A Holiday for Harmony (2024)

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Santa Claus is

coming to town

Santa Claus is

coming to town

Santa Claus is

coming to town

Santa Clause is

coming to town

Santa Claus is

coming to town

Okay, that's enough!

Jack!

Jack!

Jaxon!

Yes?

Your game is too loud.

I can't hear myself sing.

Well, if you can't

hear yourself sing,

consider yourself

blessed in this house.

I have to practice for

the Christmas talent show.

Ti-Ti, you need talent

to be in one of those.

You're just a jerk.

Turn it down.

Okay.

Cut it down!

Mom!

Mom!

Mom!

Mom!

Tina and Jaxon, get up here now.

What is going on with you two?

Ah!

One at a time.

One at a time.

Ti-Ti, go ahead.

Why does she get to go first?

I'm older.

Jaxon Rashad Moore, I

asked her to speak first.

Ti-Ti?

I was trying to practice

my song you always like,

and then I heard a lot

of noise from his room.

What kind of noises?

Video games.

I told him to cut it down,

but he cut it back up.

Why didn't you turn the TV down?

Mom, she came barging in my room

calling me stupid and sh*t.

- No, I didn't.

- Yes, you did.

All right, obviously,

you two are losing proper

respect for one another.

You two are brother and sister.

You're supposed to look

out for one another

and love each other,

especially this time of year.

Now acting like this,

do you think I wanna

go get gifts for you?

- No, mom.

- No.

All right, then

act like it, okay?

I might have the perfect thing

to help you out with that.

- Oh, no!

- No.

What?

Not the happy shirt!

Okay, the happy

T-shirt is a great tool

to help you bond and

love each other, right?

I'm not talking about

the happy T-shirt.

I'm talking about the happy,

ugly Christmas sweater.

- Oh, no!

- Ah!

Santa Claus is

coming to town

Oh, yeah

Santa Claus is

coming to town

Do you see them?

Santa Claus is

coming to town

Stop singing that song, bro.

Where did y'all get

that shirt, bro?

It's so ugly.

And it's dumb.

I got this.

I'm just a star, they're

just some chicken fingers.

Santa Claus is

coming to town

Oh, yeah

Santa Claus is

coming to town

Yo, what's up?

What's up, man?

Man, we ran out of that

cider beer last night.

Did we really?

Yeah.

Oh, man, I was hoping

that was gonna last

'til the end of the year.

Well, a Christmas party

came in last night

and cleaned us out.

Well, I guess that's good.

I mean, we got rid of it,

but, man, we gotta think

of some new specials.

Yeah, I think I could come up

with a drink special or two.

Good, because the

rent's passed due,

and you know who we

don't want to deal with.

Good morning,

Mr. Moore and Enrique.

It's Ricky.

Iglesias.

Good morning, Mr. Hubbard.

Getting taller, ain't you, boy?

You say that every

time you see me.

Well, you keep getting

taller, don't you?

Well, it's the fifth of the

month, you know what that means?

- Rent is late.

- Yep, rent is late again.

Look, we had a bad

month in November sales,

and then October, you

remember the hurricane hit

and we were shut

down for two weeks.

Look, I know all that,

but I got stuff I

gotta take care of.

And if you can't take

care of these bills,

then I'll get somebody else to.

Look, man, I just need

a little more time.

Look, since our mamas, they

were both church sisters,

and Barbara love you...

I love her too.

I'll see what I can

do with you, but...

Matter of fact,

she done a big cookout

this weekend for the game.

You already know

what that means.

Yeah, I do.

- Roll tide.

- Roll tide, yup.

Why don't you ask your sister?

Didn't she help you get this

place in the first place?

Yeah, but, like,

me and her don't really be

talking like that anymore.

And this is just...

- Matter of fact,

why don't you invite her too?

'Cause, you know, Barbara

would love to see her.

She still got that

first CD she did.

Well, you know, she

put it on cassette,

'cause, you know, she ain't

really on that technology thing.

I'll let you know.

Well, I do got run, and it's

always good to see y'all.

Well, I'mma holler at you.

Good to see you, Enrique.

- It's Ricky.

- Iglesias.

Hasta la vista.

Roll tide.

That man gonna stop

calling me Enrique.

Yeah, you know how he is.

You know, he is right,

you could ask your

sister for some money.

No, me and her don't

ride like that anymore.

Well, Obama over here

is gonna kick us out

if we don't figure

out something.

Yeah, I don't know.

Maybe I'll think of something,

like, maybe get some

people with a food truck,

somebody with a

following or something.

I don't know...

Do something themed.

Maybe

a Santa School.

What you think?

Yo, Jax.

What you watching?

World renowned

R&B singer Tina Moore

has passed away after an

18-wheeler collided with her SUV

on a major highway.

The only survivor,

the truck driver,

is in critical condition

at the local ICU.

Stay tuned for more updates

as we follow this

story very closely.

Hey, man, what's up?

No, yeah, yeah, man.

I'm...

I'm all right, man,

I'm good, I'm good.

I'm hanging in there.

Yeah, yeah, it's crazy,

you know, first mom and now her.

Yeah, I'm gonna

be all right, man.

I'm good, I'm cooling, man.

I'm hanging in there.

Actually, man, I

don't even really

remember the last

time I talked to her.

It's been a while.

Yeah, yeah, yeah, man.

No, I appreciate you checking

on me, man, for real,

like, thank you,

thank you for that.

Yeah, no, I'll talk to you soon.

All right, peace.

Hey, it's me.

I know it's the holidays,

but I really need

to speak with you.

I don't like how

things went between us.

It was so uncalled for, Jaxon.

Last time we were together,

you came off rude, obnoxious,

you did nothing, but show that

you're still a selfish prick.

Wow, that's five games in a row.

You got lucky.

You got lucky.

Come on, man.

No luck, just skill.

It don't take skills

to sh**t that ball

into the goal, bro.

Well, why can't you win then?

Because, man, I went to the gym.

You know, I'm bigger than you.

