The two boys were caught wandering in downtown (after Charlie had shop-lifted a bottle of wine for their party) by John""s enraged mother, and reprimanded.The Wife hurriedly selects a pretty dress and bonnet from her closet, changes her clothes, and kisses her baby goodbye.It was a "gene therapy that allows the brain to create its own cells in order to repair itself" - a process called neurogenesis.]The film""s screenplay (credited as being written by Frances Goodrich, Albert Hackett, and Capra himself, with additional scenes by Jo Swerling) was based on "The Greatest Gift," an original short story first written on a Christmas card by Philip Van Doren Stern.