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When guardian angel Harry Mills arrives on Earth for the first time, he has much to learn about human life. But this miracle worker in training ignores the advice of his experienced celestial mentor, Celeste, and eagerly accepts his first assignment: helping a young woman named Addie find the confidence to change her life. Now, after the sudden death of her father, Addie lives with her mother, Sharon, filled with regret and uncertainty as she tries to finish her degree while avoiding her childhood nemesis and neighbor, Erich. Enter Harry, posing as her new, fumbling, well-meaning English teacher who takes it upon himself to guide her to see the wonderful things she can't see in herself. With Christmas Day as the deadline to change Addie's perspective or say goodbye to her earthly existence, Harry is helpless but tender in his attempt to help Addie open herself to a life full of promise and even love, learning a few life lessons along the way.
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00:00:09I know you're in charge, and I obviously trust your judgment, but I'm not going to lie, I'm
00:00:14worried about this one. Harry Mills has a reputation of being rather, how should I put
00:00:18it, eccentric, and I fear he may stand out rather than blend in. I'll do my best to guide
00:00:24him, but this is a serious situation, and we don't have much time.
00:00:28Great to meet you. I can't tell you how happy I am to have been selected to come to Earth.
00:00:35I've been an angel for a long time, and I've always wanted to work with humans. I understand
00:00:40you have my first human assignment. Why don't I just give you some change? Thank you.
00:00:49Come here. Yeah, come here. Try that. Thank you.
00:00:57Yep. Harry Mills. First time in human form.
00:01:01What is this?
00:01:02Coco. We'll start you off slow, work our way to coffee. Take a seat.
00:01:10Sit on the seat. Sit down and sit on it. Sit on it.
00:01:15I'm looking for someone. Oh? My mentor. Yay. You found me. You passed the first test.
00:01:22Celeste. You're a mentor? Just for a few thousand years. It's a pretty good setup. You get your
00:01:28own experienced angel to help you succeed here. For angels who need that, it is.
00:01:33Yes. Hmm. Your first human assignment is Addie Folsom. You have to get her life back
00:01:40on track. Addie Folsom. Born here in Tacoma. She's very smart. Diagnosed with dyslexia as
00:01:46a child, so reading was a challenge. But she had good teachers, so she learned to manage
00:01:51it. Unfortunately, her self-esteem had already suffered, so she ended up running away from
00:01:56her true calling. What is her true calling? That's the first thing you have to find out.
00:02:00No. I can't wait to help her. When do I meet her? She's in your class. My class? You'll
00:02:06be teaching a class as your cover. When we're done here, you'll go see your boss, Mr. Concedo.
00:02:11He's the head of the English department. I really like what this Coco is doing. There
00:02:16are some important ground rules. For one, stay out of trouble with Mr. Concedo. With all due
00:02:21respect, Celeste, I don't really need a whole bunch of help. Look, I get it. I do. I remember
00:02:26my first time on earth. But experiencing in the flesh is much different. With humans,
00:02:32there's a lot at play. Thank you, Celeste. Really, you've been great. And I appreciate
00:02:37the warm welcome, but there's nothing more necessary. Yeah, I'm glad you think so. Yeah,
00:02:42well, one more small thing. You're here for a trial period. You have to get Addie's life
00:02:46back on track by Christmas, or you have to go back. For good. Whoever this Mr. Concedo is
00:02:51is going to love me when he meets me, and I'll get Addie back on track early. So really,
00:02:55Celeste, no help necessary. Harry, the chair has to stay. I have to leave the chair here.
00:03:01Yes, leave that there. There'll be more room. I like this one. I'll take this. Thank you.
00:03:06Yeah. Thank you.
00:03:12Massey Hall, room 212.
00:03:18I have my work cut out for me.
00:03:24You are here? How does it know I'm here?
00:03:33Hi, Doug.
00:03:40Hey, Doug.
00:03:44Did the dogs do that? I never read about that. Wait, are you...
00:03:51You're also an angel?
00:03:53Do you have an assignment, too?
00:04:02Did I tell you we were getting a new professor?
00:04:04No.
00:04:05What happened to the one you had?
00:04:07She won the lottery and left.
00:04:09What?
00:04:10Yeah.
00:04:11She said she doesn't even remember buying a ticket.
00:04:14That's luck.
00:04:15Yeah, it's strange, right?
00:04:16So, do you know anything about the instructor that's taking her place?
00:04:19Nope.
00:04:20Not yet, but I do know we're starting our next book. It's Christmas Carol.
00:04:24Aha.
00:04:25Thanks, Heidi.
00:04:29Hmm.
00:04:30Well, I'm going to go pick it up before class and get started.
00:04:33I really want to follow through this time.
00:04:38Heidi, your dad would be really proud of you.
00:04:42You know, I have got to be the only person who dropped out of community college,
00:04:45one class short of graduating.
00:04:47You have always been really hard on yourself.
00:04:49At the time, you had reasons.
00:04:51Yeah.
00:04:51Fear of failure.
00:04:53Or fear of success.
00:04:55You sound like dad.
00:05:01You always loved the holidays.
00:05:05You used to make those cookies.
00:05:07Yeah.
00:05:09Do you remember how we used to put one extra present in the ornament box for us to find?
00:05:12You kept that up every Christmas.
00:05:15Yeah.
00:05:30Don't you knock?
00:05:32Knocking.
00:05:32Right.
00:05:33I read about that.
00:05:36I'll build the habit.
00:05:37You must be Mr. Mills.
00:05:39You must be Mr. Concedo.
00:05:41Well, they just finished Joyce.
00:05:44Today, they start Dickens.
00:05:47Classic literature class is at 2.30 p.m.
00:05:51In the Hart building, room 107.
00:05:53You have office hours twice a week.
00:05:54I love literature.
00:05:56I taught Shakespeare.
00:05:57Which place?
00:05:58Or was it the sonnets?
00:06:00The guy.
00:06:01I taught him how to play gin rummy.
00:06:03After he got his wings, of course.
00:06:06Don't get smart with me, Mr. Mills.
00:06:09I have a lot of power at this school.
00:06:11We're at a college.
00:06:13Why wouldn't you want me to get smart?
00:06:15Good day, Mr. Mills.
00:06:18Who's Addie Folsom?
00:06:23Here.
00:06:25Nice to meet you.
00:06:29I'm looking forward to working with you.
00:06:33And you, with the dog.
00:06:35Your name?
00:06:37Andrew Fairfax.
00:06:38This is Tommy.
00:06:40It's approved by the school to be here.
00:06:42Tommy.
00:06:45The remainder of the semester,
00:06:47you'll be reading Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol.
00:06:50I read it when it first came out.
00:06:52Who's heard of Scrooge?
00:06:54Goes to Christmas Pass?
00:06:56Present.
00:06:56Future.
00:06:57Ah, humbug.
00:07:00How about each class,
00:07:02I'll assign a different chapter
00:07:03so that we're all reading the same thing
00:07:05at the same time.
00:07:06Then we'll discuss it in the following class.
00:07:09So for the next class,
00:07:10read the first chapter, Marley's Ghost.
00:07:13Hi.
00:07:14I'm very sorry,
00:07:15but I have to live a little early.
00:07:17When the babysitter has to live early,
00:07:19I can't make her wait
00:07:20because you wouldn't believe
00:07:21how much it costs to have a babysitter.
00:07:23I work lunches in the cafeteria
00:07:24to pay for that and school.
00:07:25Oh, I'm Elena.
00:07:28Who else can do what Elena did
00:07:30and tell me everything?
00:07:31Addy?
00:07:34Anything.
00:07:35Your true calling.
00:07:40Um, I'm not really comfortable
00:07:42with these kind of team building exercises.
00:07:46You could ask somebody else.
00:07:55Time feels slow.
00:08:05I love walking from campus
00:08:07on all these different surfaces.
00:08:10It was really nice
00:08:11that you just set me up in a house.
00:08:12Do I have things, too?
00:08:13You do.
00:08:14Now,
00:08:15put the key in the lock.
00:08:23I met Tommy.
00:08:25Yes.
00:08:26Tommy has the ability
00:08:27to communicate non-verbally.
00:08:29Makes him one of our best.
00:08:30He made a Christmas decoration appear.
00:08:32He'll be able to do things like that, too,
00:08:34eventually.
00:08:35But first,
00:08:36let's teach you how to unlock a door.
00:08:42I have stairs!
00:08:47You have to lock it on the inside.
