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Wow, how 'bout that, I obviously missed some key things while going in and out of the room during Greta's show.

Here he is making these calls, and it appears they are made from his cell phone--so they create a clear picture of where he was at at least two times during the day. And as you said, it's hard to understand how he could be chatting with his dad right before or during going out on his new boat, and NOT mention that he had this new boat! (Or did he expect his dad to chide him for spending the money?)

Isn't his dad in San Diego? So that makes it almost certain that Scott made that call on his cellphone (b/c of long distance call savings)? Wouldn't it already be obvious to his dad that Scott would be in Modesto for Christmas Eve, considering that it is so far away from San Diego? Why would Scott have to be telling his dad, "we won't see you tonight, we're going to Laci's parents' house"?

And why call in the morning, instead of calling in the evening of that special day (Christmas Eve Day) when there would be several family members around, and he could talk to them all in turn?

Unless I'm missing something and Scott's dad lives in Modesto, I don't see the why or wherefor of this morning call to daddy on Christmas Eve Day!

Frankly, I can see even a grown woman calling her mother in another city and just chatting about little day-to-day things, but I don't see two men (even father and son) doing that all the time. JMO.