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thank you foreign hello Merry Christmas Sarah’s home now it’s Christmas hey there kiddo hi Mom hi Dad I’ll catch up with you later God bless you hon you go on give me a hug come on of course your mother wouldn’t let us decorate the tree until you got home but I’ve got hot chocolate on the stove perfect it’s awful slippery oh it’s so nice to have you home and I can’t believe that it’s been three years since we spent Christmas together neither can I sounds like that law firm really kept you hopping up there that’s
how they do things at Chandler Abbott and Jonas always on call 24 7 even holidays you know we’re really sorry to hear about you and Richard you two seem so happy together Richard’s a very nice guy just turned out we wanted different things in life so what’s that truck supposed to get here with the rest of your stuff day after tomorrow yeah you could always stay here I mean your old room’s just sitting up there thanks Mom but I’m pretty sure my old room isn’t the best place to start my own practice she’s got a
point Abby well you can’t blame me for trying but I found a great place right in town it’s not far and it even has a spare
I think we’re ready all set one two three huh it’s beautiful Merry Christmas kiddo foreign remember me Sarah Wright Merry Christmas here we go again still doing this a week before Christmas like clockwork it’s the same thing every year I used to love it when I was little from my bedroom at night it looked like the tree was floating up there some sort of Beacon help him since when his Dale land is ever let anybody help him put up that tree Dale you’re gonna break your full neck one of these days should have bought that
man I met you years ago either that or a trampoline I think it looks nice oh what I don’t understand is why he keeps doing it year after year I mean he knows how well what’s going to happen it’s like he doesn’t care he doesn’t care where did all these people come from Dale’s become a bit of a Christmas tradition around Rosedale some towns have Christmas pageants I’ll just have Candy Cane Lane we’ve got Dale Landis thank you Sarah welcome home gosh it feels like forever I know it has been way too long but look
at you you look great and this place is amazing that’s right you haven’t been home since we opened but I’ve been reading awesome things about it online Lord love the internet did you ever think when we were in school that I’d end up being a chef when we were in school who knew that you could cook so good to have you home for Christmas your parents must be over the moon you have no idea come on so like how’s it going tell me everything you okay yeah yeah you know no regrets leaving that fast track
law firm of yours it was time you hear from Richard yeah let’s just say that ship has sailed then maybe I’ll keep an eye out to find you a new shipmaker uh I’m actually on an extended leave of absence from the rocky world of romance so thanks but no thanks okay just have to cook you a five-star Meal instead I like where this is going if you need anything anything at all just ask and sit down I have seen you stare at that courthouse in exactly the same way since you were a little girl judge
Connor for all these years I wondered what Mysteries were hitting behind those Bright Young eyes of yours no Mysteries just the same questions as long as you’re never satisfied with the same old answers you haven’t changed a bit you’re a cyprusaurize how are you judge well I’m okay except I seem to be the last person on Earth to find out that you’re moving home I was going to come by yeah and that you’ve left Chandler Avenue Jonas to open your own practice I see my parents have been talking to you well as a matter of
fact I got a call from Carl Jonas your old boss asked if I would try and talk you out or leave them Mr Jones called you himself well he seemed to think you’ve got a promising future with his firm according to him they were going to renew your contract with the promotion was a good offer which you declined what did you tell him well I told him that my favorite young Protege turned down his offer she must have a pretty good reason it wasn’t about the money with you it never was no like I’m doing
Court why don’t you come by my Chambers tomorrow and we’ll talk some more I’d like that all right I’ll get Marcy to phone over to the diner and order some sandwiches you still like tuna salad how do you remember how many times do you come and visit me when you were in law school huh you never ate anything else hey don’t forget the pickle I know you’re in there Mr Landis change anything Mr Landis you’ve got 48 hours Mom this is so delicious I forgot how much I missed your cooking wait to see what’s on
the menu for Christmas dinner I assume you’ve invited the entire town again your mother cut back this year she’s only inviting half the town posting a notice on alanis’s door today he had a police officer with him they didn’t waste much time did they what’s going on he’s from the city servingdale with a court ordered to take the tree down what why they say it’s a building code violation serious fire hazard which makes it a danger to him and everyone else in the neighborhood Dale Landis has been putting that tree on his roof every year
since I was nine years old A lot’s changed since last time you were home for dinner sweetie changed how Dale put a tree on his roof you know it looked nice and didn’t hurt anyone everyone in the neighborhood knew Dale so even if he didn’t talk about it much we all had a pretty good idea of just how difficult it was for him around the holidays without his family I remember that night when his family left I felt so sad for him he just looked so lost yeah he was honey he still is what do