00:08:50I have to lock it on the inside.
00:09:01Look.
00:09:03There's me, Celeste.
00:09:06Mom?
00:09:08Mom.
00:09:10How was class?
00:09:11I met Addy.
00:09:11As soon as I find out
00:09:12what path she's supposed to be on,
00:09:13I'm sure I can get her back on it.
00:09:16You don't happen to know
00:09:17what path that is, do you?
00:09:19You ready for some help?
00:09:20It's not help,
00:09:22but if you know the problem,
00:09:23then I can zoom to the solution.
00:09:27First part of any assignment
00:09:28is finding out what the problem is.
00:09:30People's problems can seem obvious,
00:09:32but there's always something underneath
00:09:33holding them back.
00:09:35What was the path she veered away from?
00:09:38To learn that,
00:09:39you have to get to know her
00:09:40and earn her trust.
00:09:43No light.
00:09:51Okay.
00:09:52The lights are in one of these.
00:09:54I'll get it all organized
00:09:55while you guys are on your trip.
00:09:56You don't have to,
00:09:57unless you really want to.
00:09:59Ha!
00:10:00We're ready to string them up?
00:10:02Oh.
00:10:04That tree on the front lawn
00:10:05has never known a Christmas
00:10:06without being decorated by her father.
00:10:10That tree will miss him this year.
00:10:15I don't know.
00:10:16It's okay if you'd rather not.
00:10:18You know, it's up to you.
00:10:20It's just not the same without him,
00:10:21and I don't want to pretend like it is.
00:10:24Would it be okay if we didn't?
00:10:26Of course.
00:10:30All right.
00:10:31I am going to go back across the street
00:10:33and get ready for our trip.
00:10:35Thanks for coming to help, Julie.
00:10:36I'm sorry.
00:10:38I understand.
00:10:45You know, it's enough
00:10:46just having you here for the holidays, Addie.
00:10:48It's been a long time
00:10:50since I've been home for Christmas.
00:10:52Feels good to be back.
00:10:53Oh, you know what?
00:10:55We forgot the suitcase.
00:10:56Would you mind going over to Julie's
00:10:57while I make dinner
00:10:58and get the extra one she has for me?
00:11:00Yeah, sure.
00:11:02I've been over there since I was a kid.
00:11:05Remember how much Eric used to tease me?
00:11:08He liked you.
00:11:09He called me Adelaide
00:11:11because he knew I didn't like it.
00:11:12Well, that was when you were kids,
00:11:13not when you were in high school.
00:11:15Yeah, by then,
00:11:16he was too busy being class president
00:11:18and letting me know
00:11:18how little he had to study
00:11:20to get good grades.
00:11:21He knew how hard I had to work.
00:11:24Well, maybe he was trying to impress you.
00:11:27Me?
00:11:27Mm-hmm.
00:11:29You're right.
00:11:35Mr. Mills?
00:11:39Hey, I didn't know you were my neighbor.
00:11:41That's very clever, Celeste.
00:11:44I didn't know this house finally sold.
00:11:47People were making offers on it,
00:11:49but the owner kept turning them down.
00:11:51He must be someone special.
00:11:54Yes.
00:11:55And so are you.
00:11:57We all are.
00:11:58So how are you doing?
00:12:02How are you really doing?
00:12:04I'm fine.
00:12:07How are you?
00:12:08Fine.
00:12:09I'm thinking about my life.
00:12:12Ever think about your life?
00:12:15I, um,
00:12:17kind of got to get going.
00:12:20Well, if you ever have a problem,
00:12:21you can come talk to me
00:12:22and tell me your problem.
00:12:24I'm great with solutions.
00:12:26Okay.
00:12:28See you in class.
00:12:48Adelaide.
00:12:50Eric.
00:12:53I'm here for the suitcase.
00:12:55Oh, yeah, that's good timing.
00:12:56I, uh, just brought it over.
00:12:58I heard you were back in town.
00:12:59I live about a mile away,
00:13:01working for the mayor now.
00:13:02That's nice.
00:13:03Yeah.
00:13:05Suitcase, please.
00:13:06Right.
00:13:09So our mom's going on a cruise, huh?
00:13:11It's going to be great for your mom.
00:13:12Yeah, it'll give her some time away.
00:13:15I was talking about the suitcase,
00:13:17but that, too,
00:13:18it's really sturdy.
00:13:20Yeah, the 360-degree spinner wheels.
00:13:22Woo!
00:13:22Woo!
00:13:24Wow.
00:13:25So love it.
00:13:26Yeah.
00:13:27I was going to take it to her after dinner.
00:13:29You want me to carry it over?
00:13:30No, thank you.
00:13:31I won't say I was the trouble
00:13:32of having to make more small talk.
00:13:34We were making small talk?
00:13:44Thanks, Heidi.
00:13:45You knew.
00:13:47Knew what?
00:13:47That I was going to see Eric
00:13:49and that he was going to see me
00:13:50looking like this.
00:13:56It's a very good suitcase, by the way.
00:14:16Good afternoon, Celeste.
00:14:18Hi there.
00:14:19I know you didn't ask for a report,
00:14:21but I thought you might like to know
00:14:22that my progress with Addie
00:14:24has been tremendous.
00:14:26Terrific.
00:14:27What is it she's supposed to be doing?
00:14:32Maybe tremendous,
00:14:33but too strong a word?
00:14:35Time is ticking, Harry.
00:14:37You sure you want to do this alone?
00:14:39Sure.
00:14:40Hi.
00:14:42Michelle Rose.
00:14:43I teach poetry.
00:14:44Harry Mills.
00:14:45I'm the new classic literature instructor.
00:14:47Yes, I saw you in the hall.
00:14:48If you have any questions
00:14:50about working in our lovely community,
00:14:53let me know.
00:14:53I do have a question.
00:14:55How do you teach?
00:14:57Oh, I love talking to instructors
00:14:59about how we teach.
00:15:01I feel that our methods
00:15:03are influenced by what we've learned.
00:15:05Like from authors and great leaders.
00:15:09That's it.
00:15:11Well, I meant from our teachers,
00:15:13but yes, of course.
00:15:15Hey, would you like to talk more
00:15:17about this sometime?
00:15:18No need.
00:15:19You answered my question very well.
00:15:20Okay, see you later.
00:15:26The rule you ran out on yesterday,
00:15:28I think you need to know now.
00:15:30No romantic relationships with humans.
00:15:33Romantic relationships with humans?
00:15:36They're forbidden.
00:15:38I should hope so.
00:15:40It's a very important rule.
00:15:42Among other things,
00:15:44a relationship would be a distraction.
00:15:46Nothing can distract me from my assignment.
00:15:56Hi, Mr. Mills.
00:15:58Hi there.
00:16:02Um,
00:16:05do you think you could just let us
00:16:06raise our hands if we have the answer,
00:16:08or do you always call on students in class?
00:16:11Always.
00:16:12I'd have to say no then,
00:16:13because I don't always know
00:16:14what the future will hold.
00:16:16Okay.
00:16:17Good.
00:16:18Um,
00:16:19because you should know that I,
00:16:20I don't really like to talk in class,
00:16:23so,
00:16:24um,
00:16:24if you could just not call on me.
00:16:26Why not?
00:16:28You're very smart.
00:16:29I'm not.
00:16:30I've always struggled to get by in school.
00:16:32Well,
00:16:32that doesn't say anything about your intelligence.
00:16:34That's just something about your experience with learning.
00:16:37Which was a struggle.
00:16:38Why are you taking the class, then?
00:16:42My father wanted me to finish.
00:16:45He died nine months ago,
00:16:46and I regret not giving him that.
00:16:50Well,
00:16:50why did he want you to finish?
00:16:52He wanted me to work in medicine.
00:16:55Work at his clinic.
00:16:57And what did you want to do?
00:17:00The same thing.
00:17:02Aha!
00:17:04So,
00:17:05what's the problem?
00:17:06Who said there was a problem?
00:17:08Why,
00:17:08you're not working at his medical clinic.
00:17:11It can't happen for me.
00:17:14Why not?
00:17:16Mr. Mills,
00:17:17look,
00:17:17I appreciate you trying to get to know all of us,
00:17:20but,
00:17:20in my case,
00:17:21you can't just fix something that can't be fixed.
00:17:25See you in class.
00:17:28I can't fix things.
00:17:31The Harry Mills way.
00:17:45Whoa!
00:17:46When do I get powers to move around like that?
