Burris and starring Damian McGinty, Heather Morris, John Rhys-Davies, Judd Nelson, Jeff Fahey and Tony Amendola.
He finds off-the-books employment and a father figure in Irish restaurant owner, Joe, but after a few months is asked to deliver two suitcases for his boss in return for $10,000 on the stipulation that he does not look inside them.
Pat thinks about the shady dealings Joe has involved himself in and, after running into several police officers on the way to the drop, gets spooked and takes the first bus out of town.
Pat attempts to hide from any onlookers, but is unknowingly aided by the little person from the film's beginning, who distracts Seb and Jim by challenging them to remember all the lyrics to "The Twelve Days of Christmas".
Sympathetic to the boy's position, he enlists Emily and the security guard Ryan to help him buy the toys the kids have been asking for all month and hand them out on Christmas Eve.
Pat first runs to the church to leave the backpack filled with money and a note to give the kids a good Christmas, which is later found by Padre Estaban.
He tries to escape in an antique fire truck, Emily joining him as he explains his situation to her, but Seb is arrested by Ryan and Jim is taken out by Padre Estaban.
Furthermore, the little person who has been appearing is his elf Alowishus, who alerted Santa of Pat's potential for kindness and generosity thanks to his upbringing helping him relate to less-fortunate children.
In the epilogue, Mrs. Ortega adopts Vicente, Emily receives plane tickets to Ireland, and Joe is given a wrapped box of coal by an unseen force.