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00:00This isn't easy, and I vacillated about telling you, but I don't want to keep any more secrets.
00:07What kind of secrets?
00:10It's about your dad. Vernon's having an affair.
00:17My dad, an affair?
00:20Afraid so.
00:21As a psychiatrist, I know better than to say this, but you have lost your mind.
00:31Next, you'll tell me that Mother is running a meth lab in the East Wing?
00:35There's more than just...
00:36More what? Absurdities in this fantasy you cooked up in your guilty conscience?
00:43The woman he was seen with is Sharon Winger.
00:46The Articulette? One of Mother's oldest friends? Her sister?
00:53She would never. He would never!
00:56Okay, well, supposedly he has. Look, I know this is hard to hear.
01:00But your parents don't have the storybook marriage you thought they did.
01:07Come and sit with me, sweetheart.
01:16What is it, darling?
01:20I have some bad news.
01:24Something happened with one of our girls?
01:26No.
01:27It's Martin.
01:28No, sweetheart. Everyone is fine.
01:31This concerns me.
01:34I did have a doctor's appointment today, but it wasn't for my hearing.
01:39Dr. Ahn was giving me the results of another test.
01:43What kind of test?
01:46Vernon, my love.
01:50I've been diagnosed with breast cancer.
01:55Cancer.
02:16I think I'm seeing stars, and I don't mean the Christmas kind.
02:40Tantric yoga.
02:42Okay, so that explains the...
02:45Yeah.
02:46Whatever the hell you did with your...
02:48Oh, yeah.
02:49That's my signature move.
02:51Well, namaste to that.
02:53More like namanaste.
02:54Hey.
02:54Hey.
02:55What are you doing?
02:56Just fixing my hard-working husband a drink.
03:10Real whiskey.
03:18Instead of that god-awful herbal tea you've been forcing on me.
03:21What's the occasion?
03:22Can't a wife just take care of her husband?
03:24Mm-hmm.
03:25Yeah, this is just your way of trying to get your Christmas presents early.
03:29Mm.
03:29Guilty as charged.
03:31Mm-hmm.
03:32Well, you know, I don't negotiate with emotional extortionists, not even the sexy ones.
03:37So, you'll just have to wait until Christmas morning like everybody else.
03:41Actually, I've been thinking we should start a new tradition.
03:46Yeah?
03:47Like what?
03:47We should wait to open our gifts until we get to St. Bart's.
03:55I know that face.
03:57What face?
03:58Your Grinch face.
04:00You're about to steal all my Christmas joy.
04:07I don't want to hear any more excuses about why we can't escape this suffocating town.
04:12My wardrobe's already curated and packed.
04:15Baby, I can still take you to St. Bart's.
04:17We just need to postpone.
04:19But we're supposed to be closing on that gorgeous beachfront house.
04:24Yeah, well, the realtor called and the owners are backing out of the deal.
04:30Classic 11th hour power move.
04:33Okay, up the offer.
04:35Double it if you have to.
04:36No, baby, I don't think it's going to work this time.
04:38You know, you can't put a price on sentimentality.
04:41Have you tried?
04:43Yes, I did.
04:44And quite frankly, the counteroffer I sent was obscene,
04:46but these people, I mean, they're dug in like ticks.
04:50It's their family home, right?
04:51And apparently they want to pass it down.
04:53But what about this family?
04:56Babe, that was supposed to be our dream home.
04:59The place where we finally start our lives together.
05:01I know, I know, I know.
05:03Look, we'll find something better, okay?
05:06Something bigger, more private.
05:08A place where you may not need those microscopic bikinis.
05:11Stop with all the empty promises.
05:13Baby, come on.
05:15No, you got down on one knee and promised to move heaven and earth to make me happy.
05:20And I will, okay?
05:21I will.
05:23Man.
05:24Look, you're my priority, baby, okay?
05:29My everything.
05:31Look, we'll just restart our hunt for our slice of paradise after we spend the holiday with
05:36the family.
05:37Just remember, Dupree's aren't your family anymore.
05:40I am.
05:45I know it's an unusual request for a man who usually makes people's wishes disappear.
05:50Yeah, the most cheerful thing I say during the holidays is,
05:53nothing personal.
05:54And you want me to play old Saint Nick and pass judgment on who's naughty or nice.
05:59Well, we certainly know which column you belong in.
06:01Look who's talking.
06:04Dad used to be Mom's favorite Santa.