00:17:49You earn the ability to materialize
00:17:51as you prove that you're effective at helping people.
00:17:53Till then,
00:17:54it's walking in the bus.
00:17:55Fun.
00:17:56Did you eat breakfast?
00:17:57Only because I had a feeling of hunger.
00:17:59My stomach made a grumble.
00:18:01Does yours do that?
00:18:02Everyone's does.
00:18:03I could look up the reason in
00:18:07Digestion Explored.
00:18:08You're researching the digestive system?
00:18:10No,
00:18:11I'm looking for a medical book to get Addie back on her path.
00:18:13I figured it out.
00:18:14Celeste,
00:18:15she's supposed to be working in her father's clinic.
00:18:18A book's a nice idea,
00:18:19but there's a lot more to do before something like this will change her life.
00:18:23Humans are more complicated than that.
00:18:25Why?
00:18:26Because they rely on the stories they believe about themselves.
00:18:31Everything will change once she gets a look at this.
00:18:34Anatomy in 3D.
00:18:38Look.
00:18:40This will do it.
00:18:44I'd like going to the library.
00:18:46Excuse me.
00:18:47I'll do that.
00:18:49Okay.
00:18:51You're welcome.
00:18:52You're welcome.
00:18:54She's welcome.
00:18:56Sir,
00:18:57you have to check that out.
00:18:58Sorry.
00:18:59He's new.
00:19:02Reach into your pocket.
00:19:04You have a library card.
00:19:06Ah,
00:19:07and a wallet.
00:19:09Am I rich?
00:19:10Am I poor?
00:19:11You have enough for what you need.
00:19:13Hey,
00:19:14I know all these guys.
00:19:16Whoa.
00:19:19You're going to have to help me keep an eye on this one.
00:19:32Hi, Tommy.
00:19:33I'm delivering a gift to Addie
00:19:35that's going to help get her back on track.
00:19:36You want to come?
00:19:37Come on.
00:19:48Mr. Mills.
00:19:51Why do you have
00:19:52Anders' dog?
00:19:55Have him?
00:19:57How can I help you?
00:19:59Well,
00:20:00it's how we
00:20:01can help you.
00:20:03We left it in the bag
00:20:04so it would be a surprise.
00:20:21Okay.
00:20:22You said you'd be working
00:20:23in your father's medical clinic.
00:20:27I know what I said.
00:20:29So will you do it?
00:20:29Are you all set?
00:20:30I don't know what this is about,
00:20:32but can we just stick
00:20:33to a Christmas carol?
00:20:34Well,
00:20:35nice to see you, Tommy.
00:20:42Maybe that wasn't enough.
00:20:48Hi.
00:20:49Do you have an appointment?
00:20:51No.
00:20:52Are you a patient?
00:20:53I am patient.
00:20:55A name, please.
00:20:57Harry Mills.
00:20:58I'd like to talk to someone
00:20:59about a job.
00:21:04Betty,
00:21:05there's a Harry Mills here.
00:21:10The office manager
00:21:11will be with you
00:21:11in a minute.
00:21:12You can have a seat
00:21:13in the waiting area.
00:21:19Mr. Mills?
00:21:21Hi.
00:21:26I'm looking to talk
00:21:27to someone
00:21:28about a job opening.
00:21:29Oh, we have a few, actually,
00:21:31starting after the holidays.
00:21:33We're a part-time receptionist,
00:21:35a nutritionist,
00:21:35and someone
00:21:37with graphic design experience
00:21:39to work on our newsletters.
00:21:41What are your skills?
00:21:42I like to read
00:21:44and play gin rummy.
00:21:47And you're looking
00:21:47to work here?
00:21:48No.
00:21:51My student is
00:21:52and my neighbor.
00:21:54Oh, two people.
00:21:55Same person.
00:21:56And she's supposed
00:21:56to work here.
00:21:57Those jobs sound great.
00:21:58She'll take one.
00:21:59I'll send her in.
00:22:00Why don't you have her, um,
00:22:02call or email me first
00:22:04and you can take my card.
00:22:08Hi.
00:22:09Hi.
00:22:09Can I help you?
00:22:10Uh, hot chocolate, please.
00:22:12Name?
00:22:13Addie.
00:22:15Addie.
00:22:19Watch this.
00:22:20Listen to this.
00:22:21The office manager
00:22:22at your father's medical clinic
00:22:23told me there are so many openings
00:22:25in the new year.
00:22:26You talked to Betty?
00:22:27Yeah.
00:22:27She said you just give her a call
00:22:29or email.
00:22:29It's right on the front.
00:22:31I didn't ask you to do that.
00:22:33You didn't tell her
00:22:34you were asking about me,
00:22:35did you?
00:22:36No.
00:22:37I don't know if you're trying
00:22:38to win some sort of
00:22:39teaching award
00:22:40or write a paper about me
00:22:41or just get on my nerves.
00:22:42You would appreciate it
00:22:43if you just stayed out of my life.
00:22:45On the house, sweetie.
00:22:50And thank you.
00:22:52I'm glad you told me
00:22:53to watch that.
00:22:54She said that's what she wanted.
00:22:57What's that bad feeling
00:22:58in my stomach?
00:23:00Confusion mixed
00:23:01with some disappointment,
00:23:02a little embarrassment
00:23:03and a smidge of sadness.
00:23:06It'll be okay.
00:23:08Harry Mills.
00:23:12A colleague
00:23:13hooked me in touch
00:23:14with his colleague
00:23:15in Portland
00:23:16and said he'd never heard
00:23:16of the Harry Mills.
00:23:17Now, why hasn't he heard of you?
00:23:19I don't know why.
00:23:20Mr. Concedo,
00:23:21is Harry Mills
00:23:22teaching at our school?
00:23:23I'm sorry, Miss Rose.
00:23:24It's not my fault.
00:23:25The department
00:23:26was scrambling
00:23:27to find a replacement
00:23:28so it didn't go through
00:23:28my usual approval process.
00:23:30You're being far too humble,
00:23:32Mr. Concedo.
00:23:32Everyone knows Harry Mills
00:23:33as a get
00:23:34and you went out and got him.
00:23:35You keep improving
00:23:36our department like this,
00:23:37I'm going to nominate you
00:23:37for Educator of the Year.
00:23:41So, are you looking forward
00:23:42to our school Christmas concert?
00:23:44Yes, I am, very much.
00:23:45And I understand this year
00:23:46they're doing
00:23:47an acapella version
00:23:47of the Christmas waltz.
00:23:50Mr. Mills,
00:23:51why don't you meet me there?
00:23:52I'll save you a seat next to me.
00:23:53It is a faculty requirement.
00:23:56It is?
00:23:57Friday night.
00:23:58I'll see you then.
00:24:03Oh, and it looks as if
00:24:05you're going to be late
00:24:06for your class.
00:24:09Are you sure?
00:24:16You have two strikes, Mills.
00:24:18At least two.
00:24:19Two strikes like in bowling.
00:24:21That's very good.
00:24:22Two strikes to you too,
00:24:23Mr. Concedo.
00:24:25Bye.
00:24:33Does anyone know where
00:24:34Ms. Folsom is?
00:24:44Look at that.
00:24:46Four o'clock already.
00:24:47Class dismissed.
00:24:48We just got here.
00:24:49I think that clock is broken.
00:24:52Well, then.
00:24:54Time to teach.
00:24:55Again.
00:24:56Oh, come, let us adore him.
00:25:01Oh, come, let us adore him.
00:25:06Oh, come, let us adore him.
00:25:14Christ the Lord.
00:25:21Hello?
00:25:22Sharon?
00:25:23Hi.
00:25:25Addie, is your mom here?
00:25:26No, she's just out running
00:25:27some errands.
00:25:29Eric got in a skiing accident.
00:25:30Is he okay?
00:25:32Well, he broke his leg
00:25:32and he sprained his back.
00:25:34He's in the hospital
00:25:35and he has to stay overnight
00:25:36for tests.
00:25:36I'm so sorry.
00:25:38He's going to stay with me
00:25:39until he can go back to work.
00:25:40So I have to go get his things
00:25:42and prepare the house
00:25:42and get back to the hospital.
00:25:44I wanted to let your mom know
00:25:45as soon as possible.
00:25:47It looks like I'm going to have
00:25:48to cancel their trip.
00:25:49Would you mind giving her the message?
00:25:52Sure.
00:25:53Yeah, of course.
00:25:54I'll tell her.
