Family consists of mother, father, and 2 kids. Parents are separated. Mom has a DUI, so Dad drives the family to a holiday gathering at Mom's relatives' home on Christmas day.
Mom has several drinks, and they leave around 10:30 PM with the kids in the back seat. Mom gives Dad driving directions, but he makes some wrong turns so he switches on his GPS. Bad move. She hits him in the face. On the Turnpike by now, Dad pulls over to the shoulder.
Mom decides to jump off a bridge, literally, and rushes from the car to try to throw herself off an overpass. Fortunately, she gets stuck on the 3 1/2 foot wall. (Remember, she had several drinks.)
Dad goes after her, tries sweet reason, and, when that doesn't work, bear hugs her and drags her back to the car, at which point she gathers her things that fell on the ground during her hasty exit.
Then she decides to run again, this time to the Turnpike median. Dad gives chase again and drags Mom, who is not resisting, back to the car. Dad is almost hit by an oncoming car and turned into roadkill.
They drive off, Mom hits Dad 4 more times, Dad unsuccessfully tries to call 911 more than once, and Dad drives to a police station rather than the family home.
All in all a successful Christmas!
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