06:07Honey, what a wonderful surprise.
06:09What brings you home?
06:12I just needed to grab my snowboard before the ski trip,
06:14so I thought I'd come by and, you know, wish you a happy holiday.
06:19Joey, so you're the one taking my dad's place.
06:28My parents are still deeply, madly in love with each other.
06:32My father still opens car doors, writes her love letters.
06:35Even the strongest marriages can falter.
06:38Not my parents.
06:41They made vows that were meant to be kept,
06:43not optional guidelines.
06:46Look, you think I wanted to bring you this?
06:49Parting you was never my agenda.
06:51Okay?
06:52How considerate of you.
06:55Making sure that I'm not blindsided
06:57by more devastating family news?
07:00Again?
07:02Yeah.
07:02Again.
07:05Details.
07:07Now.
07:08Did you personally see them in a compromising position?
07:12Not personally, no.
07:14But I heard about the affair.
07:15Alleged affair.
07:16Affair?
07:17Fine.
07:18Alleged.
07:20An eyewitness saw them entering the Bowman Hotel.
07:25Millions of people conduct business in hotels.
07:28That doesn't mean they're sleeping together.
07:30Daddy and Sharon were probably just catching up over drinks.
07:33This person also saw Vernon entering Sharon's room.
07:38Maybe Daddy was picking her up for dinner.
07:42Wanted to be gentlemanly by escorting her down.
07:46This person also overheard them say
07:48they didn't want to be seen together
07:49because people would get the wrong idea.
07:52Quote.
07:54Especially my wife.
07:56Unquote.
07:56Maybe they are planning a surprise for Mother.
08:01Maybe they...
08:01This person also confronted Vernon
08:04about what they saw.
08:07I can't believe that I am actually entertaining this.
08:14What was his response?
08:16Didn't deny it.
08:19Nicole.
08:20Look, I am so sorry that...
08:22No!
08:22This doesn't prove anything
08:27other than how incredibly sketchy you are.
08:30Me?
08:30Yes!
08:31You keep saying this person
08:33like you're protecting the deep throat whistleblower.
08:37The messenger isn't as important as the message.
08:40I strongly disagree.
08:43Who is it?
08:46Ted?
08:47Okay.
08:49It was Dana.
08:52I don't understand.
08:56You said these tests were just routine checkups.
09:00That the results were better than you'd expected.
09:03That you were healthier than you've ever been.
09:06And that was true at the time.
09:09But then Dr. Ahn called and
09:10said that my mammogram
09:13showed an area of concern.
09:15So she ordered an ultrasound
09:18and that revealed a lesion.
09:21And then she scheduled a biopsy.
09:24It's the only definitive way to determine
09:27if a suspicious area of the breast
09:30is cancerous.
09:31And in my case,
09:33it is.
09:33These tests,
09:36this mammogram,
09:39ultrasound,
09:40biopsy,
09:41just how long have you been dealing with this?
09:46Oh, it all makes sense now.
09:56That psychopath
09:57cooked up this ridiculous story
09:59about my father cheating
10:00with an articulette,
10:02no less,
10:03knowing that it would cut deep.
10:05My God,
10:06this woman is still playing the long game.
10:08Look,
10:09I know Dana
10:11is not exactly
10:12the most reliable narrator.
10:14She's got her issues.
10:16True enough.
10:16That is like saying
10:17the Titanic had a leak.
10:19The woman is unhinged.
10:22But when she was telling me this,
10:24she seemed
10:25genuine.
10:27Sherry
10:28was genuine
10:29when she was on that hospital roof
10:31pretending she was ready to jump.
10:34That woman
10:35is a master manipulator
10:36and a textbook sociopath.
10:39You'll get no argument
10:40from me there.
10:41But what did she stand to gain
10:43by making this up?
10:44Everything!
10:45She expects me
10:47to go to my father
10:48and confront him,
10:49send the family into chaos
10:50and ruin our holidays.
10:53And she was counting on you
10:55running over here
10:56like some white knight
10:57ready to protect me
10:59from another devastating
11:00family situation.
11:02She was counting on you
11:04because she knows
11:05you would do anything
11:06to be my protector again.
11:07that's not what this is.
11:11What I know is
11:12just because our marriage
11:15couldn't survive
11:16your betrayal
11:17doesn't mean
11:18every marriage is broken.
11:21My father is a better man
11:22than that.
11:23My father is a better man
11:24than...
