Old lady sitting in overstuffed chair, being interviewed by reporter, chatted up by nurse, reading mail / / Man in bad Santa Claus costume swarmed by children, unboxes and gives Tonka Trucks, dolls to elementary-age children / / safety film, color, completely faded to red: night: man working on car stopped in traffic lane in rain / car slams into stopped car, they burst into flames / man driving in rain, blinded by oncoming headlights / driver's-eye view of passing cars stopped by side of road / we meet oncoming with one headlight / car arrives safely at suburban home