SANTA’S GOOF
An inspirational/spiritual adventure
On a cold Mississippi, Christmas Eve, MARCIA FARRELL, 24,
separated from BENJAMIN, 25, goes downstairs searching for
her 4 year old son, BILLY. She views Billy’s legs protruding
from a large green bag in the living room. When the
unthinkable was standing in front of her, SANTA. In a flash
SANTA was gone, bag and all. Devastated the bag is gone, she
hears scrapping on the roof. She hurries frantically in her
nightgown out the front door. She catches a glimpse of
Santa’s sparkling outline of his sleigh. Suddenly, Billy
pokes his head out of the green toy bag. Santa drives off not
hearing Marcia’s screams for Billy. All Marcia wanted was a
normal Christian marriage.
Officer on duty, Burney Fifth attends an impromptu Christmas
party at the station, when he receives the call for a missing
person.
A stumbling, disbelieving Officer Fifth listens to Marcia’s
story of Santa taking her kid. Then Benjamin shows up from
the bar and he doesn’t believe in Santa or Marcia’s story.
Marcia accuses Ben of cheating and them being unequally
yoked.
When the disparate Major of Oxford is notified; he uses it as
a campaign to run for reelection. He wants to arrest Santa as
soon as Marcia signs the “ORDER TO PROSECUTE”. Which Marcia
will not sign for her belief in Santa.
Benjamin pleads with God to restore his marriage.
Marcia prays for a Christian marriage and return of Billy.
So with the police department, major, protesters for and
protesters against Santa, and Office of Children and Families
form outside of Ben and Marcia’s house. Santa fig