Tommy Becker

 lives at Westridge Orphanage. He gets into a fight with another boy at the orphanage, Michael, who says there is no Santa Claus. Gladys and Abner Kravitz take him home to spend Christmas with them.

On Christmas Day, Tommy is playing in the Kravitzes' front yard. Michael visits him to give him a toy fire truck. He tells Tommy that Samantha took him to visit Santa Claus at the North Pole. Gladys overhears and runs to get Abner. Michael makes him promise not to say anything and then he leaves.

Gladys asks Tommy to tell Abner about Michael's trip to the North Pole. Tommy denies everything. Gladys is dismayed and thinks she imagined it. She and Abner go back inside. Tommy is sorry he lied, but he had to keep his promise.