you mean they also have less and less to say in the last few years he hardly leaves that house and it’s starting to fall down around him the only time that was sure to see him was When Christmas Comes Around and he puts that tree up the man just wants to be left alone we’ve had a lot of people move into the neighborhood and they’re nice and cordial but you know they don’t really know Dale every year that tree goes up and it starts up all over again someone complains and even if they don’t I’m
pretty sure that Dale is on the City’s radar by now they show up at that Court orderly Clockwork and he has to take the tree down not exactly he won’t take it down but it’s the court order either he takes the tree down or is going to wind up in yep wait seriously the last three years their Landis has spent Christmas in jail and by the sounds of it that’s where he’s headed again over a Christmas tree but why well nobody knows what has anyone asked him oh sure I mean every year when he appears
in court Sam Connor asks him the same question and he gets the same answer big likes the way it looks that makes absolutely no sense it does to Dale foreign foreign foreign yeah give me a break of course they knew each other they wanted for burgers afterwards well we got him with a surveillance camera I know cameras everywhere yeah what’s the world coming to you yeah all right yeah nothing’s running Stone I’ll talk to you later so now hey don’t give up now you’re still in a great place really in sync there see ya both
know I can’t take that offer to my boss um excuse me excuse me yeah yeah no I know well because you make Santa Claus put coal in my stockings yeah all right call me later I need an offer I can work with those teeth okay excuse me hi there let’s see up here buying a cup of coffee with me here I’m running a little late everything’s on me the muffins are really great they make them fresh here you know it’s bad enough with guys like you your phone calls are so important we all have to
listen make guys like me but heaven forbid you should have to wait in line like everybody else wait a second hi what can I get for you singles home on fat latte please and you sir oh no no we’re not together we are we’re no we’re we’re not together we’re not together yeah thank you hey Dad hey kiddo your mom’s out he said she had to run some errands which is code for Christmas shopping she’ll be back in a couple hours I just wanted to say hi I’m meeting judge Connor for lunch yeah like old
times you’re just finishing that up yep just about there hey Dad do you ever miss being a lawyer I mean that was 20 years ago no but do you ever regret leaving law I suppose if I miss anything it’s that feeling when everything comes together you know when the system works you feel like it really made a difference something on your mind sir I was just thinking about something you said I must have been nine or ten it was Christmas and I asked you if you didn’t like being a lawyer anymore you said you said
that you found something you like better something that made you happy yep that was a big leap of faith I wanted to build Furniture this is what makes me happy being a lawyer was oh I didn’t have the passion for it not like you do so there I was walking away from a job your mother and I had to start over again risking our home our future were you nervous I was petrified I’m not going to kid you times were tough for a while I really had to tighten our belts a lot of people thought
I was crazy when I set up out here can’t not completely but that’s where you need to look in your heart and Trust what you feel there it’s beautiful thanks honey okay I gotta get ready all right I’ll see you later on foreign it’s got somebody in there but they’ll be done soon I understand we’re going to be seeing a lot more of you around here looks that way well if I hear of anybody needing good attorney I’ll be sure Sarah good someone I want you to meet this is John Keaton John this is Sarah
Wright we have got to stop meeting like this will you two know each other no but not for lack of trying it’s a pleasure John is the Deputy prosecuting attorney for the county been with us almost a year doing a Dandy job thank you judge Sarah is the pride and joy of Rosedale top of her class at Law School four years with Chandler Abbott and Jonas wow running with the big dogs but we have the great good fortune or having her back home now I look forward to seeing it work nice meeting you judge Marcy
Deputy prosecuting attorney he knows his stuff I don’t doubt it but what is a guy like that doing in our little town oh I didn’t ask whatever brought him here he seems to like it which is just fine by me that dog can hunt believe me I know the type he’s all about the job first one in last one out and it’s the only thing he really loves shall we go in Hi Marilyn there you go lunch all right I remember the first time you came in here skinny little thing you sat right there and
you told me you were going to be a lawyer and I thought you were here for my sage advice that was part of it no what you really wanted from me was for me to ask you why you were going to become a lawyer hmm even back then you weren’t afraid of the hard questions yeah yeah I recall you didn’t pull any punches either well from that day forward I never have not with you something tells me we’re not just taking a walk down memory lane here are we if you tell me you’ve thought this