00:25:55Thanks.
00:26:10I need you to put up Christmas decorations
00:26:12on your lawn tomorrow morning,
00:26:14the human way.
00:26:15You're festive.
00:26:17You need to meet Eric
00:26:18when he comes home
00:26:19so you can guide Addie to help him.
00:26:21He's going to play a significant role
00:26:22in her healing.
00:26:23Who?
00:26:23How?
00:26:24Eric,
00:26:25and we don't know yet.
00:26:27Remember,
00:26:28gentle guidance.
00:26:29It has to come from her.
00:26:31It would be her idea.
00:26:32Thanks for the information,
00:26:33but...
00:26:33I know.
00:26:34No help necessary.
00:26:36Mary.
00:26:39Hi.
00:26:40Hi.
00:26:43Hi, Mr. Mills.
00:26:45Addie.
00:26:46I'm sorry.
00:26:47I made you so mad.
00:26:49Oh,
00:26:49I wouldn't call it mad.
00:26:52Hmm.
00:26:54It was a disappointment?
00:26:55Fear?
00:26:57It was a joy, right?
00:27:00Well,
00:27:00I forgive you.
00:27:03You know,
00:27:05Buck was a really thoughtful gesture, too.
00:27:07Oh, great.
00:27:08I'll drop it at your house tomorrow.
00:27:10I don't want you missing class
00:27:11because of me.
00:27:12No,
00:27:13it's not you.
00:27:15I think it's my thing,
00:27:17running away from school
00:27:18and being faced with the decision
00:27:19to commit to a career in medicine.
00:27:21You've done that before?
00:27:22Last time I moved to Montana,
00:27:25my dad and I got into this huge fight about it.
00:27:28He just didn't understand
00:27:29how long it would take me to finish school.
00:27:32He thought I could be a physician's assistant
00:27:34or a doctor
00:27:35or even run the clinic someday.
00:27:38Were you overwhelmed?
00:27:40I didn't want to disappoint him,
00:27:42but I felt like I was being set up to fail.
00:27:45Those things can't happen for me.
00:27:47He never understood that.
00:27:51Can you tell me why it can't happen?
00:27:52For you,
00:27:53because I told you,
00:27:53I'm really good with solutions.
00:27:54Lots of great ideas.
00:27:56Hello, Mr. Mills.
00:27:58This concert's putting me
00:27:59in the Christmassy spirit.
00:28:01Me too.
00:28:02Harry,
00:28:02would you like to come over for dinner
00:28:04on Christmas Eve?
00:28:05I was thinking of having a few friends over.
00:28:08I can't.
00:28:09I'm having a Christmas tree lighting party
00:28:12on Christmas Eve for my class.
00:28:14Really?
00:28:15I didn't know you were doing that.
00:28:17That's a really nice idea.
00:28:18I think so, too.
00:28:19What can I bring?
00:28:20Ah.
00:28:24The concert will begin momentarily.
00:28:27Please take your seats.
00:28:30I don't know what to do.
00:28:33Harry thinks he can handle things himself.
00:28:35And now he has to bring Addy and Eric together.
00:28:38That alone must be handled delicately.
00:28:41Harry doesn't even know
00:28:42that Eric has problems of his own.
00:28:50Hi.
00:28:51I'm Harry.
00:28:53I'm across the street.
00:28:54Can I give you a hand?
00:28:56Two hands?
00:28:58You're an angel.
00:29:00Don't tell anyone.
00:29:04Hi.
00:29:05Hey.
00:29:06I'm Harry.
00:29:07Hey, Harry.
00:29:07I'm Eric.
00:29:08Hi, Eric.
00:29:09There you go.
00:29:11Careful, honey.
00:29:12There you go.
00:29:15You okay?
00:29:16Yeah.
00:29:17As good as it could be.
00:29:19A skiing accident.
00:29:21There you go.
00:29:33There you go.
00:29:36I guess.
00:29:41I miss him, too.
00:29:44Holidays are a hard time to miss somebody.
00:29:48I'm sorry you can't go on your cruise anymore.
00:29:51I just want to see time to clear my head.
00:29:53I can be strong for you on Christmas.
00:29:55I'll be so depressed.
00:29:57We'll be what we'll be.
00:30:02Leave it to Eric to ruin the trip.
00:30:05Well, we should be grateful.
00:30:06This accident could have been a lot worse.
00:30:10I know.
00:30:12I just want to figure out a way that you can still be able to go.
00:30:16Julie doesn't want to leave him alone.
00:30:18The insurance company could send a night nurse,
00:30:19but it's just too expensive to have somebody 24-7.
00:30:25I'll get it.
00:30:31Mr. Rills.
00:30:32Hi.
00:30:32Mom, this is our new neighbor.
00:30:34Oh.
00:30:35And my new teacher.
00:30:37And your new teacher.
00:30:39Wow, that's a coincidence.
00:30:41Hi, I'm Sharon.
00:30:42Nice to meet you.
00:30:42Nice to meet you.
00:30:44I'm Harry.
00:30:45I just tucked Eric into the house across the street.
00:30:47I said I'd let you know they're home now and doing okay.
00:30:50Oh.
00:30:51That's good.
00:30:52Sorry to interrupt.
00:30:53No, no, you weren't interrupting.
00:30:55Actually, we were just trying to figure out how to get Eric help
00:30:57so that Julie and I could go on the trip that we planned.
00:31:00Hattie, you do it.
00:31:04You could do it.
00:31:07No, I could not do it.
00:31:09What do you think about doing it?
00:31:14I don't.
00:31:16But Eric and I don't get along.
00:31:17We never have.
00:31:19Believe me, he doesn't want me around either.
00:31:26You do it.
00:31:28You can't just walk in there and say, you do it.
00:31:31Apparently.
00:31:33Guiding involves picking up on cues
00:31:35and gently proposing an idea in a way that she can hear it.
00:31:38Humans are individuals.
00:31:40They don't all think like you do.
00:31:42They don't.
00:31:43Why not?
00:31:45Look.
00:31:49Hi.
00:31:53Look, a circle encourages ideas and conversations.
00:31:59You're all invited to a Christmas tree lighting party
00:32:02I said I would have at my house on Christmas Eve.
00:32:04There'll be food.
00:32:07That got him.
00:32:12So, what do you think about what you've read so far?
00:32:15It's going slow for me.
00:32:17It was written so long ago.
00:32:19Well, 1843 may seem like a long time ago,
00:32:22but it's mere minutes depending on what plane you're on.
00:32:25What plane did you mean what planet?
00:32:27You're laughing.
00:32:28That was funny.
00:32:29I think it was.
00:32:31Andrew, you said something.
00:32:32He's usually very quiet.
00:32:35I've always wanted to ask you
00:32:38Why do you bring your dog to class?
00:32:41The army gave him to me as a companion
00:32:44to help keep me calm.
00:32:45I wasn't interested at first,
00:32:47but I changed my mind once I met him.
00:32:51He's the only person I trust.
00:32:53Sometimes you just need someone you can trust
00:32:54to be there for you.
00:33:03I think you just helped me decide to help someone else.
00:33:11Hi.
00:33:12Listen, Julie,
00:33:14I know how important this trip is to you and my mom,
00:33:17and, you know,
00:33:18I think your friendship is a big part
00:33:20of what she needs right now,
00:33:21so I'm going to help.
00:33:25That's fantastic news.
00:33:27I'm helping you and my mom.
00:33:29I'm only helping Eric by default.
00:33:33Eric, someone's here to see you.
00:33:37Eric's a little cranky.
00:33:38He hasn't slept much,
00:33:39and he's in a little pain,
00:33:41but he'll be fine.
00:33:42Don't let it bother you.
00:33:45I'll try.
00:33:48Eric,
00:33:49Addie has agreed to help out,
00:33:50so it looks like the trip's back on.
00:33:52I don't need help.
00:33:54You don't mind if I leave you two alone?
00:33:56No, not at all.
00:34:01Grown-ups now?
00:34:04I don't need your help.
00:34:06Well, I'm not helping you.
00:34:08I'm helping my mother.
00:34:09Well, we're still going to be stuck together.
00:34:11You're going to be stuck with me?
00:34:13I wouldn't have to do this
00:34:14if you had someone else around.
00:34:15I have plenty of people around.
00:34:17They just work during the day.
00:34:19What are you trying to say?
00:34:20You and your friends are busier and more successful?
00:34:22That's not what I meant.
00:34:24I shouldn't have even considered this.
