The Snow Must Go On

Man: I now declare to my fellow bucks and does...

W-Where are the dancing reindeer?

Thank you.

Elliot, Nolan, good to see you.

- Isaiah, hi. - Jess: Hey!

Are you guys not a sight for sore eyes?

Hi! Aurora, look at you.

You are all grown up. What happened?

It happens.

You were so awesome, Uncle Isaiah, seriously.

- Oh, thank you. - Honestly, you've still got it,

- little brother. - Ah, thanks. Thanks, Jess.

I just... I... It was a bonafide disaster.

- What? No, no, no, no. - No. Come on.

Jess: Don't say that. You know what?

You just performed in a one-man Christmas musical

all written, directed, and produced by you.

Be proud of that.

Nobody showed up.

It was you two and one other person, okay?

I don't know. I thought a political reindeer message

would resonate. Right?

Like Hamilton, but Christmas.

Am I crazy? That sounds commercial, right?

- For sure. - Aurora: Mm-hmm.

Yeah. Whatever.

It wasn't that much work.

I just wrote the script for, uh... for a year,

and I designed all the costumes.

And I designed the choreography,

and I rented out the theatre.

And I sent letters to every agent, casting director,

and director in the state of New York,

hoping that they would come.

Well, after three years of not really seeing each other,

we thought it was important for us to come.

Three years? It hasn't been three years.

Yeah. Three years and six months, actually.

Jess: But we know how tough it is to find time at Christmas

- because of your caroling gigs. - Right. Yeah.

And well, maybe this is the Christmas

that you come upstate and stay with us?

What do you say? Oh, come on.

It'll give you time to relax, breathe.

Just take a break from the concrete jungle.

Here. It's a little something to celebrate your show tonight.

You did this, Aurora?

This... this is incredible!

It's... it's nothing, really.

What? This is not nothing! Look at that!

- Jess: I know. - It's me with antlers.

Oh, my... You're amazing. Thank you.

She's amazing.

And you know what? Offer's still on the table

for you to come spend Christmas in Hancock.

It all depends on how this audition goes tomorrow.

Audition? For... for what?

- Huge new Broadway musical. - Okay.

They're casting it now. It's called Glitter and Grace.

One the biggest Broadway producers is behind it.

I'm telling you, it's going to be a massive hit.

Okay. Here is to my talented brother.

May all your Christmas wishes come true.

- You got this. - Thank you, guys.

Asher, how you doing? Good to see you.

Oh, those were the days, huh?

Noah! Hey! What are you doing here?

Well...

You're the scenic designer on the show.

- Yep. - Wow.

I didn't think you did cattle calls.

Uh, yeah, yeah. Normally, I don't.

Um, I don't have much of a choice right now.

My agent dropped me.

- Oh, I'm sorry, man. - No, no. It's okay.

- I... - It's alright.

Well, it's, uh... it's a big turnout today.

Yeah. Man. It seems like the entire city

is auditioning for this one.

It's a Cindy Santos show.

What did you expect?

How did your show go last night?

- Yeah. Fulfilling. - Ah.

With a side of disappointment.

Oh. I'm sorry we couldn't come.

- No. - I mean, Catherine and I wanted

to support, and you know, we were busy with the thing,

so we couldn't come, you know?

Wait. With what?

- We invited you to the... - Oh, my goodness.

It was your engagement party, wasn't it?

- Yeah. - Right.

I am so sorry I couldn't make it, man.

- It's fine. - I did say that.

We were just so busy with... Hey, Cindy. Goodnight.

Yeah.

Well, that can't be good.

Woman: Attention, everyone!

Auditions are done for the day.

You've got to be kidding.

Check back after the holidays.

Brutal. I'm so sorry, man. I mean...

You know what?

At least I still have my day job.

Fired? What do you mean, I'm fired?

This is a caroling group.

I can't have my tenor coming in an hour late.

I had an audition across town. Please, please, Burt.

I need this. This is the only gig I have had in months.

I've already found your replacement.

- No. - Were you trying to ruin

the soundtrack of the season?

Put your costume in a locker.

Look. I'm sorry.

You're talented.

You're bound to find something else.

Thanks, Burt.

Merry Christmas.

- Isaiah? - Yeah?

Want to send in Tiny Tim?

Okay, Hancock.

Here I come.

Hey, thanks for picking me up from the train station.

Yeah. Of course.

- What is it? - It's so quiet.

Kind of miss the sounds of the city, you know?

Who knew car horns could be so Zen?

Still Zen?

It's funny. It's funny, Jess.

It's cute.

- Oh, hey, Jess. Hiya. - Oh! Hi.

- Hey, Jess. - Hey, Hal.

Uh, hey. So, meaning to ask.

Um, when are you planning on putting up

your Christmas lights?

You know, if you need a hand, I got two.

Well, actually, I have my brother here now, so...

- Brother? Cool. - Jess: Yeah.

Hey. I'm Isaiah.

Hey. Hal.

Whoa. Whoa. That's a...

That is a firm grip you have there, Hal.

That's a cute, uh... thing.

Yeah. It's, uh... It's my Christmas sweat set.

Alright. Well, I'll just, uh... I've leave you...

- Okay. Whoa! - Whoa. Whoa.

Careful.

- I'm good. - Okay.

You're good. Okay. Bye. See you later.

Bye, Hal.

See you, Hal.

Shall we?

Oh, your house always smells so good around the holidays.

- What is all this stuff? - Thank you.

Well, they're candles in teacups.

- Yeah. I can see that. - Mm-hmm.

You think you're... You think you're taking your hobby

- a little too far? - It's not a hobby.

It's actually a business,

and are you really here for Christmas?

Uh, barring any last-minute auditions,

I am planning to stay.

Really? Well, that's great. Uh, what time is it?

I have to pick Aurora up from school right away.

How is she doing, anyway?

She's been going through a lot since the divorce.

- Like what? - You know,

she just spends a lot of time by herself.

She used to be so fun and so outgoing.

If you had been around more, you would have noticed the change.

Uh, it's just,

we've missed you, is all.

I miss you, too.

How about this? How about I go pick her up from school?

Okay. I mean, it would really, really help.

Yeah. Sure. Can I... I just need your car.

- Okay. - And the keys.

- Yeah. - And the name of the school

and the address, and I'm going to take one more of these.

- And I'll get her. Okay. - I can... Well...

What are you doing?

I'm just parking. I'll be a minute.

Got a name?

Isaiah Heyward.