11:25than me.
11:26You know what?
11:33Maybe you're right
11:34about Dana.
11:37I didn't want to
11:38stir up any trouble.
11:42I just
11:42thought you should know.
11:45It's been a few days.
11:56Days?
11:57You've been dealing
11:58with this for days?
12:00That's why Sharon
12:02and Tracy are in town.
12:04You told them
12:05before me.
12:06Sweetheart,
12:07there are moments
12:08when a woman
12:09needs her sisters.
12:11And Tracy
12:12has been down this road
12:13with similar testing.
12:15Hers turned out
12:15to be benign,
12:16thank God,
12:17but
12:17I wasn't so lucky.
12:21She and Sharon
12:22were a sounding board
12:24for me.
12:26An oasis of comfort
12:27in a storm
12:28of uncertainty.
12:30A storm
12:31I should have been
12:32weathering with you.
12:34And that was
12:34my first thought,
12:35of course,
12:36but
12:36then I considered
12:38what this might do
12:39to you,
12:40and I...
12:40do you think
12:41I'm weak?
12:44That I can't
12:45handle the truth?
12:47No, baby,
12:48that is not
12:49what it is at all.
12:50Then why would
12:51you shut me out
12:52of the most important
12:53battle of your life?
13:02You are the strongest
13:03man I've ever known.
13:05Then why protect
13:07me from this?
13:08I kept praying
13:10it was nothing.
13:12And it was just
13:12a false alarm.
13:15I vowed to love you
13:17in sickness
13:18and health.
13:19Not just when you decide.
13:20I know.
13:21Not just when you think
13:22I can handle it.
13:23I'm sorry, Vernon,
13:25but I don't know
13:25how to do cancer.
13:32I'm sorry.
13:33I'm sorry you had
13:36to sit in that
13:37cold, sterile
13:39damn room
13:40and hear the word
13:42cancer alone
13:43without your partner.
13:50The man who's
13:51supposed to catch you
13:52when you fall.
13:58But that ends
13:59tonight.
14:00I hear you.
14:03I do.
14:06I am terrified
14:07at the thought
14:08of losing you.
14:11But this is not
14:13your battle
14:13to fight alone.
14:16It's ours.
14:20And cancer
14:21picked the wrong
14:21damn family
14:22to mess with.
14:25Yeah.
14:26What I meant
14:35was I'm looking
14:36forward to Christmas
14:36here.
14:37With my daughters,
14:38yes,
14:39but more importantly
14:39with you, baby.
14:40It'll be our first
14:41as a married couple.
14:42Aw,
14:42that arrangement
14:43works out beautifully.
14:45For Bill.
14:47Come on, baby.
14:48You know I care
14:48about your wants, too.
14:49Do you?
14:50When I leave this house,
14:52I'm the pariah
14:52and treat it like
14:53I have some disease
14:54that people are afraid
14:55to catch.
14:56Do you really think
14:57that I want to spend
14:58my holiday being shunned?
15:00Look, baby,
15:01I know things
15:02have not been easy
15:03for you,
15:03but you should have
15:04known that there'd
15:04be fallout
15:05when you chose
15:06to pursue
15:07your best friend's
15:08father.
15:09When I decided
15:10to pursue?
15:11Hey, I'm simply
15:12stating the facts.
15:13Facts?
15:14Oh, no.
15:15You pursued me.
15:17Said Danny was
15:18more roommate
15:19than wife,
15:19that you'd been
15:20sleepwalking,
15:22just existing,
15:23until I came along.
15:24We can agree
15:25to disagree
15:25on the details,
15:26but the point is,
15:28St. Bart's
15:28will still be there
15:29in the spring.
15:33Hayley.
15:36Why, Hayley,
15:37what are you doing?
15:39Giving you
15:40a preview
15:40of what it's like
15:41to miss me.
15:42Don't wait up.
15:45Excuse me?
15:50You're taking
15:52my dad's place
15:52as Santa
15:55for the holiday party.
15:58I tried booking
16:02a professional Santa.
16:03He canceled last minute
16:04Joey's My Hail Mary.
16:06Oh, but you're always
16:07welcome to don the beard.
16:09Community service
16:09looks good on a resume.
16:11Oh, no hard pass.
16:12Fair enough.
16:14Have a seat.
16:14So, how's everything
16:20at school?
16:21Well, it was rough
16:23for a while,
16:24but you know,
16:25I got my head right.
