you cried when you won the seventh grade science fair.
01:19:44How you never take the tags off your mattress because you really do believe that you might get arrested.
01:19:50You didn't break that story because you were trying to protect me.
01:19:53You didn't break that story because I am the one that you want.
01:19:58You didn't break that story because I am the one that you want.
01:20:00It has to be me.
01:20:02It has to be me because for me, it has to be you.
01:20:08You're right.
01:20:17I am?
01:20:21How about which part?
01:20:23It does have to be you.
01:20:32But you still shouldn't have lied to me.
01:20:37Well, it's not exactly you up there dipped in chocolate either.
01:20:46I might have had some of the same concerns.
01:20:48I can't believe it's really you.
01:20:56Both of you in one.
01:20:57You are everything I imagined.
01:21:06You're exactly what I pictured.
01:21:27You should have known you'd be here.
01:21:49I was just waiting for you.
01:21:57I was just waiting for you.
01:22:27We wish you a Merry Christmas.
01:22:35We wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
01:22:41Good tidings we bring to you and your king.
01:22:45We wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
01:22:49We wish you a Merry Christmas.
01:22:51We wish you a Merry Christmas.
01:22:53We wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
01:22:57Good tidings we bring to you and your king.
01:23:01We wish you a merry Christmas and a happy new year.
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