00:34:26I didn't ask you to do it.
00:34:28Fine.
00:34:29Then I won't.
00:34:30Well, now that you're on the way out,
00:34:33could you take down that Christmas stocking
00:34:35my mom put up?
00:34:37This one?
00:34:39Yeah.
00:34:40Aw.
00:34:42You don't want this here?
00:34:43No.
00:34:45Great.
00:34:46Then it stays.
00:35:10Patty's helping Eric.
00:35:11Eric's going to help Addie,
00:35:13and my assignment will be done
00:35:14before you get a chance to melt,
00:35:16even though you're plastic.
00:35:19Addie!
00:35:20What's wrong?
00:35:21Eric just infuriates me.
00:35:24He just brings up a lot of stuff about my past.
00:35:26I'm fine.
00:35:27You don't need to see me like this.
00:35:32She really needs my help.
00:35:37Hey.
00:35:40Will you push?
00:35:42No.
00:35:42No, you'll tip it over.
00:35:43You have more mass than the child.
00:35:45Oh.
00:35:46How's Addie?
00:35:49Are you sure Eric's supposed to help her heal?
00:35:52Sure didn't look like that when she was leaving his house.
00:35:54It's okay that he brings up issues from her past.
00:35:57It's how she deals with and recovers from it that counts.
00:36:00This is where your real work comes in.
00:36:02Addie has to learn how to love herself.
00:36:05She needs to love herself to work in a clinic?
00:36:07And by Christmas, if you want to stay.
00:36:12Now time feels like it's moving too fast.
00:36:15Loving herself will lead to lasting change,
00:36:17including a different perspective on her past.
00:36:21That is so human.
00:36:23I mean, why would any of these beautiful human beings
00:36:25not love themselves?
00:36:27I like being here on Earth.
00:36:28I love being in human form.
00:36:30I want to stay living among them more than anything.
00:36:32But most of all, I have to help Addie.
00:36:34She needs me.
00:36:36I can do this by myself.
00:36:38I already have ideas.
00:36:40Wait, I'm not on.
00:36:41Wait, wait.
00:36:42Have a great time.
00:36:48Thanks, kiddo.
00:36:49This trip is possible because of you.
00:36:51You do it for me.
00:36:52You know, Eric's not a bad guy.
00:36:54Just treat him like your dad treated his patients.
00:36:57It's a lot to live up to.
00:36:58You are so much like your dad, you don't even know him.
00:37:01No.
00:37:02Not the time of your life.
00:37:04Okay, well, we'll be back on Christmas Eve, okay?
00:37:06So we'll definitely spend Christmas together.
00:37:08Okay?
00:37:09We will.
00:37:09Okay.
00:37:10Bye.
00:37:12Bye.
00:37:14Bye.
00:37:16Bye.
00:37:18Bye.
00:37:26Bye.
00:37:29Bye.
00:37:31Bye.
00:37:35Bye.
00:37:35Bye.
00:37:36Bye.
00:37:38Bye.
00:37:54I'm sorry that we got off to a rough start you're the patient and I'm going to respect you like
00:38:01one
00:38:04your mom dropped off the key before they left this morning don't worry I'll always knock first
00:38:11you came back oh now if you're at all mobile you can put your cell phone in here so you
00:38:21can call me if
00:38:22you need anything texted you my contact it's under o or only in an emergency
00:38:34is it your tibia or your fibula doctor says it's my fibula
00:38:40is your ACL intact uh everything is intact in my leg my back is another story
00:38:47can you turn oh more to the left than the right yeah
00:38:56are you hungry I'm starving
00:39:11this is amazing thank you smells great you're welcome
00:39:25okay yeah I think you have everything you need oh I'll bring lunch by after I finish class
00:39:31I really appreciate this Addie you just called me Addie you might actually be able to make this work
00:39:42oh hey uh before you go could you please take down that Christmas stocking my mom put up to bug
00:39:47me
00:39:48not in the mood this year actually I think some more Christmas cheer might lift your spirits
00:39:57mm-mm less Christmas cheer not more less hi goodbye thank you
00:40:08so Scrooge met the ghost of Christmas past do you think understanding his past can help him change
00:40:31I think seeing what he had to deal with as a child can help him forgive himself for the things
00:40:40he did later in life
00:40:42you won
00:40:44number one coach
00:40:55people love people who get trophies and people who get trophies love themselves
00:41:01oh the weather outside is frightful but this fire is so delightful
00:41:08and since we've no place to go let it snow let it snow let it snow
00:41:15when we finally kiss good night now I hate going out in the storm
00:41:22but if you really hold me tight all the way home I'll be warm the fire is slowly dying
00:41:32and my dear we're still goodbying as long as you love me so
00:41:39let it snow let it snow let it snow let it snow
00:41:43I'm ignoring that
00:41:45for how long
00:41:49oh this is incredible
00:41:51do you have any more do you want to sit down and join me
00:41:53oh no thanks I already ate
00:41:57you ever think you'd be doing something like this with a kid across the street you couldn't stand
00:42:00you gave me a lot of reasons to not stand you don't you think
00:42:04well I know I called you Adelaide but besides that
00:42:06okay let's see um
00:42:09when you took my rabbit and told me that he ran away
00:42:12hopped away
00:42:13I told you that he hopped away and I returned him
00:42:17when you sprayed me with the hose when I was walking by with my friend Ralph
00:42:20oh yeah
00:42:22but what were you doing on my side of the street come on
00:42:25always making me feel like I could never measure up to you
00:42:28what do you mean
00:42:29you wouldn't even talk to me in high school you
00:42:31always thought you were too good for me
00:42:33what
00:42:33you still on pain meds
00:42:36you were always too busy with your red car and those cheerleaders
00:42:39is that seriously what you think of me
00:42:41if that's what I know of you
00:42:44it was used
00:42:45and it broke down all the time
00:42:48but you're right I did love that car
00:42:53next time bring it up for yourself and sit and join me
00:42:56you don't know much about me
00:42:57and I want to know more about you
00:43:04please
00:43:06unless you can't get to the door
00:43:07through all the cheerleaders
00:43:21you love you
00:43:22what more inspiring way is there for Addy to learn to love herself
00:43:29no
00:43:29not bad
00:43:36you don't have to marry it
00:43:51I'm angry
00:43:52is that frustration
00:43:54sounds like it
00:43:56what's going on
00:43:57well I was thinking of getting Addy a you love you t-shirt and hat
00:44:00but
00:44:00I'm starting to think that might keep making things worse
00:44:05getting someone to love themselves after years of being out of that habit
00:44:09takes something much deeper
00:44:11Addy needs to learn to deal with misconceptions about her father
00:44:14and about herself
00:44:17that takes some time
00:44:18I don't have time
00:44:20Christmas is almost here
00:44:21even if I don't do my job
00:44:22and I have to go back
00:44:23I can't leave Addy unhappy
00:44:29I think I'm gonna need your help
00:44:32I know I'm gonna need your help
00:44:36help
00:44:38I really thought you'd ever ask
00:44:43Eric invited Addy to make dinner for two so they could talk more
00:44:47how do you know that?
00:44:49another power you earn is the ability to regulate your senses
00:44:52I can focus my hearing when I need to
00:44:56she's just finishing the meal for tonight
00:45:00let's make sure she brings enough
00:45:09what?
00:45:11what?
00:45:37Addie needs to open up to Eric, but she's not about to do that so easily.
00:45:41What if Eric opens up first? Would that make it easier for her?
00:45:45Good. Now you're imagining it from her point of view.
00:46:04I see them looking over at a Christmas stocking on the mantel.
00:46:07Excellent. We pick up on their cues and we act on them.
00:46:12Now there's something that Eric associates with that stocking that he needs to talk about.
00:46:17Let's really bring it to his attention.
00:46:34Oh, I didn't mean to knock him over.
00:46:36Maybe a little too much wind.
00:46:45Hey, are you okay?
00:46:47Only an emergency, right?
00:46:56How did this happen?
00:46:58I was trying to take down that stocking and I guess I lost my balance.
00:47:03I'm glad you're starting to get up and around, but I have to ask, why do you have it in
00:47:08for that stocking?
00:47:09My ex made that stocking and I just didn't want to think about it this year.
00:47:17Brought enough for two.
00:47:23For four.
00:47:24I didn't realize I made so much.
00:47:28Do you miss her?
00:47:29She left a couple messages after the accident and wanted to see me, but I haven't called her back yet.