16:26I actually finished
16:27this semester
16:27on the dean's list.
16:29Takes real determination
16:30to bounce back like that.
16:32I'm so proud of you, baby.
16:34Your father would be, too.
16:36Thanks, Mom.
16:38How's your sister?
16:39You know,
16:40I think I should
16:42leave you two
16:43to catch up.
16:44Mother-son time.
16:44It's sacred.
16:45We'll hash out
16:46the details
16:47on the party later,
16:48and, uh,
16:50on Elle.
16:50It's really good
16:51to see you again.
16:57Okay, now tell me.
16:59What's wrong
17:00with your sister?
17:04Oh, yeah.
17:05Cheers.
17:07Oh!
17:07Careful, careful.
17:13Perfect timing.
17:16Sorry for showing up
17:17unannounced.
17:18I should have called.
17:19Oh, please.
17:20You never have to
17:20have a reason to stop by.
17:22What's going on?
17:26Do you think
17:27Daddy would ever
17:29cheat on Mother?
17:30No way.
17:33Okay.
17:34How about I let
17:35you two ladies
17:36talk?
17:37And, um,
17:38I'll actually go
17:39get some real dinner.
17:40Thanks, babe.
17:41Yeah.
17:42Good to see you.
17:46Okay,
17:46what in the actual heck
17:48put this insane thought
17:50into your usually
17:51logical psychiatrist-trained brain?
17:54And even more importantly,
17:55why would you entertain it
17:57for more than a microsecond?
17:58They're not my suspicions.
18:00Then where is this coming from?
18:02Ted stopped by,
18:05said he had important news
18:06that I needed to know.
18:08That Daddy is sleeping
18:11with Sharon Winger.
18:12this is a nice surprise,
18:29catching you here
18:30at the end of the long day.
18:32I needed some serious
18:34comfort food
18:35in this peach cobbler.
18:36It's therapy in a bowl.
18:37You hear me?
18:38Oh, yeah?
18:39You know,
18:39I gotta get me
18:40some of that.
18:42I hate to be
18:43the bear of bad news,
18:44but, uh,
18:45this is the last piece.
18:47This again?
18:48All right,
18:50what's it gonna take?
18:51Diamonds,
18:52pearls,
18:53uh,
18:54mountain of cash?
18:56Oh,
18:56you must be real desperate.
18:58Ugh,
18:59it's been a night.
18:59What do you say?
19:02Yep,
19:02no bribery
19:03between friends.
19:05You're an angel,
19:07Janice.
19:08Speaking of winged beings,
19:10how's that bird feeder
19:11working out?
19:12Oh,
19:12I am waiting for you
19:13to come set that up.
19:14I'm not going out there
19:15so those flying demons
19:16can come run up on me.
19:18I can come by
19:18any time you want.
19:20Yeah,
19:20I figured I'd have to wait
19:21till after the holidays.
19:23You'll be tied up
19:23with family stuff,
19:24right?
19:25Well,
19:25actually,
19:26uh,
19:26Martin and Kat
19:27are spending time
19:28with Dupree's this year.
19:29You know,
19:29different dynamic
19:30with Nicole and I
19:31and stuff.
19:33Right.
19:34But what about Eva?
19:37We spent Thanksgiving together
19:38so she's gonna do Christmas
19:39with her mother.
19:41Oh,
19:42so you'll be spending
19:43Christmas alone.
19:45No,
19:45it's fine.
19:45I'll spend the day
19:47doing me for a change,
19:49you know,
19:49uh,
19:50watching football,
19:51catching up on some reading,
19:52you know,
19:52just, uh,
19:54peace and quiet.
19:59What do you mean
19:59you're booked solid
20:00on spa appointments?
20:02Unbelievable.
20:11Cookie?
20:13Brush from the oven.
20:14I'll pass.
20:18I didn't invite you
20:20to sit,
20:20Mr. Armstrong.
20:21Oh,
20:21relax,
20:22Mrs. Hamilton.
20:23We're just a couple
20:24of high society misfits
20:25making small talk.
20:26What's the harm?
20:29Did your husband
20:30happen to mention
20:32our little chap?
20:33Oh,
20:34you mean the one
20:34where you tried
20:35drafting him
20:35into politics?
20:37He passed.
20:39But are you interested?
20:40Wait,
20:43are you asking me
20:44to run for office?
20:47I mean,
20:48in Bill
20:48being a politician.
20:51Bill already
20:51has plenty of power.