through that you’re clearing your head about coming home I’ll mind my own business seems like these days I’m not very clear about much of anything what do you mean I never set out to change the world judge I just wanted to make a difference for the better well you have made a difference you gave your clients their day in court help them find justice but that’s just it the longer I do this the more I realize it isn’t about Justice or what’s right it’s about winning hmm sometimes can feel like that yeah what are we
supposed to do I’m not naive I know the law is never black and white but that gray area just keeps getting bigger we keep trading off and compromising making these deals that sometimes they don’t even make sense how am I supposed to explain that to someone who has put their faith in me how am I supposed to just sit back and watch while these good people are made to feel that their day in court was just a lot of heggling it’s not Justice and it’s not right and I’m tired of it why don’t you leave
Chandler rabbit thank you a woman and her children were being kicked out of their apartment the owner wanted to convert the building into a co-op she couldn’t afford it and I wanted to take the case I thought I could stall him at least long enough so they wouldn’t be out on the street for Christmas was the eviction legal dismiss judge she had three kids and nowhere to go counselor of course it was legal the owner was our client you want to take a case against your own Law Firm technically yes but I would have done
it on my own time pro bono and of course they said no so you quit that wasn’t just that case judge I’ve been feeling this way for a long time and I couldn’t stay there anymore I don’t even know if I can if you can what I don’t even know if I can do this anymore I don’t know if I can be a lawyer oh I see yeah I hope I hope that you’re not too disappointed in me you’ve been blessed with a rare gift Sarah a good heart and legal mind and that’s what makes
you a very fine lawyer and even better person you could never disappoint me but the hardest part of what we do is to finally admit to ourselves that we can’t save everyone right now I would be happy with saving just one maybe that’s what brought you home again looking for that one case that one client to restore your faith I wish I could believe that but it’s just seasoned for believing what better time to find out who knows maybe you’ll change the world after all or maybe just our little corner of it I should have
thought that before I started taking a toy ride oh come on don’t take it personally just doing my job say they gotta call you back foreign it’s off you can check I thought you threw that away uh yeah no that was just for dramatic effect just to show you that I was listening very convincing so are you really absolutely you know you’re right I should be more considerate towards other people yeah too sincere no not right listen you seem like a very nice guy I’m sure and you’re even funny fish in a cocky sort of
way thank you not really a compliment anyway the point is you don’t have to work so hard because this right here it’s not gonna happen oh okay good to know uh though actually I just wanted to show your table right but I’m glad we got all that other stuff out of the way first you know just to be clear thank you I’m sorry I shouldn’t have said that I it’s been a bit of a tough week tough year does that have anything to do with why you moved back home let’s just say this is the
one place that’s still makes sense to me oh well that would explain a lot it would yeah well I mean people don’t just walk away from Chandler Abbott and Jonas I mean that place is Mythic when people are lined up around the block to get jobs why would anyone leave all that just to move back here why would anyone trade all this to go work there what yeah well I mean don’t get me wrong I can see the appeal you know huge career bump and perks like crazy but yeah it’s not for everybody hang on
a second all right are you doing that sincere thing again because I’m getting all turned around here no no no I’m serious you know I I like it here this is It’s kind of town I used to be curious about when I grew up why well when I was a kid my my parents moved around a lot they never really set up Roots anywhere don’t ask me why it’s like they were always looking for something did they ever find it yeah you can’t really find what you don’t know but the whole time I kept imagining
a place like Rosedale a place where people knew each other and just help each other out yeah this must have been a great place to grow up especially at Christmas and this is going to be my first Christmas here I heard the dude upright oh we have a big tree lighting ceremony right in the Square the whole town comes out we’d sing carols drink hot cider Santa always makes an appearance that sounds beautiful it really is John Keaton I shouldn’t I should take this outside very good okay we’ll see you later see you later all
right this place is so great Sarah now I just have to figure out where to put everything hi hi this is right it’s always a good sign when Jessica shows up with food the housewarming gift my Smoky butternut squash Christmas soup perfect when do we eat oh hey I passed your neighbor on the way over here Mr Landis yeah it’s been a while since I’ve seen him on his bicycle probably about a year what do you mean remember when we said that Dale doesn’t get out much anymore so if he’s riding into town at Christmas
he’s headed for the courthouse because of the tree Once the order goes on his door he has 48 hours to take the tree down if he doesn’t he has to appear in court and he always shows up and he always says no do you mean judge Connor is going to put him in jail today no Sam will give him a few more days to think about it that makes any difference sorry bill doesn’t have a lawyer says he says what Sam tried to assign him a public defender but he wanted no part of it how