You know, my wrists

and the muscle...

Yeah, yeah, yeah,

whatever you say.

Just face it, I can't miss.

Well, if you can't miss,

why can't you come

to work on time?

Because you're a hater.

Well, hater's gonna hate and

we're gonna fill it with bud.

Whatever, man.

Welcome to Rally,

help yourself with some

drinks, some games.

We ain't got that

many drinks, but...

Hey, sweetie, why don't

you go play some games?

I'll come grab you in a minute.

That's what they always do.

Tell the kids to go play and

then they come have a c*ck.

Yeah, I don't know how much

drinking I'll be doing.

I might have to take a rain

check on that c*ck.

Oh, right.

So, what, that

makes two girls now?

No, this will be the first.

Oh, okay.

You're Jaxon Moore,

right, the owner of Rally?

I am.

Okay, I'm Jeneatte Simmons.

I'm a caseworker for the state.

Oh, man,

this ain't from that holiday

party back in 2013, is it?

'Cause, like, look, that lady

dressed up like Mrs. Claus,

she was on everyone.

- No, Mr. Moore.

- No, no.

I'm like, for real,

like, she was

like, "h*, h*, h*."

You know what I'm saying?

No, no, no, Mr. Moore.

Do you not know who that

little girl is over there?

No.

Like, you know how people

are terrible with names?

I'm terrible with faces.

So, who is she?

That's Harmony-Lee.

That's your sister's daughter.

She's your niece.

Oh, my God.

I haven't seen her in

like five or six years.

Yeah, yeah, they

tend to grow up.

Unfortunately, some of

them go through tragedies,

such as Harmony in

losing both her parents.

When's the last time

you spoke to Tina?

It's been a while.

Well, the state is willing

to take custody of her,

that is, unless you were

interested in taking on the

role.

I don't know.

Like, where's her father?

Where's...

- Joe?

- Yeah.

Yeah, he's long gone

out of the picture.

In fact, Tina put in her will

that you were the

first to be contacted

in responsibility for Harmony.

Really?

I don't know.

I just can't.

I know that you

said the state...

Listen, the state is more

than willing to take over.

There's a trust fund for her.

Wait, trust account?

Yes, she has a

trust fund account.

She has a lump sum

that's been saved

in case anything were

to happen to her,

that her daughter, Harmony,

would receive it herself

if she was of legal age,

or it would go under the

guidance of her new guardian.

Like I said, the state

is more than willing...

No, no, no, no, no, no, no.

I'll take her.

She can stay at my place.

I mean, it's my sister's

daughter, right?

She's my niece.

She can stay with me.

I'm glad to hear that.

I'll be over in a few

days with some paperwork.

In the meantime, I'll let

you two get reacquainted.

Thank you, Ms. Simmons.

Did I just hear that right?

That little girl is yours?

She will be.

Oh, man.

Is that from that

2013 holiday party?

No, thank God.

But it's my niece, Harmony.

It's Tina's daughter.

How are you gonna take

care of a little girl

when you can barely

take care of this bar?

I don't know, I got

something I'm thinking of.

I think she's gonna

be the answer.

So, do you like stuff?

Yeah, I like stuff.

Like what?

I don't know.

Things, I guess.

Things are good.

Yeah.

Well, aren't we getting

off to a great start?

So, am I gonna be

living with you now?

Well, I mean, it's in the works,

but it's definitely looking

like that may be the deal.

Are you okay with that?

It doesn't matter to me.

Look, Harmony,

I'm really sorry about

what happened to your mom.

Are you really though?

Yeah, what's that

supposed to mean?

The fact that I haven't

seen you cry one time.

I cry.

Just 'cause you ain't seen me

cry, don't mean I ain't cry.

I cry.

My mom told me when

y'all were growing up

that you weren't

really the crying type.

You don't look like

the crying type.

It was just weird to me.

Wait, I have a question.

If I'm gonna be living here,

you have ketchup, right?

- Yeah.

- Okay.

I do have ketchup.

That sounds good.

Yeah.

- Yep.

- Yeah.

So, you like blue?

Yeah, yeah, yeah, blue.

Blue's cool.

- It's literally everywhere.

Yeah, but the

ketchup isn't blue.

The ketchup isn't blue.

Yeah, but, like, you

have a blue octopus.

I'm sorry, what?

You have a blue octopus.

That's how you say that word?

Yes.

Oh.

- Yeah.

- Oh, okay.

Okay.

Anyways, I'm tired.

Can I, like, sleep somewhere?

Yeah, there's a bedroom

right over there.

You can use that.

Thanks.

Goodnight, Harmony.

Goodnight.

That's why I ain't had kids.

So, you're gonna

adopt your niece

just to get into

her trust account?

I know it sounds shady...

That's 'cause it is, bro.

Man, look, man,

I'm just gonna take some

money out of the account,

help pick up the bar,

and then once we back on top,

I'm gonna put the

money right back.

It's like it never left.

I don't know, man.

What, you wanna be unemployed?

I didn't say all that.

I mean, I got a second job.

Ricky, you work with

your grandmother

making Christmas ornaments.

I mean, it's still a job.

Do you even still get

along with the kid?

Barely, man.

She doesn't even speak to me.

Well, you gotta find something

to connect with

her on, you know?

Yeah, gut I don't

know what that is.

Well, her mom used to sing.

I mean, you can maybe

sing with her too.

Yeah, but I don't do that.

I mean, that's just something

that was her and Ti-Ti.

Well, you gotta

figure out something

to bring her some

Christmas cheer.

Yeah.

I got it.

Boom!

I don't

understand this game.

It's "Pong."

What is "Pong?"

It's like ping-pong.

What?

It's a classic game.

It's, like, one of the first

games that ever came out.

Of course you know

how to play it,

if it's one of the first

games that came out.

No offense.

Well, I'm thirsty.

I'm gonna go get some water.

All right.

Mr. Moore, fancy

seeing you here.

This is my place.

It won't be for long

unless you gimme that

rent money you owe me.

