- [last lines]
- Patty Lane: You can't fire him - it's Christmas.
- J.R. Castle: [exiting] So it is. Merry Christmas, everybody.
- Patty Lane: [turning to the television audience] Did you hear that? That's terrible. Imagine firing someone on Christmas. He wouldn't do that - or would he? Is J.R. Castle gonna turn out to be the rat of the Western World? Tune in next week, and we'll all find out. Bye! Merry Christmas, everybody.