can he understand what’s happening without an attorney that’s like asking to which some people believe is the whole point he’s the only man looking for attention others think there’s really something wrong with him but he’s not all there anymore what do you think I think every Christmas Story should have a happy ending I just don’t think that’s the way this one’s going to turn out do you guys mind holding down the fort for a little while where are you going I think I want to hear this Christmas story for myself excuse me foreign Mr Miller
but we don’t have a lot of room to move here we’re gonna have to ask you to pay the fine after all all right well now let’s see if we can’t move on to the next case oh Mr Landis how are you my friend okay your honor thank you how are you sir oh just fine and a Merry Christmas to you Merry Christmas sir it wouldn’t be Christmas without a visit from you to our courtroom with a no sir I guess not I see that you have again violated the town’s building codes by placing a
Christmas tree on your roof yes sir and you receive the courts order to take the tree down yes sir I did huh well take it you have no intention of doing so huh no sir I won’t be doing that yeah I gather you have once again decided to appear in court with no benefit of council I’ll be just fine you are I want to remind you Dale that once these wheels are set in motion we’re obliged by law to follow through on this yes sir if you don’t take the tree down I have to put
you in jail oh I understand sir all right Mr Keaton it’s all yours thank you your honor the matter of the town of Rosedale versus delantis defendant is accused of being in violation of the following town and uh County codes Mr Keaton uh most of us here have been down this road a few times why don’t we just stipulate the violations and we can move it along a bit yes sir all right for the past three years the defendant has ignored identical court orders to comply with the town’s building and security codes we don’t think
this is going to be any different this year oh agreed the people request an immediate court date for Mr lantis and to find a five thousand dollars for each day the tree remains on his roof that’s a little steep don’t you think your honor this has been going on for four years now I think it’s about time the defendant took it seriously Mr land is you do understand that this Christmas tree or yours could end up being very expensive I don’t have any money here on then I suggest you take the tree down I’m sorry
I can’t do that why not yeah your honor I don’t mean to be disrespectful but I just like the way the tree looks up there your honor oh trust me nobody would enjoy hearing an answer to your question more than I would this is just part of our annual tradition isn’t it Dale yes sir I guess it is in that case your honor I request the court order a psychiatric evaluation the defendant to determine his competency to accept these charges it’s tree Mr Keaton as a matter of public safety your honor foreign will assign you
a court date at which time I’ll rule on Mr Keaton’s motion in the meantime I I think you should think very carefully about what you’re going to do now it’s not just a matter of another night in jail anymore Dale yes sir all right coach adjourned yeah okay hey I want to talk to you hey Sarah what was all that about excuse me a psychiatric evaluation seriously oh I didn’t know you were in there I don’t know there is nothing wrong with Dale Landis okay he’s just a little bit lonely and you know this because
because he lives across the street from me wait you’re actually neighbors with a Christmas tree guy you’re smiling why are you smart how is this funny it’s not no I just this is what I mean about small towns I I think it’s great that everyone knows each other it’s not that small and I didn’t say I know everyone just him and there is nothing wrong with him okay look I’m sorry but I can’t talk about an ongoing case not out here like this it’s not my first Rodeo Cowboy don’t try and pull that can’t discuss
it lawyer brush offline with me what you don’t want to talk about it because we both know you pulled out your big guns way too fast all right you want to discuss this counselor step in my office my pleasure the fact that defendants your neighbor doesn’t change a thing look there has to be more going on here I know that Dale Landis isn’t crazy he’s been breaking these laws a few years doesn’t seem to matter to him sure it matters so he doesn’t mind spending Christmas in jail of course not you would just rather spend
Christmas in jail than take down his tree and this to you sounds like the decision of a rational man it’s zoning code okay it’s not like he robbed a bank it’s the law and as long as I’m in that courtroom my job is to enforce that law it’s not that simple it couldn’t be simpler right is right and wrong is wrong it’s just the way it is Sarah whether we like it or not what about people what about having faith in your fellow man you know trying to look a little bit closer at the things
that they do so we can understand them better especially now at Christmas how do you think he feels being all alone like that when everyone around you is celebrating with family and friends look I appreciate what are you doing but I have faith in the law not people law makes a lot more sense to me excuse me I can’t believe he’s up there straightening the tree look it’s leaning to the right or at least you put green on the bar what are you two doing out here it’s so cold just in case yeah in case
