Forgetting Christmas

Looks cold out.

Supposed to snow soon.

Might be a white Christmas.

Mm-hm. You're going to bring Tango in, right?

She can handle the winter. She's older now.

Dad, she can't handle that. It's too cold.

You get that horse in that barn,

them rats gonna spook her again.

Bill, don't kill the rats, please.

They're rats, Marie. Rats.

We don't kill what we don't eat.

Granddaddy's rules.

- Mm-hm. - I know, baby.

We'll catch them, and I'll take them dancing.

You're such a fool. (coughing)

Bring me the water, bring me the water.

Hold on, hold on. There you go.

That good?

- Thank you. - All right, sweetheart.

I got you something.

- We said no presents this year. We agreed. - All right.

It's not a present, it's a tool.

Remember last time, we tried this with my phone

and, you know, people kept calling and messing it up.

It's a recorder, okay? Let me see your hand, come on.

Listen, see the red button? That's the record button.

- Get my glasses. - There's red, see that?

All right, you press that to talk,

and it's going to start recording you, all right?

Look, fully charged.

It can run for hours, so don't worry about that.

Listen, baby, look. Take your time, all right?

Take your time with it.

Do I sound all right?

You sound beautiful, Mama.

- Come on, Daniel. - No, you don't have to go.

All right.

We're just going to get the hot chocolate started.

We'll be right back, Ms. Marie.

Okay.

Well,

I hope you know this already,

but I'mma say it anyway,

so you never forget.

I love you so, so much.

Love you too, baby.

April, baby girl. (coughing)

I know you hate when I call you that.

No, Mama, it's okay.

Baby, you can run this farm

better than anyone.

No offense, Bill, but you know I gotta tell the truth.

None taken, and I agree.

I believe that you can be whatever you want to be.

But I'd be so honored

if you would just stick around.

Help keep things going, honey.

Can you do that, huh?

Yeah.

And Bill.

Oh, Bill.

There are no words.

Yeah.

No words.

I'm going to check on that hot chocolate.

Okay.

- Okay. - Okay, Mama.

- It's gonna be all right. - Yeah.

It's selfish.

What's wrong?

Tell her.

Linette?

I can't take this farm from your family.

No, no, Linette, we already talked about this.

It's what's best for everyone.

I don't think so.

Look, we have to sell the farm

to pay for Mama's medical expenses.

You're practically family anyway.

Practically ain't blood.

You know we ain't like that, Linette.

I don't even know if...

This all means so much to her.

She talks about legacy and family all the time.

I can't look at her in the eye.

- Not when she's like this. - Okay, shh.

Um, I know this is probably the wrong time,

and I'm just trying to help, but we don't have to tell her.

We could just wait.

We don't kill what we don't eat, no lying,

and we stay together.

Granddaddy's rules.

- I know. - My great-granddaddy.

Now, I can name two things

that Mama talks about more than family.

Honesty and hard work.

Now, it ain't gonna be easy,

but we're gonna tell her the truth, together.

Bill.

Yes, Marie?

I know you and April

have been trying to tell me something for the longest...

Just say what you gotta say.

It's time.

You can do it, baby.

April found a way to pay for everything.

Oh!

It was a government grant.

We're going to be fine.

The land and the vineyard gonna be fine, yeah.

- Gonna be hard? - Yeah.

Always is, but you be honest.

Stick together.

Granddaddy's rules.

Granddaddy...

Granddaddy.

Marie. Come on, Marie.

- Daniel. - I got it.

Are you sure about this?

I don't know if it's charged. I didn't listen to it, either.

We'll be waiting outside.

You press that to talk,

and it's going to start recording you, all right?

Look, fully charged.

It can run for hours, so don't worry about that.

Listen, baby, look. Take your time, all right?

Take your time with it.

Do I sound all right?

You sound beautiful, Mama.

Are we going to make it to the church?

Yes, indeed.

Am I smelling gas or oil burn?

A little bit of both.

Wait, wait, wait. No, no, no.

I wouldn't do that if I were you.

The smell is coming from out there.

You can do it, baby.

April found a way to pay for everything.

It was a government grant. We're gonna be fine.

The land and the vineyard gonna be fine, yeah.

At some point, this vehicle will explode.

It's just a matter of time, okay,

and I, for one, still have some things

I would like to do with my life, and quite frankly,

I really don't appreciate the irony

of blowing up on the way to a funeral, okay?

I love you, I love you and I don't want to disrespect you,

Daniel, but I'm still going to have to drive myself.

Don't worry about that. I got this.

What's wrong?

We don't lie.

What happened?

You lied to Mama.

- April. - And you brought me into it.

- Baby girl, listen. - No. No, no, no.

You can never call me that again.

I would ask you why, but there ain't no good reason.

April, she was at a point-

And I'm not standing around while you blame her for it.

Granddaddy's rules, hm? We don't lie to family, ever.

And you broke that!

And there ain't nothing we can do to fix it, Daddy!

Because she's gone!

April, wait. You can't leave like this.

Thank you for taking care of my mama's land.

I've always trusted you and your family.

And now I trust them more than my own.

So, what'd you think?

You first. What have you learned?

I don't know, he's too normal.

Nobody's normal.

You say that to all your patients?

I tell my patients whatever they need to get better,

and none of them are around.

You're stalling.

All right, no wedding ring.

He's here for the fight.

I say he stays for the whole thing.

Really?

What's he looking at now?

The bottom of his glass. What did you say to him?

I didn't say a word.

I merely gave him an opportunity

to speak to a beautiful woman.

If he were only here for the fight, he would've ignored me,

or he would've noticed and enjoyed the view.

He may have said hello.

He's here to meet women.

He lacks the courage to act.

You can see it in his shoulders.