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00:00Where'd you sneak off to?
00:09Sneak off to? No, I just had to make a call.
00:11Oh. I thought you said you were grateful to have this time off.
00:15I am grateful. Forrest is closed. I'm off the hook.
00:17I was talking to Kitty on the mission.
00:20Oh, good.
00:21I'll set for tomorrow to help him.
00:22Yeah, that's important. We have to give back, right?
00:26That's what the holidays are all about.
00:30What? What's going on? You okay?
00:34Yeah, I'm okay. I just don't worry about Dad.
00:38This can't be easy for him, you know, getting to the spirit of the season.
00:41He's not a forester anymore.
00:43Wow, this place looks so amazing. So jolly.
00:51Oh, Eric, I know how much this holiday means to you.
00:54And can I tell you, I am so excited to host the family gathering tomorrow. It's...
01:08Hello? Aren't you?
01:15Donna, look, I appreciate everything that you've put into all this. It's beautiful, but I don't think I'm really into it this year.
01:27Now I see why you needed help with the decorations.
01:46Well, I gotta make sure the mistletoe works, right?
01:54Mom, Mom! Can you make Christmas cookies?
01:57Christmas?
01:58Christmas icing!
01:59We want to take the cookies to Granddad's tomorrow.
02:02Can we?
02:03I think we can do that. That'll make the party even more special.
02:08We can't wait to see everybody! Christmas Eve at Great Granddad's is the best!
02:14Yay!
02:27Okay, before we start baking cookies, we need to unpack all of our Christmas decorations.
02:32Yeah, but you have to be careful with these, right? These are all one of a kind.
02:35Yeah, these are really, really special. My favorite.
02:37Kelly, do you remember making this one in school?
02:40Second grade.
02:42Oh, my gosh.
02:43Oh.
02:44I made this one in kindergarten!
02:48Yeah, good memory.
02:49Okay, you know what? Let me take these two special pieces and put it...
02:54We'll put them in a special place right up here so we can see them, okay?
03:01All right, what else do we need to do?
03:04Open presents!
03:05Oh, not yet, bud. Not yet.
03:07Not till Christmas.
03:08Yeah.
03:09I know you two are really excited, but Christmas Eve is right around the corner.
03:13Mm-hmm.
03:14Can't wait.
03:15Yeah.
03:16Me too.
03:17So fun!
03:18It's gotta be hard for them, not being at the office and just being over there with Donna.
03:27They're getting ready for the party.
03:30We should see if they need a hand.
03:33Yeah.
03:34Yeah.
03:35Maybe.
03:36So, yeah, let's just go there and should we do that or...?
03:42Yeah.
03:43We should do that.
03:45Let's go.
03:46Yeah.
03:47Let's go.
03:48This year just, it doesn't feel the same, Donna, you know?
03:53And I don't wanna, I don't wanna be the Grinch.
03:55I don't wanna bring the family down, especially the kids, you know?
03:59So...
04:00Yeah, I get it.
04:02It's, uh...
04:03Retirement's quite a transition, right?
04:05Yeah.
04:06Yeah.
04:07But I know you, Eric, and...
04:10When everyone gets here, you'll see.
04:13You'll see.
04:15You're gonna start playing the piano and you're gonna sing carols and...
04:19You're gonna make your famous eggnog.
04:21And one cup of that, that, that will lift anyone's spirits.
04:25The family relies on you for Christmas.
04:29You, you're the patriarch.
04:31You pull the family together.
04:34And you, my dear, you bring the spirit of Christmas.
04:53Um, look, should we just put a pause on this and get the kitchen ready for baking cookies?
04:58Well, let's wait until the kids finish their, their list to Santa.
05:02And if we don't get to it today, then we can do it before Granddad's party.
05:06It'll be good to see him.
05:08You miss having him at the office?
05:10Yeah.
05:11And I know he misses it too.
05:13Well, retirement's a big change.
05:17How's he dealing with it?
05:19I'm not entirely sure, but I get the feeling it's hard for him.
05:28Eric?
05:29Eric, I, I need your help.
05:33Eric?
05:34Oh, oh, oh boy.
05:36Oh.
05:37Oh.
05:38Oh.