of what in case we have to contact my mind is he taking it down don’t be silly dear it’s crooked you can’t have a crooked Christmas tree on your roof what would the neighbors say oh how did court go today you know I hate to think of him spending another Christmas in jail that’s why I came over to try and talk to him good luck honey why don’t you two go back inside where it’s warm I will call if there are any emergencies okay thanks Mr Landis you okay up there uh-huh your tree looks really
nice I haven’t seen it for a while it’s just the way I remember it thank you Mr Landis could I talk to you for a second about what happened in the courthouse today what about it well it’s just that um you see I I think that this would be a lot easier if I didn’t have to shout okay I can do this so uh look straight to you that looks that looks great you uh used to have this shiny blue soccer ball you’re kick it around in the yard all the time that was a long
time ago it was this time when you kicked it across the street and in our yard you came over to to get it my son Danny we thought that ball was something and well you played with him in that ball for a long long time I remember I never did thank you for that it was nice that you did that how is Danny it’s fine just fine Mr Landis did you understand what the deputy prosecuting attorney said in the court today you mean that part about that he doesn’t think my head’s on straight well that’s
we all know that’s not true that she’s not from around here he likes to play hardball so just doing his job it could get very complicated you know you should really have an attorney I’ll be fine Mr Landis I really appreciate you coming up here to talk to me Sarah but I’m uh I’m doing just fine I don’t need any help thank you well maybe you could help me how’s that like I said I I’ve been away for a while and I’m trying to set up my own law practice but you know get getting that
first client it’s it’s not easy maybe if it would be all right with you I could just sit with you in court and you know we could tell people you’re my client that I’m representing your case but I wouldn’t have to do anything not if you don’t want me to figure that would help you with your law business it would be a big help but you wouldn’t join up with the with the judge and that other fellow trying to make me take this tree down not if you don’t want to you’re always nice to Danny
I guess it’ll be all right thank you Mr Landis yeah Merry Christmas Merry Christmas okay good morning good morning nice beautiful day yes it is I think we’ll have a white Christmas looks like it isn’t it great how we can dance like this do you really intend to give Dale Landis a psych evaluation okay that’s not bad that’s more like shop talk because you know you can have it both ways all right what do you mean you can’t question his competency and charge him five thousand dollars a day for leaving the tree up why not
doesn’t wash either he knows what he’s doing or he doesn’t you can’t penalize someone if they’re not responsible for their actions wow not bad make up your mind counselor hold on is this your way of saying you represent Landis now that’s right how’d you get let me change his mind that he was happy to have a friend bantering with you you’re telling me deal has agreed to this he wants you to represent him let’s just say We’ve Come to an understanding uh with this understanding of all of him taking that tree down and staying out
of jail I think first I need to figure out why he puts it up oh waiting a long time to solve that little Christmas mystery has he ever mentioned his family in court well not that I recall he has a son doesn’t he Danny he moved away with his mother when he was very young I tried to look him up online but there was no record of a Daniel Landis from Rosedale no way of knowing where he is or even if he’s alive or dead why are you trying to find him this man has no
one judge Connor he’s all alone and I thought if I could just find someone a family member someone he could trust he might listen to them hey Marcy yeah do me a favor will you pull all the files on Dale Landis for the past three years as soon as you can I have a bright eyes Young attorney here who has some homework to do foreign driver’s license and credit card no email no contact person it’s like outside of Christmas it doesn’t exist hi hey um sorry I’m just in the middle of something here yeah I
figured that hot fresh cider you’ve been here for hours you work right through dinner I did I thought you might need a break uh hang on a second how do you know how long I’ve been here are you following me now or now our thing as fascinating as you may be no I haven’t been watching you I thought um maybe um I never mind a bad idea hang on I I just get a little cranky when I’m hungry I had a feeling so hold this tuna salad right how did you I sometimes eat at the
diner I’ve heard Marcy take your the other day apparently you have a long history of tuna salad sandwiches thank you um why are you doing this those linuses files yeah about the other day um I didn’t mean to lecture you on the law especially when it comes to Landis I know he’s more than just another case for you I felt a little caught up I do that sometimes I’m sorry thank you I get a little caught up sometimes too really you noticed uh yeah you know when I’m in that courtroom I have to do everything