Look, man, I'm gonna get

the money for you, man.

I'm just kind of dealing

with something right now.

Dealing with what?

Who's this young lady?

Mr. Hubbard, this is my niece,

Harmony.

Not Tina's little Harmony...

Well, hey, I'm Mr. Hubbard.

And your momma and Barbara,

they used to sing in

the church together,

and they used to

k*ll them solos.

Who's Barbara?

My mama.

You call your mom Barbara?

Yeah.

Why?

Because that's her name.

Anyway, sorry that we have

to meet under these

circumstances,

especially being this

close to Christmas.

Thanks.

Yeah, well, as much

as we always love

Mr. Hubbard coming

around unannounced,

me and Harmony

have to get going.

We do?

Where?

Well, I was gonna

wait to you later,

but I got us two tickets to

"Christmas Carol" on ice.

And I'm gonna take you see

some holiday lights tonight.

I don't want to go see

"Christmas Carol" on ice.

Why not?

Because I don't feel like it.

These tickets were $100 a piece.

I don't care.

Take them back and

get your money back.

They're non-refundable.

Sucks for you!

Hold on now.

You mean to tell me you

spent $200 on some tickets,

and ain't got my rent money?

Give me a break, man.

Her mother died.

You know what?

Here, you take 'em.

For real?

- Yeah.

- You know this ain't

coming out your rent, right?

Yes.

Barbara's going to love these.

I can't wait to give it to her.

Well, as usual, it

is nice seeing you.

Merry Christmas and roll tide.

Hey, noodle.

Hey, mom.

It's Christmas Eve and you

know you get to open one gift.

Are you ready?

- Yes.

- Okay, close your eyes.

You can open them

Oh, it's a box.

I hope you like it.

Mommy, it's beautiful.

I love it.

You're welcome baby.

You see, a dove can mean

so many different things,

but this dove symbolizes

the love I have for you.

It's beautiful.

And you see that on the back?

That is saying that my love

for you will always be loyal.

Hey, mom, why aren't

you famous anymore?

Well, honey, before

you were born,

there was a time that

I was on billboards,

magazine covers, radio

stations, everywhere,

but then I met your dad,

and we fell in love

and we had you,

and then he left.

Because of me.

Oh, no.

No, baby.

Not because of you.

It's 'cause of me.

I just didn't care about the

glitz and glamour anymore.

I didn't wanna be famous.

I just wanted to be a

mother, your mother.

And I was gonna be the

best one I could be.

Well, you're still a star to me.

A star?

Baby, I am the star, okay?

Come here, my baby.

Hey, by the way, mom,

there's a blister on my toe.

You are so silly.

Hey, how you doing, Harmony?

Who are you?

Joe?

Hey, "Action" Jaxon.

What's up?

What are you doing here?

I'm here to see my daughter.

Wait, you're my dad.

Yes, sweet face.

Listen, I know it could be

a little confusing

right now, right?

Like, out of all this time,

why would I just show up after

what happened to your mom?

Well, all that

could be explained.

There's nothing to explain, Joe.

You left Ti-Ti when

Harmony was born.

That's not true.

Oh, it's not?

No.

Listen, can I please have a

private moment with my daughter?

Unfortunately, I

can't do that for you.

I'm her guardian now.

Guardian?

Come on, man.

You cannot be serious.

How are you a guardian

of my daughter?

You could barely wash them

dirt behind them ears, boy.

You must be smoking them

candy canes out back, Jax.

I'm not joking, Joe.

Everything all

right out here, Jax?

Everything's fine.

Ain't that right, Joe?

- Yeah, everything's fine.

But I'll be seeing

you soon, all right?

I'll be seeing you real soon.

And I sure would

like some...

Sorry, was I being too loud?

Oh, no.

Please keep going.

You sound amazing.

Thank you.

Did you and your mom used

to sing a lot together?

Yeah, we used to

take singing lessons

with her friend, Erica,

but I haven't been since...

Well, you know.

I understand.

It's gotta be difficult

to do something

when they're not around anymore

that y'all used to

enjoy doing together.

Yeah, but she did wanna get

her name back out there.

- She was?

- Yeah.

She was doing a holiday tour

with her and some of

her famous friends.

They were going to a

meeting out of town

and then that's when the

car accident happened.

I'm sure she was just trying

to do what was best

for both of you.

Yeah, but she told me,

she said that she didn't

care about being famous

and she just wanted

to be a mother to me.

And now look where she is?

Harmony, don't be

upset with her.

Look, why don't, like,

tomorrow we get up, and we go

check out that studio, right,

you said where you

had your lessons at?

Your mom's friend, right?

What's her name, Erica?

We'll go see her.

Okay.

You have a great voice

and I honestly just...

I don't wanna see

you let that go.

It definitely reminds me of her.

Keep it up, kid.

I will.

Thank you.

I'm gonna keep up on this.

This, my noodle,

is our new studio.

It's cool, I guess.

No, no, no, no.

It's great.

It's great.

Not nice, not cool, great.

It's perfect.

Come on.

Just listen, just hear me out.

Hear me out.

This is where the magic happens.

What magic exactly?

Your voice exactly.

My voice?

What do you mean?

You're gonna record

your first demo here.

No, no, I don't want to sing.

What do you mean you

don't wanna sing?

I don't...

I don't want sing or

get Grammy awards.

I wanna play video games.

Speaking of that,

I was waiting for the

right opportunity,

but now that you

bought this place,

I feel like we can make

this a great gaming studio.

A gaming...

Okay, okay.

Darling, you are gonna have

a great time here with Erica.

She's gonna have a studio

set up here and there.

And you're gonna be ready

for your first Grammy.

Okay.

I get it.

Erica, Erica, Erica.

She's great.

She helps me with my

singing voice, yes.

But I feel like you're

not listening to me.

I feel like you're not

actually getting the point

of where I'm trying to get at.

I'm not like you.

I don't want to be like you.

I wanna be my own person

and live my own life.