05:39Well, there you are.
05:41Oh, hey.
05:43Oh, wow.
05:44This is gorgeous.
05:46Oh, thanks.
05:47Uh.
05:48Hey, where's my dad?
05:49I didn't see his car outside.
05:50Is you running an errand?
05:52Oh, that's weird.
05:53He was just here.
05:54He didn't say he was going out or anything.
05:56So what is it?
05:57Are you worried?
05:58Worried?
05:59No, it's not like he's getting called into work or anything.
06:03I'm sorry.
06:04I'm sorry.
06:05That wasn't cool.
06:06I'm being silly.
06:07That, that was really bad.
06:08Um, no, I'm just having a weird day and, uh, the way that Eric's feeling.
06:12How is he feeling?
06:13He's fine.
06:16Actually, he's fine.
06:18Everything, everything's fine.
06:19What's going on?
06:21He's having a hard day, okay?
06:24He's having a hard day.
06:25Why?
06:26Because he's not working?
06:27Because the holidays?
06:28What?
06:29Solid.
06:32Okay, you stay with her and I'll, I'll be back in a minute.
06:35Okay, well, where are you going?
06:36I'm gonna go find my dad.
06:38Oh.
06:42Oh.
07:42I really thought Grandi would appreciate the change.
08:01You Forsters love what you do.
08:05It's hard to let go of the challenge and the excitement.
08:08Yeah, but nobody can keep up with that kind of intensity.
08:11Eric's dedicated to his craft.
08:14I mean, we almost lost him.
08:16It's like that health scare if it wasn't for you and that experimental treatment.
08:19Yeah, but Eric pulled through.
08:22Recovery wasn't easy.
08:24Yeah, but he got back on his feet, but then we lost the company.
08:28Not for long.
08:29I'm sure it's not how he imagined spending the rest of his year, you know, forcing himself to retire, being at home all day.
08:37Yeah, that's a whole new life.
08:40Yeah, yeah, it is.
08:41But that's why going to Grandad's party tomorrow is really important.
08:46Listen, we need to celebrate him and our family.
08:51I didn't mean to make it sound like an emergency or anything.
08:54I mean, he went out.
08:55Big deal, right?
08:56I mean, maybe he's just buying presents or something.
08:59You don't want to overreact and neither do you a lot.
09:03So did he respond to your texts?
09:08No.
09:09No, and he knows I worry and it...
09:11I try not to.
09:13I mean, he doesn't like me keeping tabs on him.
09:15He says, I'm a grown man, you know.
09:18Who is going through a hard time right now.
09:21I know, and I'm doing everything I can to pull him out of it, you know.
09:25I'm suggesting a trip or a new club or anything.
09:30He enjoys being with you.
09:33I know.
09:35I love spending all this time with him, but...
09:38I don't know, this whole retirement thing has just...
09:41knocked him off balance.
09:44Well, he is an artist and he's very passionate about his work.
09:47I thought maybe he'll find something to fill that space.
09:54I don't know.
09:55I don't know, Eric said that, uh...
09:58he wasn't in the mood for Christmas this year.
10:09You're telling me there's frustration and heartache
10:12and how difficult that is, you're telling me this?
10:15None of that matters, because in the end,
10:17you have this collection in a beautiful gown...
10:20Yes, it's all beautiful, and yes, it's all worth it,
10:22but it's not worth putting your life on the line for it.
10:25It's not worth it.
10:38Maybe you had it right, Stephanie.
10:41Maybe you checked out at the right time.
10:43This, uh...
10:44This getting old thing is not everything it's cracked up to be.
10:49I'm doing my best.
10:52I can do it.
10:55I'll pay it forward.
10:56Mark, I want to see that before you can check it out.
11:06I'll do that.
11:25Congratulations.
11:26Absolutely, thank you.
11:27Oh, my God.
11:28Listen to it, I cry.
11:30I love you.
11:31I love you.
11:31I love you.
11:32I knew I was going to find you here.
11:57You guys were in there a while.
11:59Yeah, there's some long lists.
12:02They're not lists.
12:04They're letters.
12:05To Santa!
12:07You let him know what you want?
12:09Kelly helped me write mine.