I can to win that case you know that including this one I do and you have to do everything you can to help out your client so things are going to get kind of sticky before this is over yeah and when they do I just want you to remember that this sandwich is a token of our professional respect and that I envy your faith in other people yeah I might be a a pretty good lawyer but I don’t have much luck in that department especially at Christmas you want half on one condition we don’t discuss
the case great Barney foreign I mean we were together all through law school it was fine but I should have seen it coming signs were all there such as oh such as she took a job in DC the day after we graduated and then stopped returning my texting calls yeah I realized at that time our days were numbered and since then since then well it turns out not everyone relates to my love for small town life working in a place like Rosedale doesn’t exactly fit their visions of success they don’t know what they’re missing how
about you don’t want to keep the home fires burning no I give up on that oh please I mean not as a permanent situation it’s just dating in the city is way too exhausting like the past four years have been all about money and titles and connections and winning mostly winning no matter what guys like me in other words nothing like you you know that may be the nicest thing anyone’s ever said to me well this is me so um I guess we’ll see in court tomorrow good night good night Sarah and what I said
before about the sandwich I meant it I’m impressed you’ve got your first case already yeah only on the condition that I do and say nothing to get my client out of jail so change is tuned I wouldn’t be so sure how can he say no to the best lawyer in town who’s doing it for free I might ask the same way he said no to everyone else and you know as for being the best the deputy prosecuting attorney is no slouch believe me so you’ve met John Keaton oh you know him not exactly he comes
into my restaurant sometimes so he has good taste too why thank you it’s all very mysterious though what do you mean whenever he comes in he’s always with the same attractive young woman really she must be from out of town I assume that’s the only time I ever see her that would make sense he hasn’t lived in our little town very long and he doesn’t realize that people notice these things I’m sure you’re right all rise be seated who’s right I see you’ve joined us welcome as always thank you your honor well let’s get right
to it shall we Dale I don’t suppose you’ve given us an early Christmas present by taking that tree down no Yana I have it and I gather you still have no intention of doing so no sir Mr Keaton your honor upon further review the prosecution is decided to withdraw the motion to find Mr Landis every day the tree is on top of his house oh I like the way this is starting I was so noted did you hear that Dale the prosecution is dropping the fine yeah I appreciate it however the defendant continues to be
in violation of several building codes and in doing so presents a clear danger to himself and in the community all righty you honor no one really never let them finish Therefore your honor we ask that you rule on a request for immediate psychiatric evaluation to determine the competency of the defendant as well as authorize the immediate enforcement of the court order to take the tree down still you understand that one way or another that tree’s coming down I really wish he wouldn’t do that your honor with all due respect your honor the defendant’s wishes have
no relevance here your honor the one if I could finish Mike it was Mr landis’s wish to place the tree on his roof it was his wish to keep it on his wrist it must have also been his wish to break the law the prosecution has made it clear that this case is no longer just about the law it is about the defendant’s understanding of the law I understand the law just fine your honor I just don’t want to take down my tree I I think they’re on to something else here at Dale and it
seemed pretty steamed about it oh yes they do your honor I’m confused who am I speaking to here is Mr Landis representing himself or is Miss right now are you in his case fair question Ms Wright Mr Landis has agreed to let me assist him your honor what does that mean in the case of Dooley versus the state of Washington Raymond Dooley declines to be represented by an attorney what however when his competency was questioned the Court ruled that while he had the right to refuse representation he could be assigned an advisor an advisory means
something like an attorney they weren’t there to represent him they were there to interpret and clarify the law so to speak what’s the difference it’s right there read it for yourself I don’t have to read it you’re talking about semantics excuse me like you’re either his lawyer or you’re not doesn’t make any sense it makes more sense than putting him back in jail doesn’t he know he’s going to go there when you put the tree back up well at least he didn’t start making up stories about his tree to try and impress people excuse me
too with my Chambers right now this course in recess for 10 minutes okay what was that all about you think I’m making up stories about something I think you would do anything to win this case I’m not the one pulling rabbits out of my head dually versus the state of Washington police are you questioning my citation I’m questioning your cheap shot all right neutral corners you honor she’s obviously trying to help out her neighbor whether he wants it or not do you even know what we’re talking about here have you even been to see the