20:52I'm talking about
20:53real power.
20:55The kind you didn't
20:56know existed.
20:59You say,
21:00the wife of a politician
21:02is the woman
21:03behind the throne.
21:04The voice in his ear
21:06when he's making
21:07major moves.
21:08See,
21:08these women
21:09don't attend galas.
21:11They orchestrate them.
21:13They decide
21:14which Fortune 500
21:16CEO
21:16gets five minutes
21:18with the man
21:19who writes
21:19their tax code.
21:21Keep your distance.
21:23There are people around.
21:24Well,
21:25but that's the best part,
21:25Hayley.
21:26You see,
21:27every woman
21:28in this club
21:29who has ever
21:29put you down,
21:32they'd see you
21:32in Vanity Fair
21:33sitting with
21:35real power players
21:36and they would pray
21:39that you would
21:40show them mercy
21:41and give them
21:42the time of day.
21:46Oh,
21:47you feel that?
21:48That rush?
21:50You could have
21:52that kind of power
21:53if you played
21:55your cards right.
21:58And we both know
21:59that you are
21:59exceptionally good
22:01at that.
22:01well,
22:08my husband
22:09needs me.
22:10Hmm.
22:13Until next time,
22:16First Lady Hamilton.
22:18I prefer
22:19Queen.
22:20I love you too,
22:29sweetie.
22:29And be careful,
22:30no showing off
22:30for those ski boys.
22:36She looked good.
22:38I still don't understand
22:39why you had to scare me
22:40by saying you needed
22:41to talk in private.
22:44The real is,
22:46Deanna's been going through
22:47it these past few months.
22:48I mean,
22:48there'd be nights
22:49I'd spend with her
22:50on FaceTime
22:50until the sun came up
22:51because she couldn't
22:52fall asleep.
22:54God.
22:55Sometimes she'd be
22:55crying for hours.
22:57Why didn't you tell me?
22:59She didn't want you
22:59to worry about her
23:00when you had
23:00your own stuff going on.
23:03Despite what she said,
23:04I knew she was
23:05keeping things bottled up.
23:07Every time I tried
23:08to talk to her
23:08about your father,
23:09she either changed
23:10the subject
23:10or suddenly had to go.
23:13Everybody grieves
23:14differently.
23:16She told me
23:17she's still seeing
23:17her therapist.
23:18Is that true?
23:19Oh, yeah.
23:19Absolutely.
23:20I mean,
23:21she's not alone, Mom.
23:22And this ski trip,
23:23it's progress for her.
23:25I'm grateful
23:26she's talking to someone,
23:27even if it's not me.
23:29Plus,
23:30she's got her
23:30sorority sisters,
23:31and I talk to her
23:32pretty much every day.
23:33If I ever see
23:34any red flags,
23:36it'll be the first call.
23:38I can't even begin
23:39to tell you
23:39how proud I am
23:40of the man you've become.
23:41the way you've
23:43stepped up
23:43for your sister.
23:47I've been doing
23:48some thinking
23:49since Dad passed.
23:51Finding out
23:52he was living
23:52this double life
23:53made me take
23:54a second look
23:54on a lot
23:55of things
23:56I thought
23:57I understood.
23:58Whatever demons
23:59your father
24:01had in him,
24:02Doug was still
24:03an incredible father.
24:05I know.
24:05I never questioned
24:07if he left us.
24:08Good.
24:10I questioned
24:11you guys' marriage.
24:18I need you
24:19to elaborate
24:20on what you mean
24:22by questioning
24:22our marriage.
24:25When Deanna
24:26and I would come
24:27home from college
24:27for break,
24:29there was this
24:30shift with you
24:31and Dad.
24:32It wasn't
24:32animosity,
24:34more like
24:34indifference.
24:38Your father
24:39and I
24:40had
24:40a complicated
24:42relationship.
24:44I loved
24:45Doug,
24:46but
24:47over the years
24:48we evolved
24:49into something
24:50more like
24:51a close
24:53friendship.
24:55Joey's playing
24:56much more
24:56than just Santa
24:57to you,
24:58isn't he?
24:59He's a friend
25:00and business
25:01partner.
25:02Come on,
25:02Mom.
25:03I mean,
25:03you just told me
25:04you and Dad
25:04were basically
25:05roommates.
25:06This guy's
25:06clearly feeling
25:07you.
