(waves crashing) (water receding) (gentle piano music) (playing cards shuffling) (cards shuffling) (piano music continues) - Okay, yeah, yeah.

All right, okay, okay.

Let's give it a shot, Wally.

This is a shot, you know?

There now.

Maybe if I do that.

Okay, now, here we go.

Here we go.

(piano music continues) There, that's pretty good.

Okay, Wally, pick a card.

Okay.

This one?

This is your card?

Perfect!

Don't tell me what the card is!

Okay?

Okay, now put the card back in the deck.

Pick any place.

Okay, now let's see.

Your card is not on the bottom.

(piano music continues) And it's not on the top.

So let's see.

Now, Wally, your card has risen to the top!

(Ed gasps) (solemn piano music) It's okay, it's okay, don't cry.

(Ed sighs) (click.

Music ends) (pills rattle) (Ed gulps and sighs) (glass thuds) (light switch clicks) (footsteps.

wood creaks) (footsteps.

creaking continues) (bedsheets flutter) (Ed grunts) (light clicks) (Ed sighs) (kettle screeching) (traffic bustles) (pedestrians chattering) (Ed sighs) (feet shuffling) (floor creaks) (Ed slurps) (Ed grunts) (Ed exhales) (doorbell rings) (Ed clears throat) (door creaks) - Hi, Mr. Coleman.

- Hey, Ed.

Merry Christmas to you.

- That's some tree you got there.

- Yeah, well, wife said we needed a second tree, I got a second tree.

Don't ask.

- Dickens would be quite proud.

- Yeah.

Hey, Wally and the family visiting?

- Jean's taking me down to see them in the morning.

- Listen, Ed, if you, if you need anything, just let us know, okay?

- Oh, no.

Thank you.

- Mr. Coleman, can you please show me a magic trick?

- Leon, Mr. Coleman's is really busy right now.

- Oh, but you rarely do magic anymore.

- Leon, this tree is heavy!

- I think your dad is tiring out.

- [Michael] Yeah, come on.

- Merry Christmas, Mr. Coleman.

- [Michael] Yeah.

Ed, we'll see you later, all right?

- Merry Christmas.

- Merry Christmas to you.

(solemn music) - Okay, Wally, I got something for you.

Just came in, special delivery.

I'm not even gonna tell you from where.

Now, no, no, you can't look yet!

I've gotta get the box open.

Just be patient, Wally.

I'm trying to teach you to be patient in this world.

Okay.

All right, now let's see.

All right.

All right.

Now.

Oh.

(packaging rustles) Okay.

(suspenseful music) (Ed grunts) There we go now.

All right.

All right now.

Okay, now you can look.

Okay.

(card rustles) (music continues) There you go, Wally.

In full view.

Right, now watch very carefully.

This is like, this is like surgery, Wally.

(music swells) This is like.

There.

See how I extricated that?

Voila, that's a big word.

That's Hoboken for here it is.

(laughs) Okay, now just keep your eye.

There.

Now, see?

A beautiful red ball.

I'm gonna put it in my pocket, Wally.

Okay?

I'm just gonna forget about it.

Okay, now let's just see.

Okay.

Now.

(hums) Oh!

This is, this isn't really the way it's supposed to work, Wally.

So just be calm, Wally, just be calm.

Okay.

Now.

(hums) (lid taps) Voila.

You don't seem excited enough!

Now, there you are.

There you go.

There you go.

There you go.

(hands clapping) Thank you, Wally.

Okay, and Merry Christmas, okay?

(light piano music) (Ed huffing) (Ed huffing) (Ed humming) (tape rattles) (Ed continues humming) (festive piano music) (festive music continues) (footsteps.

wood creaks) (music ends) (rattlling noise from kitchen) (footsteps.

wood creaking) (rattling from kitchen continues) (foil rips) - Edward, it's time to go.

I don't wanna drive in the dark.

(footsteps) (door slams) (phone ringing) (ringing continues) - [Answering Machine] Please leave a message after the tone.

(machine beeps) - [Daughter] Hi, dad.

Oh, I was hoping to get you.

Hey, I'm gonna send Johnny by tomorrow, just to make sure everything's okay.

Hey, Wally, do you wanna say hi to grandpa?

- [Wally] Merry Christmas, grandpa.

- [Daughter] Look, I'm sorry about missing Christmas again.

I know I sound like a broken record.

It's just with Jim just getting back from his trip, we're just, we're so busy.

It's just too hard to get away.

Hopefully we'll see you next month.

Merry Christmas, dad.

I love you.

(machine beeps) (Ed breathes shakily) (foot thuds) (Ed sighs) (Ed exhales forcefully) (silence) (Ed rustles) (Ed sighs) (intense music begins.

Escalates) (glasses clank) (upbeat jazzy music) (glasses clink) (upbeat festive music) - Happy new year, my dear.

(Jean chuckles) I have nothing more to give you than my heart.

- (chuckles) Now is that you or Yeats talking?

(music ends) - I love you.

- Come with me, Edward.

- What?

- Come with me.

It's time.

- What are you talking about?

Stop.

- Now - Stop!

(hand tapping) (breathes shakily) (light clicks) (somber piano music) (Ed slurps) (solemn music continues) (cup clatters) Oh (solemn piano music) (book slams) (solemn music continues) (footsteps.

Blinds rattle) (family chattering) (Ed sighs.