tree what’s that got to do with anything your honor Dale Landis has been putting a tree on his roof since I was a little girl I used to look forward to seeing it from my bedroom window every year wait how long has this guy been getting away with this the point is while what he does may be technically illegal technically it is also beautiful and in some way that none of us can understand it makes him happy but that does not make him crazy and I will not let the prosecution make him think he is
your honor the law clearly states unfamiliar with the law Mr Keaton but you’re right the law is quite clear on this point but your honor however Ms Wright has also made a point whatever the legal issues here Mr Landis is harmless which leads me to believe that we must be missing something there must be a different solution such as no idea which is why I’m putting you in charge of finding that solution you are and you’re going to help her John oh whoa wait wait wait you two are gonna work this out together and the
next time I see you I want to hear that you’ve found a way to satisfy the courts and Mr Landis dreams for a happy and healthy Christmas wait a second if YouTube put as much effort into sorting this out as you do sniping at each other you’re going to bring a lot of Christmas cheer into my courtroom your honor I have a full caseload for which I will give you a full continuance your only concern right now is to create a Christmas miracle any questions good tomorrow is Christmas Eve I want this resolve before then
otherwise Mr Landis spends another Christmas in jail and we don’t want that do we I really like to sir no sir all right play nice playing nice he was talking to you you want to tell me what I did let’s just get through this fine any ideas phew I’ll get the files I’ll get the coffee okay you want neighbors complaints or building codes lost your neighborhood I’ll take the building codes okay okay foreign could you pass me at the critique of logic surely did you find the yeah can I can I see that for a
second yeah thanks thank you where’s that coming from I think it’s a Town Square lighting the tree nice completely forgot about it I’ve been looking forward to this for years and now I’m gonna miss it come on but we haven’t found anything yet I think it’s all going to be here when we get back you want to see it or not it’s just like I remember this is home this is where I learned to put my faith in people you’re lucky we can’t stay long as soon as they light the tree we should head back
well I thought you wanted to we don’t have time what what’s what’s going on I don’t understand it I know we’re off to a Rocky’s start but I I thought I thought you liked the sandwich It’s a Small Town John yeah I figured so the restaurant that you like the Boston Bistro my best friend is the chef there okay it’s good food so so she remembers you coming in okay still don’t uh am I bad Tipper she also remember she is Sarah hey there kiddo you were looking all over for you oh yeah sorry I
uh I had to work late I told your father that you wouldn’t miss this for the world no you’re right John Keaton hi hello John is the Deputy prosecuting attorney these are my parents nice to meet you Keaton judge Connor tells me you’re handling Dale landis’s case that’s right you got your hands full there yeah well we’re actually handling it together now try to straighten things out did you convince Dylan to letting you be his lawyer no not exactly it was the judge’s idea actually to try and keep Mr Landis from spending another Christmas in
jail well I hope it works yeah so do we uh you know I should there’s something I need to take care of excuse me I’ll come by tomorrow love you honey they’re gonna light the tree what was that all about ah sir I should probably go help her with that thing it’s really nice to meet you both excuse me her name’s Emily what the woman your friends helped me with in the restaurant it’s none of my business John no probably not but just for the record she’s my little sister your sister yeah she’s a senior
in college it’s really busy which is why I can’t see her that often but when she can come visit she loves her friend’s restaurant I I thought that I’m sorry like I haven’t lied to you Sarah I never will come on Good Tidings for Christmas and a Happy New Year we wish you a Merry Christmas we wish you a Merry Christmas we wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year Merry Christmas my sisters will brought me to Rosedale which was the reason I took a job what do you mean well since their family
moved around so much it was felt like it was just her and I I was a big brother so you know I’d take care of her what about your parents they made sure we’re okay in a sort of uh say non-committal sort of way what I guess looking back on it they liked the idea of kids a lot more than the actual day-to-day reality ton that must have been so hard for you and your sister but it did give me a lot of time to figure things out I figured out pretty quickly that if someone
says trust me you gotta watch your back that’s not always true you know when you’re a little kid looking after hearing your little sister the first thing you learn is that No One’s Gonna hand you what you need you gotta you gotta go out there and get it yeah I guess it kind of stuck with me over the years especially when it comes to Emily so you came here so she would know what it felt like to have a real home you know you remind me of her really she has a lot of faith in
people too well why wouldn’t she had you I guess it’s time to call it a night huh actually it’s morning no we’re no closer than when we started we’ll find something I don’t know you know this lattice thing has been going on for so long I can’t believe no one’s tried this already and what if we do find some sort of loophole I mean how do we know lannis won’t want to you know come along with it John I’m gonna think we’re gonna need a real Christmas miracle to keep him out of jail did you