And I feel like you're not

listening to me when I say that.

You know how leaves, they

just blow in the wind,

and they keep getting pushed,

and pushed, and pushed?

You're pushing me and I

need you to just stop!

Wow, Harmony.

Sounds like someone's

been practicing at home.

Yeah, I have.

Great.

Keep up the good work.

You've got a real

special talent there.

The apple doesn't fall

too far from the tree.

Thanks.

You're welcome.

And Uncle Jax.

Yeah?

And she's gonna be in your care.

I expect for you to

truly invest in her.

I still wanna see her weekly

to work on certain areas

and ranges in her voice.

As she gets older, her

voice will slightly change,

and I want her to be

prepared for that.

Gotcha.

You do?

Yeah, I will bring her

in weekly for practice,

and she'll be in it.

I mean, she's good.

She's great, but I

want her to be better.

Well, I appreciate it.

Thank you Mrs...

Ms., but you can

call me Erica.

She's single by the way.

I think you need to mind grown

folk business, by the way.

- Sorry.

- I appreciate it.

Just let me know how

much this is gonna cost.

And we'll just...

There'll be no charge.

What?

I know we don't know

each other well,

even though I have

heard a lot about you.

- Really?

- Yeah, Mr. Video Game King.

Look, Tina was my best friend.

She held me down

when I had nothing.

Helped me find my

way around this city.

I watched her go

through so much.

And then to watch her raise

this beautiful, young lady,

I couldn't imagine charging

her daughter for lessons.

It's on the house.

All you have to do is

make sure she shows up.

I will do my part.

You better.

Well, that was fun.

She's right, you

do got some skills.

Thanks.

I think she likes you.

No, really?

No, for real?

Yes, you should ask her out.

I think you should

worry about your vocals

and let me focus on

the other things.

Okay.

All right, let's get

back to the arcade.

Okay.

Yes!

In your face.

You know me, I did

that yesterday.

You will just initial here.

I believe we're good to go.

Okay.

All right, good.

Congratulations, Mr. Moore.

I truly believe Harmony's

in good hands with you.

I really appreciate it.

I mean, she's definitely been

a light of my life

in recent events.

Good.

Well, merry Christmas

and happy holidays.

And next time I come in,

I'll have to take you

up on that c*ck.

Yes, please do.

Merry Christmas.

It's official.

That's what's up, man.

I'm proud of you

for stepping up.

Yeah, man.

So, now I'm just

gonna go to the bank,

and see what Ti-Ti left,

go and get some money

out, give to Mr. Hubbard,

and get the bar straight.

You're still gonna

take her money?

Man, I ain't taking nothing.

I'm borrowing and then

I'm gonna bring it back.

Excuse me, that'll

be $5, please.

Man, you hustle me.

How?

She says she never

played that game before

and she's over here

punching like a champion.

Maybe I'm just a fast learner.

Yeah, right.

You played video

games like that?

Not that much.

My mom wasn't a huge fan of

me playing games like that.

Yeah, that sounds like her.

Well, look, how about later,

we get some pizza and play

some video games at the house.

- Sure.

- Cool.

Jaxon Moore?

Yep.

You've been served.

What?

Merry Christmas.

What is that?

What is it?

It's Joe.

He's trying to take me to court

to get custody of harmony.

He wants to be her guardian.

What does that mean?

Am I not gonna be able

to live with you anymore?

Don't worry about it.

Everything's gonna be fine.

I'm gonna take care of it.

I'm gonna take care of it.

How?

Stay here.

Watch Harmony.

Yeah, but Jax...

I'll be back.

Where are you going?

Oh, look who we

got, "Action" Jaxon.

So, what do you

think you're doing?

I'm minding my business

like you should be doing.

Why are you trying

to take me to court?

I don't want to take

you to court, man.

I just want my daughter.

You didn't even want your

daughter when she was a baby.

Yeah, I made a mistake.

What, people can't make mistakes

no more and try to fix 'em?

Not like this.

Why you don't want

me to have harmony?

Why didn't you wanna

be with my sister

when Harmony was born?

Listen, I had an opportunity

that came my way.

I would've been foolish

to pass up on it.

It was gonna change my life.

It was gonna change

all our lives.

But it didn't work

out that way, did it?

No.

You know why?

Because your sister didn't want

to be part of the

industry anymore.

She wanted out.

I didn't realize it 'til

I went to go pursue it,

and they told me they only

wanted to work with me,

if I could get Tina back.

She didn't want to do

it, so they dropped me.

So, why didn't you

go back to her?

She didn't want me.

What?

That's what you was

waiting to hear.

Man, Tina was so high

of herself and prideful

she thought she could raise

harmony all on her own

and not have me involved at all.

You see, I wanted to be there.

I just didn't get

the opportunity.

She never mentioned that to me.

Yeah, but let me

ask you something,

and you better not

lie to me, Jax,

why you want Harmony so bad?

Could it possibly be about

the trust fund money that's

set in place for her?

I don't know what

you talking about.

Come on, Jax.

You know darn well

what I'm talking about.

How is that bar holding up?

I know it could get pretty

slow around the off seasons.

I know them bills could

get real difficult.

Yeah, they do.

But we always save

for a rainy day.

We'll pull through.

You sure?

Yeah.

You know I seen Mr. Herbert.

He was talking to a

few of my guys about

getting that bar off his hands.

What?

Damn, man, I'm not sure what

they gonna turn it into,

but I'm pretty sure

it's not gonna be

a rinky-dinky arcade shop.

No, that ain't gonna happen.

Why is that?

Because the bar

ain't for sale, Joe.

Okay.

Okay.

Well, I'm gonna put it to

you like this, all right?

You know we could skip the

whole court thing and all that,

because I don't even

really like being in there.

So, just sign over

your guardianship

from Harmony over to me,

I'll cancel the custody

case, and you know what?

I'll even help you

keep that bar open.

What you think?

I can't do that.

Why?

I know why.

Because you want that trust

fund money for this bar.