12:11We worked on them together.
12:13Can we see?
12:20You guys didn't ask for anything?
12:23Not for us.
12:24We already have enough.
12:25Right, Hayes?
12:26Right.
12:27I'm going to give your gifts to other kids.
12:30So they can have presents and a Merry Christmas.
12:34We thought of the kids you told us about at the mission.
12:37We have a house.
12:40Their families don't.
12:42Some kids live in places where there's not enough food.
12:46Or doctors like Finn.
12:50You really thought this through.
12:51At first they wanted a drone.
12:55But making other people happy is more important than stuff.
13:03We want everyone all over the world to have a Merry Christmas.
13:09Kelly, I think that's a beautiful idea.
13:11It was mine too.
13:12Santa's going to love these.
13:16We're so proud of you.
13:18Come here, you guys.
13:19Yeah.
13:20So sweet.
13:21Yes.
13:22You guys are just amazing.
13:25Yeah.
13:25You're so amazing.
13:28Come on, Hayes.
13:29Let's go make the envelopes.
13:31All right.
13:32Hey.
13:32Oh my god.
13:36I mean, can you believe this?
13:37Yeah.
13:40Very, very thankful right now.
13:43All right.
13:44You know what?
13:45It all starts with you.
13:47You are the love of my life.
13:49I need an incredible mom to those two kids.
13:52And I mean, every day is Christmas with you, babe.
13:57I love you so much.
13:59I love you more than I can express.
14:01Maybe we should give this a try.
14:09No.
14:21Still nothing.
14:23Nothing.
14:24Eric just needs a little extra support right now.
14:28And he's not alone in that.
14:29Especially this time of the year.
14:31When people need generosity and compassion the most.
14:36Yeah.
14:37Okay.
14:39You, uh...
14:41You caught me.
14:43What are you doing?
14:45Well, I knew the office would be closed today, so I thought I'd pop in and just see if, uh...
14:50If anything's changed.
14:52Nothing's changed.
14:53Nah.
14:54And you can pop in here anytime you want.
14:56This is your company.
14:59I know that.
15:00I appreciate that.
15:03So, uh...
15:03How'd you know I'd be here?
15:05Where else would you be?
15:08Good point.
15:09Yeah.
15:11Tomorrow's Christmas.
15:13Still a lot of work to do.
15:15I mean, that eggnog's not gonna spike itself.
15:17You know that.
15:18Also a good point.
15:21How you doing?
15:23Come on, Rich.
15:25Parents are supposed to worry about children.
15:27Not the other way around.
15:29Well, I'm always gonna worry about you.
15:30Because I kind of like you.
15:34Like having you around.
15:35I like talking to you.
15:37So let's talk.
15:39What's going on?
15:41Is it this season?
15:42Is it this new stage in your life?
15:45What is it?
15:47You know you're not doing this alone, right?
15:49We're all here for you.
15:50It's gonna be a house full of people tomorrow.
15:52We're gonna celebrate another Forrest of Christmas.
15:54Yeah.
15:54Dinah has a fantastic day planned.
15:56Yes.
15:57And you're gonna be a fantastic host, as always.
16:00Yeah.
16:01Hey.
16:03I know you're not leading this company anymore.
16:06You're still leading this family.
16:09And toasts and Christmas spirit.
16:14And making memories.
16:17Plus, you won't let anybody else touch your piano, so...
16:21Ho, ho, ho.
16:23Yeah, you make it sound wonderful.
16:26Because it is wonderful.
16:27Well, I, uh...
16:31I look forward to it.
16:35It's just been strange, you know?
16:37I've been dragging my feet.
16:39But, uh...
16:40I don't want to let anybody down.
16:44Certainly not the children.
16:45You've never let anybody down.
16:50You're gonna start now.
16:53You have a good life.
16:56Donna loves you.
16:58Your whole family loves you.
17:01More than you'll ever know.
17:05Me.
17:06Me.
17:06Oh, I love you.
17:11Yeah, I love you too, buddy.
17:13Ho, ho, ho.
17:16Okay.
17:17Okay.
17:19Take your moment.
17:21I'll see you tomorrow.
17:23Okay.
17:24I'll see you tomorrow.
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