25:09Don't you
25:10have more
25:10important things
25:11to worry about
25:11than your
25:12mother's
25:12love life?
25:13Nope.
25:14I want you
25:14to find someone
25:15who lights you
25:16up again,
25:17who makes you
25:17smile the way
25:18you used to.
25:19I appreciate
25:20you saying
25:21that,
25:21love life.
25:23But the truth
25:24is, baby,
25:24I'm still
25:25figuring it
25:25all out.
25:29Shouldn't
25:29you be
25:30somewhere
25:30romancing
25:31that wife
25:31of yours?
25:32Actually,
25:33I'm picking up
25:33dinner for
25:34said wife.
25:35Sorry about
25:36that.
25:36Post-op
25:37patient has
25:37concerns
25:38about her
25:38recovery
25:39timeline.
25:40Nephew.
25:42Uncle Ted.
25:42I guess
25:45I better
25:45head home
25:46big day
25:46tomorrow.
25:47This is
25:47for you
25:48to finish.
25:49If you
25:49have a
25:49change of
25:50heart about
25:50Christmas,
25:51there's plenty
25:52of room
25:52at my
25:52family's
25:52table.
25:53Just saying.
25:55Okay.
26:02That was
26:03nothing to
26:03look into.
26:04I had
26:05exactly the
26:06same reaction
26:06when Ted
26:06told me.
26:07The whole
26:07thing is
26:08preposterous.
26:09Tracy and
26:09Sharon would
26:10not be that
26:10bold,
26:11and they
26:11valued their
26:11vocal chords.
26:12So does
26:13Daddy.
26:13Think he's
26:14going to
26:14throw away
26:14everything he
26:15has with
26:15Mother for
26:16what?
26:16Some
26:16nostalgic
26:17fling?
26:18I want
26:19to agree
26:20with you.
26:21But?
26:22I met
26:23with Mother
26:24earlier this
26:24week,
26:25and something
26:26was off.
26:27She wasn't
26:28her usual
26:28commanding
26:29self.
26:30Damn.
26:32Damn
26:33what?
26:34I went
26:35over there
26:35a few days
26:36ago to invite
26:37Mother and
26:37Daddy out
26:38for lunch,
26:38and Daddy
26:39was acting
26:40sketchy,
26:41working overtime
26:41to get rid
26:42of me.
26:42And then I
26:43go back to
26:44discuss Christmas
26:44plans with
26:45Mother,
26:45and they
26:46were both
26:47giving off
26:47weird vibes.
26:49In what
26:49way?
26:50It's hard
26:50to explain.
26:51The energy
26:51was just
26:52off.
26:52And then Mother
26:53gets all
26:53sentimental with
26:54me and tells
26:54me I have to
26:55promise to
26:55take care of
26:56Daddy if
26:56anything happens
26:57to her.
26:58Like if she
26:59discovers he's
27:00been unfaithful
27:01and decides she
27:02can't stay?
27:02You're doing
27:03that thing.
27:04What do
27:04these shrinks
27:05call it?
27:06Projecting.
27:06Do not
27:07patronize me
27:08with my
27:08own terminology.
27:09This is
27:10our family
27:10we are
27:10talking about.
27:11Well,
27:12if Daddy
27:12and Sharon
27:13are really
27:13hitting the
27:14high notes
27:14together,
27:15there's one
27:18way to
27:18find out.
27:21Send it
27:22to voicemail.
27:25We have to
27:25tell them
27:26at some
27:26point.
27:27Please,
27:27Vernon.
27:28I'm not
27:29ready.
27:30And I
27:31don't want
27:31this Christmas
27:32to turn
27:32into a
27:32funeral
27:33rehearsal.
27:33Sweetheart,
27:37if this
27:38is my
27:38last
27:38Christmas.
27:39Don't
27:40you dare
27:40talk that
27:41way.
27:42Triple
27:42negative
27:43breast
27:44cancer.
27:45The doctors
27:46say it's
27:46very aggressive
27:47and black
27:49women are at
27:49higher risk
27:50of dying
27:50from this
27:51type of
27:51cancer.
27:51Now,
27:52I'm not
27:52giving up,
27:53but the
27:54odds are
27:55not in
27:55my favor.
28:00Do you
28:01remember what
28:01the odds
28:02were when
28:03of a
28:05black girl
28:06from
28:06Cabrini
28:07Green
28:07having the
28:09career you
28:10did?