It ain't even like that, Joe.

Me and you are one of

the same, my friend.

I need that money just as

bad as you do, all right?

Look, I got an opportunity

to get in a real good studio,

record a new album,

and put it out.

I just need the capital.

Once it hits, I'll get

her money back to Harmony

and I'll even help

you with the bar.

No, Ti-Ti wouldn't

want it that way.

Ti-Ti is dead, Jax!

She's dead!

But me and you, my

brother, we are alive.

Me and you both want

what's best for Harmony,

but me and you both

want what's best for us.

I'm gonna need you

to think on that.

I'm gonna give you the

day before Christmas Eve.

If you haven't made

your decision yet,

I'm gonna make it

for you, all right?

Now get off my block.

Go ahead, get.

Guardian.

Yes, indeed.

Yo, where's Harmony?

She's out back.

Oh, come on, come on.

Oh, dang it.

Excuse me, young lady.

Yes.

What are you doing?

I'm playing a game.

Where'd you get this game?

Well, I bought it.

You bought it?

With what money?

With the money

you've been giving me

since the beginning of the year.

I saved up.

It's beyond that.

Well, I figured you weren't

gonna buy it for me,

so I saved up and I

bought it for myself.

Is this a game with

blood and guts?

k*lling Spree!

Yes.

I need to talk to you.

Oh, come on, I'm almost done!

Sweetheart,

I don't think you need to be

playing games like this, okay?

It's too much mature content.

And you're too young to be

seeing things like this.

All my friends at

school play this.

They played this since

the beginning of the year

and I just wanna talk

about it with them.

Well, can y'all talk

about something else?

No.

What about your singing?

Oh, my God.

Nobody wants to talk about that.

No, don't talk

about your singing,

focus on your singing

more than these games.

Listen, I know Erica is tough,

but if you rehearse,

it'll be so much easier.

Listen, I used to

rehearse all the time.

I don't wanna sing

like that anymore.

Wait, wait.

What do you mean you

don't wanna sing anymore?

Your voice is a gift, Harmony.

I know it's a gift and

I'm very thankful for it.

I just haven't been

feeling like it.

I just wanna play my game.

You know who just wanted to

play their game, Harmony?

Your Uncle Jax.

All he did, all he still

does is play the game.

What's wrong with that?

What's wrong with that?

This game made him a

selfish person, Harmony.

He only thinks about himself.

But you're not like

that, okay, sweetheart?

You care about everyone,

such a sweet, loving,

giving spirit.

I just...

I just...

I don't want this

game to poison you.

So, you're saying

Uncle Jax is poison?

He's an amazing person.

He just has some ways about him.

Where's harmony?

She's out back.

Hey.

You okay?

Yes.

You know, when I want

to go into deep thought,

one of my most favorite

places to go to is

this waterfall

staircase downtown.

It's so peaceful.

And I mean, it really

helps me clear my mind.

I'm sorry I ran out on

you like that earlier.

Where did you go?

I went to see your father.

So, you're trying to

make me live with him?

Yeah.

I don't want to.

I know you don't want to,

but he's given a

real good excuse

as to why you

should be with him.

What's the excuse?

Just that he really

wants you in his life

and he misses you.

Then he shouldn't have left.

You're right.

He shouldn't have, but he's

trying to correct that now.

I don't understand.

Look, he has his reasons,

and maybe one day he can tell

you what those reasons are.

Well, why can't you?

Because honestly, Harmony,

it's not my place to tell you.

He's your father.

Yeah, but you're practically

my legal guardian.

I've known you my whole life.

Maybe even longer than he has.

Yeah, but see, this has

something to do with your mom.

And since her and him

were together at a time,

I think it's only right that

he be the one to tell you that.

Do you not want

me around anymore?

Of course I do.

Look, as far as I'm concerned,

I'm still your guardian and

I'm gonna always be your uncle.

Look, I'm gonna

handle everything

with your father, okay?

Why don't we go see

if Erica's still got the

studio open right now.

Let me get you

singing some tunes.

Okay.

All right, let's go.

Oh, hey, Harmony.

How are you doing?

Good, how are you?

I'm good.

We was just looking to

get a evening session in,

if it's possible.

I'm sorry, actually

I just closed up,

but I can fit you guys in

tomorrow if you're free.

Tomorrow works.

It's okay.

I wanted to go back

to the arcade anyways.

I'm freezing.

But y'all two,

you know, y'all

could do something.

No, I'm sure Ms.

Erica's probably busy

and has things

that she has to do.

Actually, I'm free this evening,

that is, if you wanna hang out.

Yes, yes, he does.

Sure.

I guess I'll take you

back to the arcade

and I'll hit you up later.

Yeah, yeah, yeah, you will.

- Sounds good.

- All right.

All right, let's go.

All right, let's go.

h*, h*, h*!

What's going on

Man, you're late.

Come on, man.

I had to drop my daughter

off for my baby mother.

You know how that go.

Is that a Jesus

piece you have on?

Absolutely.

You know I gotta

stay fresh, baby.

What are you wearing?

Dawg, come on, cut me a break.

I've been doing this Santa

bit for about six days now.

I know exactly what I'm doing.

Besides, the kids love me.

What kids?

Listen, I got paid

$100 to be here.

I don't even wanna be

here, but I'm here.

You're asking me 100 questions.

Can we just go talk to the girl?

Yeah, come on.

h*, h*, h*!

Let me get into

character one time.

Let's get it.

Where's she at?

Hey, there's someone your

uncle wanted you to meet.

Who are you?

I'm Santa Claus.

No, no, you're not.

Now, why would you say that?

Because you smell

like cigarettes

and you're wearing

Timberland boots.

So...

I'm working on a new look, kid.

Christmas is the busiest

time of the year.

Can Santa have a smoke before

the big night coming up?

Look, your uncle wanted

me to check on you

just to make sure that

you got everything

that you wanted for Christmas.

You can't give me what I want.

Of course I can.

I'm Santa.

I could give you

anything you ask for.