Footsteps) (solemn piano music) (hangers rattle) (solemn piano music quickens) (Ed huffs) (solemn piano music escalates) (lighter clicks) (footsteps) (solemn music escalates) (footsteps.

traffic whooshing) (church members chattering) (Ed breathing heavily) (traffic.

Footsteps) (music crescendos and ends) (waves crashing) (waves crashing) (waves crashing) (waves continue) (waves continue) (waves continue) (solemn piano music) (solemn music continues) (footsteps.

Waves crashing) (music crescendos and ends) (footsteps) (bar patrons chattering) (door creaks) (upbeat festive music) (bar patrons chattering) (patrons chattering) (festive music continues) - How you doin'?

What can I do for you, sir?

- Uh, Is Stan here?

He's the one who usually serves us.

- Oh, Stan?

Oh, Stanley, yeah.

Stanley left a couple of years ago.

I think he moved to Florida.

- Well, he, he always used to serve us a Guinness.

- [Bartender] I think we could still make that happen.

(festive music continues) (lips smack) (festive music continues.

Patrons chattering) - [Woman at Bar] Do you have a light?

- [Second Woman at Bar] He's got one.

- Hey, look at you all dressed up for Christmas Eve.

- Oh.

Would you like to see- - [Woman] I see that you have a lighter.

We're going out for a smoke.

Mind if I borrow?

- Here you go.

(door creaks) (mellow jazz music) (bar patrons chattering and laughing) (glasses clink) (music continues) - So, Ed, are you waiting on anyone?

[Bartender] Well, last call's at seven.

I really hope whoever it is makes it by then.

- Hey, Jimmy, one more gin and tonic, and let's try that Cab again.

- [Bartender] You got it, Dave.

- Are you holding this for your performance?

Hopefully I get those drinks before your audience arrives.

(laughs) - [Bartender] Our friend Ed here, appears to be a magician.

- Yeah, I saw that.

Hey, I'm a, I'm a huge magic fan.

Love close-up.

Is that your specialty?

- I wouldn't say a specialty.

- Well, Ed, Dave.

We're having one more drink.

Share some Christmas magic with us?

Come on, you'll earn me some major brownie points.

(pensive music) (pensive music continues) Okay.

- Great.

- [Bartender] Enjoy.

- Thanks man.

(pensive music escalates) Right this way,ok?

Hey, guys, I got a surprise.

Ed is a magician, and he's gonna share some magic with us before we leave.

- Aw.

So handsome.

Thank you, Ed.

(pensive music) (cards shuffle) - May I ask your name?

- Kate.

- Kate, please take a card.

(pensive music) Okay, now don't show it to me, Kate.

Show everyone else.

Put it back anywhere in the deck.

Thank you, Kate.

Now I'm gonna shuffle the cards again.

(cards shuffling) No, no, that's not good.

Just I, I can do it better than that.

(patrons laugh nervously) - They look plenty shuffled to me, Ed.

- None of us know where the card is.

We know it's not on the bottom.

We know it's not on the top.

(apprehensive orchestral music) But, but if I give, if I give the cards a magic wave.

Oh!

(cards flutter) Uh!

- Oh no.

- It's okay, Ed.

Here, let me get 'em.

- Wait, wait!

(tense music) Wait.

(dramatic music swells) - [Patrons] Oh my god!

- No way!

What?

(others laughing) - What was your card?

- Um, the queen of hearts.

(Kate squeals) - Oh my!

(all laughing) - That is unbelievable.

- [Dave] Oh my god.

- That's my card.

(all applauding) - Oh god, Ed, that was amazing.

Thank you so much.

- How did you do that?

- What can be explained is not poetry.

(all laugh) - That alone deserves another drink.

- No, no, I have the head home.

- I'm still blown away.

- It was really amazing, Ed.

I wish you could stay for just one.

- Thank you all again.

(light music) (door creaks) (light festive music) (footsteps) (light music continues) (light music continues) (gate squeaks) (Leon and Michael chattering) - Oh, hey, Ed.

(Ed laughs) Hey, and these don't even include the ones that Santa's bringing.

- Santa's tracker says only five more hours.

- He's coming here first, you know?

(Michael chuckles) But, no, no, I'll send him over to you as soon as he's done here.

(Leon laughs) - Great.

- Oh, oh, Michael, Leon.

- Huh?

- Come on in for a moment.

- [Michael] Okay.

- Come on.

Yeah.

Okay.

Now, now, stay there.

Stay there.

Stay there.

Don't go.

Just wait right there.

I'll be, I'll be right back.

Okay.

Okay.

All right, all right.

Yeah.

(footsteps pattering) (Ed chuckles) Merry Christmas, Leon.

(paper rustling) - Cool.

So cool.

- Stop by later and I'll show you how it works.

- Cool.

- [Michael] What do you say?

- Thank you.

Merry Christmas, Mr. Coleman.

- Merry Christmas.

- Ed, thank you.

- Thank you.

- [Michael] Come on, son.

(chuckles) I'll see you later, okay?

(Ed huffs) (door slams) - Whew.

(shoes dropping) (wood creaking.

footsteps) (sheets rustling) (light clicks) (Ed chuckles) (Ed sighs) ♪ I'm dreaming of a white Christmas ♪ ♪ Just like the ones I used to know ♪ ♪ Where the treetops glisten ♪ And children listen ♪ To hear sleigh bells in the snow ♪ ♪ I'm dreaming of a white Christmas ♪ ♪ With every Christmas card I write ♪ ♪ May your days be merry and bright ♪ ♪ And may all your Christmases be white ♪