28:12Every time
28:13you walked
28:14into one
28:14of those
28:15rooms,
28:16a rehearsal
28:16hall,
28:18a recording
28:18studio,
28:19a movie
28:19set,
28:21on the
28:21stage of
28:22one of
28:22those award
28:23shows,
28:24smart money
28:25bet against
28:25you.
28:28You've
28:28been beating
28:29impossible odds
28:30your entire
28:31life.
28:33and you'll
28:34beat this
28:34too.
28:37Yeah,
28:37but I
28:38lost more
28:38awards than
28:39I won.
28:41All those
28:42acceptance
28:42speeches I
28:43rehearsed,
28:45hoping for
28:46the best,
28:46but preparing
28:47for the worst.
28:49That's how I
28:50handled
28:50disappointment.
28:53If this
28:54holiday is
28:54it,
28:55I want to
28:58see them
28:58all here.
29:00Our
29:01children,
29:02our
29:02grandchildren,
29:04their
29:04children,
29:05filling
29:06every corner
29:06of this
29:07house with
29:08joy and
29:08laughter.
29:09I want to
29:10see all
29:11their smiling
29:12faces worry-free.
29:14I want this
29:15to be the
29:16best damn
29:16Dupree
29:17Christmas
29:17ever.
29:18if that's
29:22what my
29:23lovely wife
29:24wants,
29:25we'll make
29:27it happen.
29:27I saw
29:39your son
29:40stepping out.
29:41I hope
29:41all that
29:42family talk
29:42didn't kill
29:43your appetite.
29:44Sit.
29:46About
29:46Santa.
29:48Now,
29:48you know
29:50I have a
29:50reputation to
29:51maintain.
29:52I wasn't
29:53trying to
29:53use you as
29:53some kind
29:54of Doug
29:54replacement.
29:55I'm really
29:55in a bind.
29:56All my
29:57escorts
29:57were booked.
29:58Otherwise,
29:58I would have
29:59asked them
29:59first.
30:00Makes sense.
30:01A lot of
30:02lonely hearts
30:02come Christmas.
30:03I understand
30:04if you don't
30:05want to make
30:05merry and
30:06pass out
30:06presents,
30:06I'll come
30:07up with
30:07something
30:07different
30:08for this
30:08year.
30:10So,
30:11how did
30:11things go
30:12with
30:12Donnell?
30:13And,
30:13what's up
30:14with
30:14Deanna?
30:15She's
30:15better than
30:16expected.
30:17Donnell's
30:18keeping an
30:18eye on her,
30:19even doing
30:19daily check-ins.
30:21Good man.
30:22Takes after
30:23his mother.
30:24You know
30:25what surprised
30:25me most?
30:27He gave
30:27me his blessing
30:28to move
30:28on with
30:29my life.
30:31You don't
30:31say?
30:32Said nobody
30:33expects me to
30:34be alone
30:34forever,
30:35and he
30:36wants me to
30:36find that
30:37spark again.
30:39Care to help?
30:41He could wear
30:41the beard
30:42and nothing
30:42else.
30:43You don't
30:44look sick.
30:46I may have
30:47told a little
30:48white lie
30:48to get you
30:48home.
30:49home.
30:50You
30:50faked
30:51a medical
30:51crisis?
30:54What's
30:54next?
30:54You're
30:54going to
30:55fake your
30:55own
30:55death so
30:55I can
30:56come to
30:56your
30:56funeral?
30:56Baby,
30:57I just
30:57needed you
30:58to come
30:58back.
30:58Come here.
31:00Come on.
31:01I heard
31:01what you
31:02were saying
31:02about,
31:03you know,
31:03family
31:04traditions
31:05and all
31:05that,
31:06and about
31:07wanting
31:08something
31:08that's
31:08ours.
31:09So,
31:10I wanted
31:12to give
31:12you this.
31:16A deed
31:17to a
31:17house
31:17in St.
31:18Bart's?
31:18No.
31:21It's
31:22something
31:22I made
31:22as a
31:22little
31:23boy.
31:29So,
31:30this was
31:30my mother's
31:31way of
31:31reminding
31:32me of
31:32the true
31:32meaning
31:33of
31:33Christmas.
31:34Every
31:34November,
31:35we'd go
31:35through
31:36this list
31:36and see
31:37how I
31:37could
31:38implement
31:38each.
31:39You
31:39know,
31:39the
31:39share,
31:40care,
31:40and
31:40give.