I'm Saint "Slick" Nick.

So, you can get my

mom to come back

from a car accident she was in?

Because all I want is

for her to be back.

All right, you got me.

I'm not Santa Claus, but I

know him very, very well.

You do?

Yeah.

It's a business out here.

Santa Claus gotta deliver

all these presents

around the world.

That's a hard job.

He needed sleep,

so he called people like me

to come talk to kids like you.

And whatever messages

you have for him,

I make sure he gets them.

So, you're gonna ask him

to bring my mom back?

I can't do that, kid.

Why not?

Because...

Because she never left you.

She's right here, clear as day.

Look, Harmony,

I know Christmas has its

perks of unwrapping gifts,

and singing Christmas songs,

and playing with toys,

but it's something I

want you to never forget.

Christmas is about peace,

grace, giving, love.

I want you to reach

inside of your heart

and I want you to

spread that love around,

'cause when you do that,

the people that never got

a chance to meet your mom,

they're going to

meet her through you,

because she never left.

Harmony, listen,

I see you doing

amazing things in life.

I feel it.

I just want you to just

never doubt yourself.

You could be anything

you want to be,

but just promise me one thing.

Whenever you start

missing your mom

or whenever you

start getting lonely,

just understand that

she's right there,

because she never left, okay?

Okay.

Thank you, Santa.

Anytime, Harmony.

I want you to have a merry,

merry Christmas, okay?

Merry Christmas.

Excuse me.

I don't mean to intrude,

but I was talking to

the gentleman up front

and he mentioned that you're

Tina Moore's daughter.

Yes.

I'm so sorry for your loss.

Thank you.

My name is Kim and

this is my son, Ryan.

And it's really hard

for me to say this,

but my husband, Ron,

he was the truck driver in

the accident with your mom.

What?

I'm sorry what

happened to your mom.

My dad has been crying since

he woke up and found out.

I wish we could help you,

but we don't have

any money to give.

The hospital is saying

they want dad to leave,

because he can't pay for it.

Ryan, baby, that's

enough, please?

Look, from our family to yours,

it has been weighing so

heavily on our hearts.

We are truly sorry.

We've been praying for you,

and I just wish

we could do more.

It's okay.

Thank you.

We do have to be getting

back to the hospital though,

so it's been

wonderful meeting you.

Bye

Bye.

You wanna play one on one?

Sure.

I'll grab a game card.

Okay.

Getting the money right.

It stink in here.

What's that smell?

Hey, bro, Jax isn't

here right now.

I think it'd be

best if you leave.

All right, calm down, cowboy.

I'm just here to

see my daughter.

I got an early Christmas

present to give her.

There she go.

There she go.

How you doing, sweet face?

Fine.

Fine.

Look, I didn't come

to bother you all.

I just came to give you an

early Christmas present.

That's if it's okay with you.

It's all right.

Okay.

There you go.

You'll love it.

What's this?

You see, that right there is

a court document that your

uncle still needs to sign

to make me officially

your guardian.

What?

Yep.

Why would Uncle Jack sign that?

Why?

Okay, look, look right here.

Okay, this is the lease

agreement for this building.

He's been behind

multiple months.

He can barely keep his

place open, all right?

He's not fit to

be your guardian.

Yes he is.

You're right, he is,

or will be once he

gets access to this.

Check that out.

What's this?

That right there is

a bank statement that your

mother left you from a trust

fund

just in case she

died, all right?

And that's how much

money's inside of it.

So, you see, your uncle

was going to use this money

to pay a few bills here and

not tell you nothing about it.

But I had a talk with him,

and he's willing to hand

me over guardianship,

so I can properly

take care of you.

And I'll also expand

my olive branch

to keep this place open.

Hey, bro,

I don't appreciate you

talking about our business

when Jaxon isn't here.

Hey, man, she deserves

the truth, all right?

Jax isn't here.

You right.

You right, all right?

I'll leave.

Let me say goodbye to

Harmony one more time.

Harmony.

Harmony?

Now I gotta call Jax.

No, don't worry about that.

I'll take care of it, all right?

She'll be in good hands with me.

Why'd you leave?

Because I didn't

wanna be around you.

You needed to know

the truth, all right?

About your uncle.

I just wanted you

to know the truth.

That's all.

What's wrong with that?

Because I don't

understand the truth.

I don't understand

between you and Uncle Jax.

Uncle Jax is a good person.

You just don't like him.

But I don't understand how

this shifted the way it is now.

Because I'm your father

and that's your uncle.

Your Uncle Jax is only around

you because of the money.

He doesn't care

about you, all right?

That's why I brought

the paperwork,

so you could see for yourself.

So, then tell me the truth of

why you wanna be around me.

It's because of the

money, isn't it?

No.

Well, I'm not gonna lie to you.

It was about the

money, all right?

But it's about you also.

I want to be in your life.

I want to know what

kind of person you are

and the dreams that

you have, all right?

You had 11 years to know me.

And that was your choice.

You chose not to.

I just wanted to get

back in your life.

I don't want you

back in my life.

You're just a kid, all right?

You don't mean that.

I do.

You could forget about anything

that's gonna happen between us,

'cause it's not gonna happen.

Listen, back then I was wild.

I was chasing a dream that

didn't want me, all right?

But now the person you see

now, I'm totally different

and I just want you

to realize that.

I don't care about

anything about you

or that has to deal

with you anymore.

I'm done with you.

Those are my feelings.

You're just upset.

I'm still your

father, all right?

No matter how mad you get,

no matter how upset you are,

I am your dad and

you're my daughter,

and no one in the world

could change that.

And I just want you to

realize that, all right?

I'm gonna be a guardian.

I'm gonna get Jax to

sign that paperwork over

and that's gonna be it.

And I have the right

to feel the way I feel.

So do I.

You're just upset right now.

Just give me another chance

to make it up to you,

and I will.

Nothing's different.

Nothing has changed.

You don't want me in your

life just to have me.

You want me because

of the money.

And that's not happening.

