It's clear to everyone else that the youth is using Bill for money, cigarettes and alcohol this leads to Bobby, Connie and Joseph getting buzzed in the bounce house Bill set up. Bill sees him as a 'wayward waif' and a surrogate son. He also gets the attention of a teenage slacker who plays on Bill's emotions. However, the single mother, Marilyn, leaves Bill after feeling very uncomfortable with his continuation of his Christmas village and his Santa role even shortly before Valentine's Day. His Christmas spirit gets the attention of a single mother with two children, which would be a fantasy come true for Bill.
Hank is relieved that Bill hasn't gone into another seasonal suicidal tailspin, as in ' Pretty, Pretty Dresses.' But Bill is so entranced by the magic of the holiday that he keeps it going long after Christmas is over, even buying a giant Santa Claus Bounce for his Christmas village after New Year's Day. When Bill prolongs the Christmas season, he finds himself the new guardian of a young hoodlum who starts causing problems for those around and takes advantage of Bill's willingness to overlook his actions.īill opens a Christmas village in his yard for the holiday and plays the neighborhood Santa after a visit to the post office inspires him to do more Christmas charity.