31:41That
31:41was
31:41for
31:42things
31:43like
31:43family,
31:44community,
31:44helping
31:45our
31:45elderly
31:45neighbor,
31:46giving
31:46away
31:46clothes
31:47and
31:47toys
31:48that
31:48I'd
31:48outgrown.
31:49And the
31:49wish,
31:50that was
31:51for me.
31:52You know,
31:52what I
31:52wanted.
31:53But this
31:54year,
31:55I'm changing
31:55things up.
31:57And my
31:58wish,
31:59my wish is
32:01that you
32:02realize that
32:02my feelings
32:03and love
32:03for you
32:04are sincere.
32:06You're the
32:06only woman
32:07I need
32:07in my
32:07life.
32:08it's
32:12beautiful,
32:13but I
32:17can't shake
32:18this feeling
32:18that I'm
32:19still getting
32:19your
32:20leftovers.
32:22Well,
32:22I,
32:23um,
32:23I never
32:26told Danny
32:27about this.
32:28I find
32:29that hard
32:30to believe.
32:31Yeah,
32:31no,
32:31I didn't.
32:33You know,
32:33Danny knows
32:33about my
32:34difficult
32:35relationship
32:36with my
32:37father.
32:39You know,
32:39and of course
32:40I talked
32:40about my
32:41mother,
32:42but there
32:42are things
32:43that,
32:43um,
32:46things that
32:46happened
32:47that I
32:49don't discuss
32:50or think
32:51about.
32:56You know,
32:56this tradition
32:57died with
32:57my mom.
33:00And I buried
33:01it so deep
33:01I almost
33:02forgot that
33:02it existed.
33:03until I
33:05met you.
33:07This is
33:07our new
33:08tradition.
33:13Love you.
33:16You remember
33:17those games
33:18you used
33:19to drag
33:19my dad
33:20to?
33:20Do I?
33:22My brother
33:23hated football
33:24like it stole
33:25something from him.
33:27Well, he said
33:27he couldn't
33:27understand the
33:28concept of
33:29grown men
33:30chasing around
33:31a piece of
33:31pigskin
33:32for three hours.
33:33yet rain or
33:35shine,
33:35he rarely
33:36missed a game.
33:39Those Sunday
33:40afternoons,
33:41man,
33:41they were
33:41sacred.
33:44Two brothers
33:45bonding over
33:45cheap beer,
33:48burnt nachos,
33:50and half
33:50smokes,
33:51of course.
33:53He said
33:53those afternoons
33:54were worth
33:55the ticket price
33:55alone,
33:56even if the
33:57team wasn't.
33:58I really
34:02miss him.
34:04Yeah.
34:06Me too.
34:10Which is
34:11why I got you
34:13something.
34:14Boom.
34:15Just pick those
34:16up.
34:17Happy I ran
34:17into you.
34:18good seats
34:25too, huh?
34:27Wow.
34:29So what do you
34:30say?
34:30Ready to carry on
34:32the richest
34:32in tradition?
34:33You know it.
34:38Merry Christmas,
34:39Uncle Ted.
34:42Merry Christmas,
34:43Neff.
34:43Straight to
34:46voicemail.
34:46Again.
34:47Maybe he's
34:48busy.
34:48Maybe they're
34:49talking.
34:49Maybe we should
34:50march right over
34:51there.
34:51Stop!
34:51Our family
34:52could be
34:52imploding as
34:53we speak.
34:54I want answers
34:55just as much
34:55as you do,
34:56but we can't
34:56run over there
34:57demanding a
34:58confession.
34:58How are we
34:59supposed to
34:59handle finding
35:00out that our
35:00father,
35:01our moral
35:02compass,
35:02might be
35:03cheating on
35:03our mother
35:04with her
35:04best friend?
35:06If something
35:07is going on,
35:09they'll tell
35:10us when
35:10they're ready.
35:11It is
35:13Christmas.
35:14Exactly.
35:16Can you
35:16imagine the
35:17hell mother
35:17would rain
35:18down if we
35:18showed up
35:19tonight hurling
35:20accusations?
35:21She would be
35:22so disappointed.
35:24And so
35:25would daddy.
35:27Disappointed
35:28that we
35:28thought so
35:29little of him.
35:41the
35:54I
35:56I
35:57I
35:58I
35:59I
35:59I
35:59never
36:00I
36:00I
36:00I
36:00I
36:01I
36:04I
36:05I
36:06I
36:08I
36:09I
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