00:47:35Are you going to?
00:47:37I don't know.
00:47:39Put it this way, she only gives of herself when it's convenient.
00:47:43It's not the first time I've had a girlfriend like that.
00:47:47Selfish and unreliable.
00:47:48Those are great qualities to look for in a person.
00:47:52What about you?
00:47:55I'm not very good at letting people get to know me.
00:47:58Why don't you want someone to get to know you?
00:48:01I guess I'm not sure they'll like what they get to know.
00:48:06I bet you've never felt that way.
00:48:08You think that just because I've had success that I've had it easy, but I owe a lot of that
00:48:12success to your dad, you know?
00:48:17When my dad left, it was tough for a while.
00:48:22Didn't he come back at one point?
00:48:25Yeah, but then he was gone again.
00:48:28Luckily, I had your dad to give me some direction.
00:48:32Yeah.
00:48:34He tried to give me direction, too.
00:48:36I just didn't want to take it.
00:48:38Those years that you were in Montana, he took me out fishing almost every weekend.
00:48:42And we talked about business, life.
00:48:47He told me a lot about you.
00:48:51What did he say?
00:48:52I was stubborn and rebellious and an underachiever?
00:48:55Not at all.
00:48:56He said that you had drive and potential.
00:48:59But you had your own ideas about yourself that...
00:49:03that he couldn't get you to change.
00:49:05Yeah.
00:49:07It always upset him when I was critical of myself.
00:49:11He wanted me to look in the mirror and see the successful person he saw.
00:49:15He saw a lot in you.
00:49:19He said you have a gift for medicine.
00:49:27I don't know if I thanked you for coming to the funeral.
00:49:32I don't remember a lot from that day, but I remember you were there.
00:49:37Of course I'd be there.
00:49:40I loved your dad.
00:49:44Me too.
00:49:47So Scrooge didn't know anything about Cratchit until the ghost of Christmas presents showed him.
00:49:52And then once he saw what he had to deal with and the kind of person he was, he saw
00:49:57him differently.
00:49:59I like that.
00:50:03Mr. Mills, may I see you for a moment?
00:50:05Mr. Concedo, everyone.
00:50:08Sure.
00:50:10Hi.
00:50:11The desks are in rooms for a reason.
00:50:14What a reason.
00:50:16This is how we do it.
00:50:16I don't care how you do it elsewhere.
00:50:18I want to put back in their rows.
00:50:20I prefer decorum and respect.
00:50:22Me too.
00:50:23See, this way no one's the holder of the knowledge and we all respect each other's contributions.
00:50:28We're having a lively discussion.
00:50:30Would you like to come join?
00:50:31I don't join, Mr. Mills.
00:50:33I observe.
00:50:34I used to do that, but luckily I was selected to join.
00:50:37It's a whole different experience.
00:50:38Let me tell you.
00:50:39In the interest of ending this conversation immediately,
00:50:42would you please get back to your...
00:50:45circle,
00:50:46and we'll discuss this matter another time.
00:50:56I'm thinking we want to see if Addie will go over when it's not part of her obligation.
00:51:03We want to see where she is emotionally.
00:51:06Very good.
00:51:08I suspect your plan will also bring them closer.
00:51:39She's calling.
00:51:40She's calling.
00:51:51Eric?
00:51:54Hello?
00:51:56I just came to make sure that you were...
00:52:00Okay.
00:52:00Hey.
00:52:01I'm just going to look for a flashlight for myself, and here you are with one.
00:52:16Hey, the lights are back on.
00:52:19Yeah, it's good.
00:52:21Why did you turn them...
00:52:23Gotta leave them wanting more.
00:52:30Have you ever broken a rule?
00:52:33Only one, and not meaning two.
00:52:37What were the consequences?
00:52:39Well, I had a few thousand years under my belt, and enough goodwill built up, so I was just written
00:52:44up.
00:52:46Don't get any ideas.
00:52:48You're still in a trial period, and would have to go back for good.
00:52:53What was having a relationship with a human like?
00:52:56How'd you know that was the rule?
00:52:58Oh, I'm getting good at picking up on cues.
00:53:01You were pretty strict about that.
00:53:05It was multidimensional.
00:53:08Feelings are such powerful things.
00:53:13So are these things.
00:53:14Yeah.
00:53:15Musical pain has a purpose.
00:53:17It's meant to tell the body what to pay attention to so that it can heal.
00:53:22Emotional pain does the same thing, but when it doesn't heal properly, it can manifest in other ways.
00:53:29It's time for Addie to get new information to help her feel better about what's causing her pain.
00:53:34The next part of my assignment?
00:53:41You know, one day I'm going to take you on a real date, and I'm going to pull the chair
00:53:45out for you.
00:53:46A date?
00:53:47Yeah.
00:53:48I'd like that.
00:53:50I don't know, though.
00:53:51I'm not like the other girls that you hang out with.
00:53:56I'm starting to see that you're not, and that's a good thing.
00:54:03Why do you think you keep having girlfriends you can't depend on?
00:54:10At some point, I think I lowered my expectations of people in general.
00:54:16Do you think you had to?
00:54:19Make sense of your father leaving?
00:54:24Yeah.
00:54:26Yeah, I do.
00:54:28Once you believed, that's what to expect.
00:54:32You didn't know that you deserve better.
00:54:34I didn't know that better existed.
00:54:40This, this looks, this looks so good.
00:54:44You're welcome.
00:54:45Where did you learn to cook like this?
00:54:47I picked up a lot when I was waitressing in Montana.
00:54:51Hmm.
00:54:52Did you like living there?
00:54:54Yeah, I, I did and I didn't.
00:54:56It was beautiful.
00:54:58But I was unsettled.
00:54:59I, I moved there to figure out what I wanted to do with my life.
00:55:04Did you?
00:55:05No.
00:55:06And then I refused to come back until I made something of myself.
00:55:10Six years later.
00:55:12You've got your pride.
00:55:13Yeah.
00:55:14Yeah.
00:55:15Yeah.
00:55:19You know, I regret that my dad and I had so many fights.
00:55:25The last time I saw him, we had our worst one.
00:55:31Did you know that he had cancer?
00:55:36No.
00:55:41Do you think that he didn't know?
00:55:45Or he just didn't want us to know?
00:55:51I took the next flight out when I got the call.
00:55:55It was an hour too late.
00:56:00I live with this heartache.
00:56:02But he didn't know who I was.
00:56:09Did you get to say goodbye?
00:56:13I went to the hospital, but I never thought it was goodbye.
00:56:20It's really thoughtful of you to come home and take care of your mom.
00:56:24Do you want to know the truth?
00:56:28I'm not living at home to take care of my mom.
00:56:33I'm the one that needs the care.
00:56:38I know what you mean.
00:56:59Sorry to bother you, but I'm not sure who left this.
00:57:05You think it was Ms. Rose?
00:57:07Give it to me.
00:57:17Mr. Mills, I'm going to need to ask you to deliver the students' papers to me immediately after their final.
00:57:22I am going to decide once and for all just how much trouble you are causing my department.
00:57:28Final papers?
00:57:30Don't they have finals in Portland?
00:57:35At least Harry and I are working together now.
00:57:38But I'm still worried about Addie.
00:57:40Deep down, she believes she isn't good enough.
00:57:43Until we can help her change that, she could easily go back to her old ways.
00:57:49I just hope she doesn't have any more setbacks.
00:57:52Addie?
00:57:55Victoria from high school.
00:57:57Yeah.
00:57:58Hi.
00:57:59It's nice to see you.
00:58:01Were we in Advanced English together?
00:58:03No.
00:58:04You weren't on the squad, were you?
00:58:06No.
00:58:07So where are you working now?
00:58:08Uh, I'm in school, actually.
00:58:10Oh.
00:58:12I worked down at the mayor's office with Eric.
00:58:14That's how we got together.
00:58:16Right.
00:58:18He wants me to take care of him now, so why don't I take that in for you?
00:58:21You have been so nice looking after him until I got here.
00:58:24Yeah.
00:58:25Thanks.
00:58:26It's actually really busy, so.
00:58:28Yeah, Eric has been taking up way too much of my time.
00:58:34You don't need to worry about him anymore.
00:58:36I'm back now.
00:58:55Let me see if I got this straight.
00:58:57So it's sweet, bitter, sour, and salty?
00:59:03Which one's sweet again?
00:59:12You got me again.
00:59:14Stop doing that.
00:59:15I'm sorry.