So, you can forget about

anything that you dreamed about

or that's gonna happen, because

it's not gonna happen, okay?

I don't wanna live with you.

I'm done being

associated with you.

I'm done.

I don't care about it anymore.

So, let me pull a you and leave.

You're still my daughter, okay?

Just like your mama.

Oh, there those are.

Oh, they they

changed it up a bit.

Yeah, it's gorgeous.

Let's check it out.

Okay.

Wow, that's awesome.

That is something.

- Wow, I wonder how...

- What kind of flower is that?

No clue.

You don't even know.

No clue.

That's cool over there.

That is.

Wow.

Look at that thing.

What?

Jason Moore's creations...

Yeah, that is something.

Yeah, this is definitely

an interesting piece.

It's very, very creative.

Yeah.

Very holiday festive.

Definitely.

Yeah, yeah.

So, do you like Christmas?

I don't not like Christmas.

I just don't think

it's my favorite.

And what could be

better than Christmas?

The first day of the NFL season,

the first day of

the NBA season...

Wait, those aren't holidays.

They are on my calendar.

I got 'em marked down.

I guess I just thought

you'd say something

like Halloween, or

July 4th, or something.

I mean, I like scary movies,

but Halloween ain't

my cup of tea.

And the 4th of July, it's

just hot and humid out.

I'd rather make hot dogs and

burgers inside with the A/C on.

Why is Christmas your favorite?

I mean, not to sound

cliche or anything,

but Christmas just gives

me this warm, fuzzy,

and magical feeling each year.

It's a time where everybody

understands it's about giving,

and being with your

family and friends.

Yeah, that's true.

I take it you don't agree.

I mean, Christmas is

for the kids in my eyes.

I mean, says the guy

who owns the arcade.

But I mean, I don't know.

Like, when I was

a kid, I loved it.

You know what I'm saying?

The best thing about it was

my mom was gonna give

me a bunch of presents.

Yeah.

But I remember this one year,

all year long, I wanted this

video game that was coming out.

All my friends were

talking about it.

They were getting it and

everything like that.

I had to get it.

And Ti-Ti was a brat, and

she told on me the mom,

so I didn't even get it.

Did you guys not get

along growing up?

No, man, we were going at

each other's necks so much

that mom had to put us

in what she liked to

call the happy shirt.

Happy shirt?

Yeah, trust me.

There's nothing happy

about wearing this.

I mean, it's one shirt.

So, you guys wore as

one like Siamese twins?

Yeah, pretty much.

She thought it would be a

better way for us to get closer,

and become better,

and get along.

Did it help at all?

No.

But I mean, when we got older,

I mean, things got better,

and Ti-Ti started shining,

and she got signed,

and she was gone.

She would hit us up

from time to time,

but it wasn't the same.

But I mean, she helped

me open up Rally Point.

I couldn't have

done it without her.

And then one day mom got sick,

and TT was out

internationally on tour,

and it was hard

for her to be here,

but she was paying

the medical bills.

She was still helping us,

but she just wasn't present.

And then mom died, and I

couldn't get ahold of her.

I tried as much as I could,

but just contacting

overseas is difficult.

I just gave up.

Wow, Tina never

told me any of this.

So, she didn't go to

your mother's funeral?

No.

No.

And when she got back,

she blamed me for it all.

She called me selfish.

She said I ruined everything.

She said she loved

mom more than I did.

And honestly, I didn't

wanna even deal with it,

so I just basically

blocked her out of my life

and just moved on.

You guys never got to

talk about this, did you?

No.

Well, Tina doesn't

hate or resent you.

I mean, anytime she

talked about you,

it was from a high place.

Really?

Yeah.

I mean, she always said stuff

like, "Jaxon is so smart.

"He has such a great

business mindset."

Tina Moore said that?

Yeah, I swear.

I mean, don't beat yourself

up about it too much.

Tina loved you.

She loved you so much,

she made sure that you would

be the one to care for Harmony

in the chance that

anything happened.

Harmony, man, she's so

special and talented.

She's amazing.

Yeah.

I remember when

Ti-Ti was little,

she used to always try out

for our church's

Christmas talent show.

And I mean, honestly, I

was low-key hating on her,

but she was actually

really good for her age.

And I mean, she

finally won one year.

She never won any

other years after that.

But she never gave up.

She always was right there.

And that was one thing that

was really special about her.

What if you hosted

a talent show?

Why would I host a talent show?

I mean, think about it.

It could help you with

your financial situation

with your landlord.

How you know about that?

I may have asked Harmony.

Don't tell her I told you.

I may have asked her, you know,

a few things out of concern.

I asked her, you know,

if you had been to jail,

if you were single...

You asked an 11-year-old

girl, if her uncle was single?

I asked her a lot of things.

Yeah.

And you know what, man?

At this point, man,

honestly, that talent show

sounds like a great idea.

Man, I wish Harmony

would be in it,

but I don't think she would.

Oh, maybe we can

convince her together.

Yeah, maybe.

I'm gonna text Ricky and

see what he thinks about it,

and we can probably do

something before Christmas hits.

Yeah.

There.

You got a little

lint on your jacket.

Thank you.

That's insane.

Yeah, no, it is.

It really is.

Oh, man.

Oh, excuse me, let me

take this real quick.

Sorry.

Hey, what's up, Rick?

Wait, what?

Well, how long?

All right, man, let me just

hit you back in a little bit.

All right.

Is everything okay?

No, Joe, he came to the arcade

and told Harmony about

her trust fund account,

and that I was gonna spend the

money and pay bills with it.

Is that true?

Well, yeah.

Jaxon!

But not anymore.

I don't know where she is.

Where could she be?

I don't know.

She's probably so upset and

confused, she could be anywhere.

Maybe she's somewhere

thinking about

everything she just heard.

I know exactly where she is.

Look, I'm really

sorry, I have to run.

I'm really sorry.

Harmony, are you okay?

Leave me alone.

Harmony, please talk to me.

No, I don't want to.

