Christmas by Starlight

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- Regarding Mark and Jennifer Taylor,

The state of Illinois confirms that your application

for the legal adoption of Alison Gene Brenner

has been approved.

- Does that mean? - Yeah.

Oh, merry Christmas you two.

Oh, you are officially parents.

- Thank you Annie for everything.

Can't I tell you how grateful we are.

I think we convinced ourselves

that it just wasn't meant to be.

And what you managed to do for us.

So happy for you both.

Now go home, celebrate, you deserve it.

Thank you.

Congratulations.

Oh yeah.

Now we're talking.

What are you guys doing here?

- We're on our way back from the cafe

and heard the commotion

and thought maybe you were?

Being danced to death?

- I told you mother the knock first.

Thank you, dad.

You said open door policy.

- Yeah, open door policy doesn't mean

walk through the door policy.

What if I was--

- Dancing with your dog wearing your Christmas pajamas?

- Yeah. - We're happy you're safe

and now we're leaving.

Thank you.

See you in the morning.

- Those two must be thrilled.

They have been trying to adopt for years.

- I remember those days sitting by the phone,

wondering if we'd ever get the call.

It's heart wrenching.

And then one day, there you were.

Just a perfect little angel.

- Yes who liked to stay up all hours of the night

performing dance routines for her dolls.

- And drawing murals with her mother's lipstick

on the living room walls.

- Are you saying that it was difficult?

Not at all.

You were just you.

- Okay. - And we loved

every single second of it.

- Gene, the back stove's doing that thing again

with the smoke.

One of these days, it's going to set off the fire sprinklers

and then, pshh,

and I'm not cleaning it up.

Thank you, Helen.

I'll have a look.

Okay, wow.

These look so good.

Chelsea, beautiful.

I love the colors.

- Thanks. - Need a jelly bean refill?

Dad, jelly bean emergency.

Okay.

And maybe these.

When were you gonna tell me about this?

- We wanted to wait until after the holidays.

We didn't wanna spoil your Christmas.

We knew you'd be--

What, upset, devastated?

How was this even possible?

- The owners have wanted to tear this building down

and redevelop it for years.

This cafe is your life.

I was practically raised here with half the neighborhood.

I mean, how can they do this?

This is our home.

- Annie, where as upset as you are.

- It doesn't really seem like it.

- We've just had a little more time to digest it.

Our hands are tied.

We've tried to negotiate.

They will not renew the lease.

- No, first it was Sunrise Books,

then it was the deli, Mary's is shutting down,

half the stores on this block are vacant.

This Holt Enterprises,

they just picked a fight with the wrong family.

And I'm about to show them right now.

Annie.

What?

Pants.

Right.

- Meeting with the sales team at two and a call at three.

We've already pushed that once,

so I think we should really make sure that we--

Bah!

You sure you don't want in on this?

I'll give you a 10 point lead.

- How about 10 minutes of your time

to go over the new bylaws

from the City Planning Commission?

William.

- And when you get a sec, let's go over the new bylaws

from the City Planning Commission.

- Took the words right out of my mouth.

- Dad looking sharp, new haircut?

- No, you missed the investor meeting

for the Waterfront proposal on Friday.

For what it's worth,

I did make it to my afternoon drinks meeting.

As for a proposal,

not really sure she's the one.

Come on, the deal's gonna close.

And even if it doesn't, does Chicago really need

another faceless glass office tower?

I'm kidding. - Will,

we face two lawsuits this year

because of your carelessness.

And now, this complaint from the Preservation Society.

- Oh, the complaint from the Preservation Society is--

A sign that you're not paying

enough attention to your job.

Enough is enough.

Now you start to show some real leadership and commitment

or when it comes time

for me to step aside from this company,

I'll sell it.

You wouldn't.

In the meantime,

I've arranged for general counsel

to work alongside you directly

so that we can avoid more of these costly legal oversights.

In fact, the candidates are waiting

right out of the hall as we speak.

- So you're hiring me a babysitter.

No, of course not.

I'm expecting you to.

Now you can get back to your, your game.

Lyle. - Mr. Holt.

- Someone to watch my every move?

That's what I got you for.

- That's what I do, but it's not actually what I'm for.

And I can't do the legal stuff.

How bad is it out there?

It's pretty bad.

- Yip, that's pretty bad. - Yeah.

Where are you going? - I don't know.

Grab a coffee and then direct flight to the Bahamas.

- Will. - Lyle, I'm not a child.

I don't need a chaperone.

What I need is a minute to figure this out.

- Mr. Holt? - Grabbing a coffee,

I'll send a postcard.

- Mr. Holt, I'm Annie Park, I'm--

I know what you are, fine.

Let's get this over with.

Get one over with?

- Please, I know why you're here.

You're some hot shot lawyer

and you're here to tell me, do this, don't do that.

I don't know about hot shot.

I mean, I am pretty good.

Wait, how do you know that I'm a lawyer?

- Look, I'll listen to your pitch,

but this is not a done deal.

I still get the final say, are we clear?

No, not really.

Listen, if I could just have--

Sorry, single occupancy.

What?

Mr. Holt.

Wow, you don't quit.

- Listen, I'm not just a--

Lawyer, I get it.

Advisor, counselor, play squash?

- No. - Oh, that's too bad.

You definitely have the reach for it.

Listen, Mr. Holt,

if you could just give me two minutes,

I think you would-- - All right, sell me.

What do you got?

Sell you?

Okay, the Starlight.

Cute little cafe on 5th and Broad,

voted best waffles in the city

14 years in a row.

Well, technically 13,

but that was only because they left the category off there.

Anyway, you can't tear it down.

I mean you could,

I live in that part of town, Mr. Holt.

These people, they are tired of being pushed around

and pushed out and this cafe,

it is the heartbeat of the community.

If you take it away, there will be a revolt.

Wow, that was a lot of words.