00:59:16I'm sorry.
00:59:16It's just really funny.
00:59:18Can I grow a lemon tree?
00:59:20Let's see what happens with Addy first.
00:59:21The planting happens in the spring.
00:59:23Right.
00:59:24Well, I have to give a final, and Mr. Concedo's going to decide how much trouble I've caused.
00:59:28Harry, it's a rule to stay out of his way.
00:59:30I do.
00:59:30He keeps getting in my way.
00:59:32All right, well.
00:59:33Be careful.
00:59:34What if Addy doesn't pass?
00:59:35Can I use my powers to make her paper great?
00:59:37You can't affect self-expression.
00:59:39But you've been doing a good job, working hard to inspire your students, so she may do well
00:59:44on her own.
00:59:45Did you say good job?
00:59:48And, by the way, you are allowed for the party to use your powers to make the food.
00:59:54It always comes out perfectly.
00:59:56I like that.
00:59:58Want something sweet?
00:59:59No, thank you.
01:00:00It's really sweet.
01:00:01You'll like it.
01:00:11A Christmas Carol.
01:00:13How's the future looking?
01:00:15She's a scrooge.
01:00:17Bleak until morning.
01:00:19And what about you?
01:00:22At this point, I'm not sure I'll be kept past Christmas.
01:00:27Oh, is Mr. Concedo still giving you a hard time?
01:00:29Yeah.
01:00:30He may not keep me either.
01:00:32You know, he just, he thinks he's in charge here, but we all know he's not.
01:00:36You just have to get through finals.
01:00:39That's what I'm worried about.
01:00:41How do you decide what to ask when you give your final?
01:00:43I give the students a challenge that reviews what they've learned.
01:00:48During the semester, I teach the material and encourage critical thinking about it.
01:00:52Critical thinking allows them to interpret it themselves.
01:00:55Helps them look at things from a different perspective.
01:01:00You know, it may seem that we're just helping them fill requirements towards a degree.
01:01:07But what we can do here for our community of students is, it's magical.
01:01:30Victoria, what are you doing here?
01:01:32Taking care of you.
01:01:34Don't worry, I thank Daddy.
01:01:37Do you think we should give her a tip?
01:01:41I told you on the phone you could stop calling me.
01:01:43Right, and come over.
01:01:45That's not what I said.
01:01:46I know.
01:01:47I heard between the lines.
01:01:49I thought I made myself pretty clear that we're not getting back together.
01:01:52And I thought that seeing each other in person might change that.
01:01:58I want to make this work.
01:02:01Whenever we have a problem, you take off.
01:02:04I know I did that.
01:02:07A couple of times.
01:02:08But you have to understand that people can't always be there for you.
01:02:12No.
01:02:13For the first time in my life,
01:02:16I'm understanding that people can be there for each other.
01:02:33Mr. Mills?
01:02:34Addie?
01:02:36I wanted to come and tell you in person so you don't try and fix this, too.
01:02:41I'm dropping out of class.
01:02:45Why?
01:02:47When you try hard to change things, you want to see results.
01:02:50Yeah, tell me about it.
01:02:52Does this have something to do with our cast-waring friend across the street?
01:02:55Whatever I thought we might have had, we're not having.
01:03:00What happened?
01:03:02He has someone in Victoria taking care of him now.
01:03:04Well, why does that keep you from finishing class?
01:03:07No, it doesn't.
01:03:08I...
01:03:10I think my struggle is trying to make my life something that it isn't.
01:03:14I'm ready to accept what it is.
01:03:17If you accepted it, you wouldn't be disappointed.
01:03:21I got it right, right?
01:03:22It's disappointment?
01:03:23It's more than that.
01:03:24Hurt and anger.
01:03:26What right do I have?
01:03:28You're relying on the stories you believe about yourself.
01:03:32You can change your story right now, going forward.
01:03:35Things don't change.
01:04:05What's wrong?
01:04:08Addie is so unhappy, she's dropping my class.
01:04:11Now you can see how if Addie doesn't love herself first, anything can bring her back down.
01:04:16Maybe Addie's right about fooling yourself. Have I been fooling myself thinking this could happen before Christmas?
01:04:22You can see how being human is complicated.
01:04:24Celeste, this isn't some big test, is it?
01:04:27What do you mean?
01:04:28Do you want me to go back? Is that it?
01:04:31You going or staying is up to you, not me. It's based on the work that you do here.
01:04:36I'm going on my instincts and that's from thousands of years of experience.
01:04:41Addie still needs to learn something from Eric.
01:04:43But then how is she supposed to? Someone named Victoria is helping him now.
01:04:46I don't know yet. But trust me.
01:04:51I'm starting to wonder, Celeste, if this isn't some kind of freshman angel hazing.
01:04:55Like, a hundred things really need to happen before Addie can work in a clinic.
01:04:59You asked if it's a big test. Harry, it's all a test. Tests show you what you're made of. You
01:05:07allow them to defeat you, then they will. You want them to teach you, then they will. That's free will.
01:05:17And I think you're saying all this because you mentored me into a corner.
01:05:22If you don't have the confidence in me, then what can I do but wait patiently?
01:05:25I don't have the confidence in you. I don't have the confidence in me. The only one I have confidence
01:05:32in is Addie. I gotta find her.
01:05:41I hate to say this, but I think he may need a miracle.
01:05:56How did you know I was here?
01:05:58Just a guess.
01:06:00First, I went to all the places that I knew I would go and then I thought about where you
01:06:04might go.
01:06:06Probably wanted someplace different than your usual surroundings and then I thought about who you might turn to and that
01:06:11this is a crucial moment in your life and you probably know that.
01:06:16Yes.
01:06:16Which led me to think that you would come here to get one of the jobs. Is that why you're
01:06:20here?
01:06:22No.
01:06:25I came here to try and get some answers.
01:06:28You know, see if this felt like the right next step.
01:06:37You said before that things don't change.
01:06:41I think it's you and me who do the changing.
01:06:48Listen, I may not know how to pick the right solutions all the time and how to present them, but
01:06:53I know literature.
01:06:55We happen to be reading a book that's all about change.
01:07:01Have you read the last chapter yet?
01:07:05Not yet.
01:07:07I can't get myself to do it.
01:07:10It brings me one step closer to panic.
01:07:16Chapter five.
01:07:18The end of it.
01:07:23You want me to read it now?
01:07:26Here.
01:07:27With me.
01:07:30Sometimes you just need someone there for you who you can trust, right?
01:07:36I take a little bit of time, you know.
01:07:40Dyslexia can make reading go a bit slower.
01:07:49You being who you are in whatever way that is, it makes time to feel like it's finally going just
01:07:57the right speed.
01:08:14Mr. Mills?
01:08:18It wasn't easy getting across the street.
01:08:20It's even tougher getting a jacket on.
01:08:26I've missed you.
01:08:31You have?
01:08:33Yeah.
01:08:37Victoria said she's back, so you don't really need me anymore.
01:08:43Victoria came by even though I told her it was over.
01:08:47I may be getting better, Addy, but I still need you.
01:08:50For what?
01:08:52Let's see.
01:08:55You put aside your feelings for something you didn't like very much.
01:08:58To help someone else take time away to heal.
01:09:01You stuck to your commitment.
01:09:04You went above and beyond with your time and your care for me.
01:09:09You lifted my spirits.
01:09:13Thank you for helping me heal.
01:09:24Please, pretend I'm walking away quickly.
01:09:26Please, pretend I'm walking away quickly.
01:09:35Don't laugh.
01:09:36I'm sorry.
01:09:43Hi.
01:09:45I just got here to Earth, that is, and I'm looking for someone.
01:09:50My mentor.
01:09:51She has laser beam in her vision and can string popcorn garland like no one else.
01:09:59That must be me.
01:10:01I'm sorry, I doubted you.
01:10:04It's okay.
01:10:05I didn't know how to work as a team and I didn't know how to see things from someone else's
01:10:09point of view.
01:10:11You taught me a lot and I challenged you.
01:10:15You're supposed to challenge what you're experiencing.
01:10:18It's part of the learning process.
01:10:20You're supposed to do this.
01:10:49You're supposed to call the
01:10:55Dear Addy, if you're reading this, it's almost Christmas and the decorations are coming out
01:11:01of boxes. I'm glad. I'm so sorry that I won't be there with you. The night you left home,
01:11:09you said I set my expectations so high that I could never be proud of you. I only encouraged
01:11:15you because I want you to see what I see. I want you to be as proud of yourself as
01:11:22I am
01:11:22of you. The gift is my Christmas wish that someone is able to show you the person you
01:11:27really are, the person you deserve to see for yourself. I love you, Dad.