Harmony.

Why would you care?

I do care.

No, all you care about

is your stupid arcade.

- Harmony.

- You know, my mom was right.

All you care about is yourself.

You, you, you.

You don't care

about anybody else.

I'd rather go live with my

dad or in a foster home.

You know what?

It doesn't even matter to me.

Anywhere away from you.

Look, it's really cold out here.

Can we just go talk

about this in the car?

No.

Okay.

Fine.

It's true.

When you first came,

I did find out about

your mom leaving money

and the trust fund.

And I was planning on using

the money to keep the bar open,

but I was also planning

to put the money back

once we were back in season

and we were making

good money again.

It was selfish.

Clearly, I've been dealing

with this my whole life.

I always put myself first,

but this time I'm not.

I wanna put you first, Harmony,

like I should have

did your mother.

And I regret it

every single day.

I miss her so much.

And I just wish we could have

made things right between us.

But I don't wanna

ruin things with you.

I made a mistake.

I'm stupid.

I'm so stupid.

But I don't care

about that anymore.

If it shuts down, fine, so what?

I'll just go open up

something again down the road.

But what matters right

now is that you're okay.

And Harmony, I want

you to be okay with me.

Sorry, Uncle Jax.

I'm sorry too.

Let's get out of this cold

and go home, all right?

Hello, everyone,

and welcome to Rally's

Christmas Talent Show.

Now all the donations will be

put into helping those in need

and it will also be helping

us keep our arcade running.

How are you feeling?

I'm terrified.

Don't be.

And these people,

they know all of us and

everything like that.

You're gonna do great and

you have a great voice.

What if they don't think

I have a good voice?

They will.

Trust me, you have the voice.

You're just like your mother.

And remember that she's here

and she's always gonna be here

right there in your heart.

She's here with me too.

Without further ado,

here's the great acts.

She's gonna always be

in your heart, okay?

- I love you, Harmony.

- I love you, Uncle Jax.

Hey, guys, we're

about to get started.

Well, break a leg, kid.

This is for you, mom.

Come, they told me

The newborn king to see

Our finest gifts we bring

To lay before the king

Ah-ah

- Hey.

- Hey.

I just have to say you

have an amazing voice.

Thank you.

Yeah, you were awesome.

Thanks.

We are so grateful

for everything you were

able to do for our family.

It's no problem at all.

Like I said, like,

it's not much,

but it's the least we

can do for those in need.

Thank you.

If it's all right with you,

I'd love to take

my trust fund money

and put it towards

y'all's medical bill.

Harmony, are you

sure about that?

Yes, I'm sure.

I want to do this.

It's what my mom would've done.

Oh, my god.

I don't even know what to say.

Thank you so much.

- Wow.

- God bless you.

Wow, thank you so much.

I hope you guys have a

very merry Christmas.

Yes, merry Christmas to you too.

- Merry Christmas.

- Merry Christmas.

Merry Christmas.

Mr. Moore, always

good to see you.

Good afternoon, Mr. Hubbard.

I must say that that talent

show was something else.

If I had my eyes closed,

I could have swore that

that was her mama singing.

Thank you, sir.

Look, I'mma have to apologize

to you, Mr. Hubbard,

because unfortunately I

didn't get enough money

to cover the rent

to the building.

Oh, oh.

See, we already

three months behind,

almost four months behind.

I understand.

I've been talking to

Barbara, and, you know,

she said I should get out

more and see the world,

get a significant

other and settle down

instead of being this

desirable bachelor

that you see before you today.

Okay.

So, what I'm thinking

about doing is

getting rid of most

of these properties,

'cause that's the only way

I'm gonna be able to

finance all this traveling.

And so, the only one that

I got left is this one.

Everything else is

already set up and sold.

So, how much time

do we got left?

Well, see, that's the thing.

I don't even really

wanna sell it.

Mr. Hubbard, this is the

deed to the building.

I can't afford to buy

this from you, man.

I'm too deep in debt.

See, that's the thing.

All I need you to do is sign

it and it's already yours.

Man, I can't.

Man, I got this court

case coming up with Joe.

I just...

I don't know.

Man, don't even worry

about that Joe fella.

See, when I talked to him,

he seemed a little shady,

so I called around,

and a few people told me that

he violated his probation.

So, I don't think you're

gonna have to worry about him.

So, Harmony is

gonna be here good.

Oh, my God.

Hey, thank you, Mr. Hubbard.

Hey, you know Barbara loves you.

Yeah, I love her too.

All I need you to do is

get that paperwork back

to me after the holidays,

and it's all settled.

And I trust that

you'll keep everything

just the way I have.

Merry Christmas, Mr. Moore.

Merry Christmas, Mr. Hubbard.

Oh, and by the way,

tell Enrique Iglesias, "Feliz

Navidad and roll tide."

I will.

Roll tide!

Well, look who's

got it all together.

Ti-Ti?

You look good.

Is it really you?

As me as me can be.

Thank you.

For what?

For taking care of

my Harmony, Jax.

She needed someone

and I couldn't think of

anyone more capable but you.

I miss you.

I know you do.

But just do me this

one favor, okay?

Keep instilling that same love

and loyalty inside of her.

She's special,

Jax, just like you.

Uncle Jax?

I don't like how

things went between us.

It was so uncalled for, Jaxon.

Hey, Uncle Jax.

Last time

we were together,

you came off rude, obnoxious.

You did nothing, but show that

you're still a selfish prick.

Uncle Jax, what

are you doing now?

Nothing.

It doesn't even matter.

Why don't we go

get some hot cocoa?

Yeah, sure.

Merry

Christmas, Uncle Jax.

Merry Christmas, Harmony.

But you know what?

I haven't been there

like I should as well.

And it's been selfish of me

to try and blame you

for things I've done.

You're an amazing man, Jaxon.

And every day I

see you in Harmony.

She loves her video games too.

I hope one day you can come

back into our lives, Jax.

I gotta run.

I love you so much, big bro.

Merry Christmas.