see this what Central Valley Drug Mart versus Springfield County they had a platform on their roof with some sort of big promotional display including a tree the county asked them to take it down said it represented a hazard and but the judge ruled they could keep it up as long as a tree wasn’t attached to the roof show me this tree hey hey what do you think you’re doing who are you I’m Mr landis’s attorney who authorized you to take down that tree well the county says that he doesn’t follow the law and take it
down we can do it for him well I’m a deputy County prosecutor and this case is still being heard in court looks like we settled it for you counselor real time you want to do we’ve come this far we can’t give up now let’s go they already pulled the tree down yes sir well I don’t like it but strictly speaking I suppose that we’re within the law well what about the Court ruling on Central Valley drugs would it hold up in court does it apply well I think you found your loophole but it’s a moot
point the tree’s no longer an issue it is if we put it back up what the Court ruling clearly stipulates that as long as the tree isn’t attacked hold on Sarah no look you did what I asked you both worked together you found a solution you made sure that Mr Landis is never going to spend another Christmas in jail you should be proud of that you made a difference and justice has been served fella tonight is Christmas Eve it’s a time to be with the people you care about right and that’s what I want you
to do both of you with all due respect your honor I don’t think we’ve made any difference at all I’m sorry this isn’t about the law or about serving Justice this is about Mr Landis he’s still all alone in that big old house he he doesn’t have anyone to spend Christmas with the only thing he wanted the only thing that means anything to him they took down it doesn’t matter anymore why he wants that tree on his roof what matters is that that is his Christmas wish and I’m going to do everything I can to
make sure that wish comes true do you know how much work it will take to get that tree back up there to code but there’s still time if I had a little help John is the prosecutor’s office ready to go along with this absolutely all right well you’re going to need a building permit Marcy would you get me the County permits office on the phone oh yeah tell them we have a Christmas tree to put up way up okay guys it’s right in here thank you Merry Christmas perfect it sure is thank you Mr Landis
it’s Sarah could I talk to you for a minute Mr Landis I just want you to know we’re gonna put your tree back up hey there kiddo I thought maybe you could use some thought horses now what do you say we grabbed the tree all right foreign John Sarah Wright before you say anything judge Connor knows all about this the building permit is being expedited and it should be here anyway yeah I know this your building permits judge told me to deliver it personally smile thank you Merry Christmas all right we got it thank you
I know well judge Connor well would you look at that we thought you might need some help come on boys let’s get this done surprise come on oh no no I’m good oh come on go here I’ll grab the ladder okay easy there you go you’re good trust me yeah here we are ah are you ready three three two one thank you it’s all you let’s go tell Mr Landis Mr Landis we’re ready come and see your tree Sarah come and take a look Merry Christmas thank you do you like it yeah it’s nice very
nice good night I don’t understand we may never understand but here’s something else here you showed us all what a difference it can make to show a little extra faith in your fellow man yeah I was gonna forget this anytime soon by me so you don’t want to come in for a few minutes I would love to but my sister’s coming to the red eye I think I’m gonna go home okay well listen um my parents throw this uh Christmas dinner party and they invite a few friends actually a lot of friends so maybe you
and your sister should join us I can meet her yeah I love that oh that’s a friend of yours I think so who is that I don’t know but whoever it is it’s the last thing Mr Landis needs right now I’m gonna go talk to him all right can I help you can I help you oh uh sorry ma’am I’m just uh to start a tree I wanted to just stop and look I hope that’s all right it’s okay do you happen to know who lives here yeah that’s that’s him right there Dale Landis Atlantis
yeah Danny hi Dave Danny daddy my son Sarah my son Danny then these are friends of mine good friends very good friends hi Danny been a long time you always wanted to know why I put that tree up there every Christmas this is the reason right here this is a little boy my mother took me away I remember it was Christmas Eve I’ve made my decision it’s over no you’re never coming back here before we left my dad he pulled me aside and he told me no matter what no matter how long it took ever
wanted to find him always look for the tree on the rooftop so that tree really was a beacon to show your son the way home my only hope when my mom got married again she changed my name too so I knew there wasn’t much chance you’d find me these last few years I’ve been in the army but I got leave this Christmas as soon as I got back started looking and I found you I finally found you welcome home son God bless you Merry Christmas Merry Christmas it’s a nice tree it’s very nice tree and
maybe next year we get one just like Merry Christmas Merry Christmas