01:12:06Now don't write what I want to hear. Write what you want to say. Okay?
01:12:11Ready? Excuse me, Tommy. Sorry. Babysitter, I am.
01:12:33Well? Sorry.
01:12:42And begin.
01:12:45I am.
01:12:46I am.
01:12:50I am.
01:13:00I am.
01:13:17Wow.
01:13:18I am starving.
01:13:20Don't forget about my Christmas tree lighting party. There'll be food. We'll be there.
01:13:26See you there. I'll be there.
01:13:27Bye-bye.
01:13:29Bye-bye.
01:13:30Bye-bye.
01:13:31Bye-bye.
01:13:33Bye-bye.
01:13:33Bye-bye.
01:13:35Bye-bye.
01:13:35Bye-bye.
01:13:36Bye-bye.
01:13:36Bye-bye.
01:13:36Marley warned Scrooge to avoid making the same mistakes he made. Scrooge needed to
01:13:41stop being closed off to people. It's easy to make that mistake.
01:13:45Then when Scrooge was with the Ghost of Christmas Future, he decided that he would hold Christmas
01:13:51in his heart all year.
01:13:53And in chapter five, the end of it, Scrooge woke up ecstatic to have a second chance.
01:14:00Things around him hadn't changed. Scrooge changed. He replaces his regrets with the decision
01:14:05to live now the way he would have wanted to all along.
01:14:27Mr. Concedo.
01:14:30Addie Folsom.
01:14:32I'm not Addie Folsom. I'm Harry Mills.
01:14:36It was a joke. I understand humor now.
01:14:41Addie's was the first essay I read that showed me that you taught the minimum basic requirement.
01:14:50And much, much more.
01:14:52She displayed a deep and interesting understanding of the material, and as I read through the others,
01:14:57I saw that many of the themes had been identified and explored. One student even brought Dickens himself into the
01:15:05analysis.
01:15:07So it looks like we'll be seeing you again next semester.
01:15:11You're keeping me on?
01:15:13For now.
01:15:15Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you.
01:15:18Merry Christmas!
01:15:20Bah humbug.
01:15:22That's humor.
01:15:23Very good, Mr. Concedo.
01:15:33Merry Christmas.
01:15:53Merry Christmas.
01:15:54Ah!
01:15:55And you can see me, you can hear my words.
01:16:01Oh yeah.
01:16:03Jingle bells, jingle all the way Oh, what fun it is to ride in one horse open sleigh
01:16:14Jingle bells, jingle bells Jingle all the way
01:16:21Oh, what fun it is to ride in one horse open sleigh
01:16:26Eric decided not to call.
01:16:29Yeah.
01:16:31So now we have to have some faith and see if Addy's change is going to stick.
01:16:38And if Harry's going to stay.
01:16:56Addy!
01:16:56Hi!
01:16:57Hey.
01:16:58Come on in.
01:17:03Oh, these are for the party tonight.
01:17:06It might be the only party I ever throw, so it has to be spectacular.
01:17:09Parties can be a lot of work.
01:17:11That's why I wanted to come by and see if I could help you.
01:17:18If you could just show me how to crack an egg.
01:17:23If you could just tell me if I passed.
01:17:29What do you think?
01:17:33Well, I'm proud of my work.
01:17:35I put the time into the reading and, you know, I shared a little bit about myself.
01:17:41Of course you did.
01:17:42Of course you did.
01:17:47And I thought I was the number one coach.
01:17:50Well, that would be me.
01:17:52Well, that would be me.
01:17:56Thank you, Mr. Ross.
01:18:03Cracking an egg.
01:18:05Okay.
01:18:07Jingle bell, jingle bell, jingle bell rock.
01:18:10Jingle bells swing and jingle bells ring.
01:18:14Snowing and blowing up bushels of fun.
01:18:18Now the jingle hop has begun.
01:18:22Jingle bell, jingle bell, jingle bell rock.
01:18:26Jingle bells timing, jingle bell time.
01:18:30Dancing and prancing in jingle bell square.
01:18:34That's the jingle bell.
01:18:37That's the jingle bell.
01:18:39That's the jingle bell rock.
01:18:44It looks beautiful.
01:18:50I can finish the rest of this myself.
01:18:53You sure?
01:18:55Yeah, thank you for all your help.
01:18:57It was the least I could do.
01:19:00Number one graduate.
01:19:06I'll see you tonight.
01:19:22How do humans get anything done?
01:19:46I'll see you tonight.
01:19:55Abby.
01:19:57I hope you don't mind that we used your tree for the tree lighting.
01:20:00I don't mind at all.
01:20:04Something, huh?
01:20:08I'll be right back.
01:20:09Okay.
01:20:10I'll be right back.
01:20:40Hey.
01:20:41Hi.
01:20:45What's going on over there?
01:20:46My class is having a tree lighting party.
01:20:49Does that mean the final's over?
01:20:51It does.
01:20:54It passed.
01:20:56I even got a trophy.
01:20:58Congratulations.
01:21:04Um,
01:21:06I just wanted to come by
01:21:08and thank you
01:21:10for telling me all those wonderful things
01:21:12you see in me.
01:21:15I was afraid it might bother you,
01:21:17that someone knew the real Addie Folsom.
01:21:19Okay.
01:21:21Not anymore.
01:21:24In Victoria?
01:21:27I told her I'm not looking for
01:21:29the kind of relationship that we had.
01:21:33What are you looking for?
01:21:34I...
01:21:36I found it.
01:21:38I just found it...
01:22:08How are you?
01:22:08I'm good, I'm good.
01:22:10Okay.
01:22:15Who did all this?
01:22:18He says it was Mr. Miracle.
01:22:25Um, Mom?
01:22:29You know how I always say I'm not a very good student?
01:22:32Yes?
01:22:33Well, I'm actually a great student.
01:22:38It's true.
01:22:39Not only am I graduating, but I've decided to continue with school as long as it takes me to become
01:22:45a physician's assistant and work at the clinic.
01:22:49One step at a time.
01:22:50Addy, oh.
01:22:54I'm really proud of you.
01:22:56Thanks, Mom.
01:22:57Would you say you're back on your path?
01:23:01I'd say I'm on a whole new path, really.
01:23:05Maybe I should start letting people call me Adelaide.
01:23:08That was her great grandmother's name.
01:23:10She opened a clinic in the early 1900s.
01:23:13Not that long ago.
01:23:14Minutes, really.
01:23:16Depending what plane you're on.
01:23:19I want to look at the tree.
01:23:20Come on.
01:23:20Me too.
01:23:21She's amazing.
01:23:22You know what, huh?
01:23:26Whatever happened with the human that you loved?
01:23:30He aged as humans do, and parting was hard.
01:23:34He's trying to get down here to Earth to work with me, but it feels like an eternity.
01:23:39Do you still get to keep in touch?
01:23:41You do.
01:23:45You know, it was Addy's father who requested divine intervention.
01:23:48Dr. Fulson.
01:23:52Tomorrow's Christmas.
01:23:55I know.
01:23:56I talked with the powers of being God in early decision.
01:24:00Although your style is questionable, and you have a lot to learn, you accomplished your
01:24:04first assignment and did a fine job with Addy.
01:24:07I knew that I would.
01:24:08I knew it.
01:24:09We'd like you to stay and take on another assignment.
01:24:16I got my work cut out for me.
01:24:18Yeah, me too.
01:24:21I like this feeling very much.
01:24:24Thrill.
01:24:26Satisfaction.
01:24:27Content.
01:24:29Yes.
01:24:30I'm very happy.
01:24:33Hello, Harry.
01:24:34To look a lot like Christmas.
01:24:39Everywhere we go.
01:24:41Hey, Mr. Mills.
01:24:43What happened to that food you promised us?
01:24:45Yes.
01:24:46Everyone to my house!
01:24:48There are wonderful flavors, colors, and a prize turkey like a Christmas cow!
01:24:53And lemons!
01:24:56I know what you're thinking.
01:24:58I told you so.
01:24:59Good news is, Harry shows great promise.
01:25:03But he's definitely going to need someone to look out for him.
01:25:07Who knows?
01:25:08This Christmas could be the beginning of a beautiful friendship.
01:25:17You're home...
01:25:40You're home...