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So, what do you think of my
latest masterpiece, Eliot?

I know it isn't one of my best,

but it does remind me of how
pretty it was back here.

Oh,things are fine.
But I do miss you, Eliot.

Good morning!

Mr. Eason, you're late. Here's
your mail.

Any calls?

Your mother. Twice.

Uh, Mr. Weller again. He wasn't
too thrilled about the fact you
never called him back.

Anything else?

And Mr. Backis is waiting for
you.

Richard, I know that our bank
has been doing business with

your father and this company
for 50 years,

but we're, um,
concerned about the scope of
this project.

Everything is, uh, going
according to plan so far.

Well, Richard, the board
approved the project with your
father at the helm.

Since his
passing there has been the
question of...

Whether I'm up to the task.

Your father had decades of
experience and that experience

is what got this project off
the ground.

Since my father died we're on
schedule to break ground in
three weeks with no delays.

Mr. Eason. It's your mother,
Richard.

Well, have her call me back.

Honey, this is the third time
she's called.

I mean, she says
that it's important. I think
you should take the call.

Okay, put her through. This'll
just take a second. Mom, I'm
really busy.

I need a favor.

This new easel isn't working
for me and, and my old one's up
in the garage attic.

I can't right now. I'm in the
middle of a very important
meeting.

Okay, I'll just go get it
myself. But if I fall, if I
break my hip.

Mom, I'm gonna have to call you
back.

Fine.

And don't climb up that ladder.
Bye.

♪ Find that someone special.
Give him love. Make him your
own.

♪ Find that someone special.
Give him love. Make him your
own.

[phone rings]

Hello?

Ella bear. It's grandma.

Hi, grandma. How are you?

You won't believe what your
father did.

My guess is it's more of what
he didn't do.

I can't paint with this new
easel. The one your father
bought me.

And my, my old one is
way up in the garage attic and

he says he's too busy to come
get it for his own mother.

Yeah, grandma. I don't know
what you want me to do.

It'd take me a couple of hours
to get there.

-I never expected to
be a struggling artist at my
age.

[LAUGH] That was a joke.
What's the matter? Are you sure
everything's okay?

Yeah.

How are your classes?

They're okay.

You doing well?

Yeah. My grades are fine.

Are you still writing songs
down in that book of yours?

Sort of.

You sound so sad, Ella bear.

Grandma.

Look, Ella. There's no one
keeping you there.

-You can do whatever you want.

The world is open to all of yourdreams.

Whatever that means, thanks.
Bye.

Mom? Mom? [BACKGROUND NOISE]

Mom, I told you not to...

[OVERLAPPING] Not to climb the
ladder.

Your father isn't around anymoreand you're too busy so

how was I supposed to get my
easel. Plus I found this
painting of Annie's Point.

That's great. Now get off theladder before you hurt yourself.

No, I still have to get my
easel.

Get off. Step off. I'll get it.
Come on. Be careful.

-Ooh.
Mom, why are you limping?

I'm fine.

You could have fallen off the
ladder.

You could have fallen
off the ladder and
killed yourself.

I didn't fall and I'm still on
the earth. Now will you please
just go up and get my easel?

I always meant to finish this
one.

I know this is a very difficult
time for you, but I can't be
with you 24 hours a day.

I was asking for five minutes.
Can't an old woman get any help
around the house?

How would you feel about
getting an apartment or one of
those condos down by the lake?

This place appraised for much
higher than you expected.

Your father would never hear of
it.

Mom, this house is too big for
you.

It's my home.

Well, the yard's a mess and you
left the stove on twice
last week.

Don't speak to me that way. I'm
your mother.

I'm trying to be helpful.

No you're not. Your father andI built this house and I want tostay here.

This just isn't practical.

But I feel comfortable here.

-Mom...
That's enough, Richard. I'mfine and I'm not going anywhere.

Now if you have a problem with
that you should take it up with
your father.

♪ [soft humming]

So what do you think,
mom? Nursing school or a
songwriting career?

Everybody
else seems to have an opinion.

Here you are.

Thank you.

Oh, Louise. You won't believe
what I found in the attic.

My unfinished painting of
Annie's Point.

Annie's Point. Oh, that's the
place where you and Eliot
wanted to build a house.

Oh, not just a house. Our dream
house.

Come on, sweetheart. We
never got to it.

I sat in that hospital room withEliot for months

and just a few minutes before
he passed he told me his one
wish.

To be set free at Annie's Point
on our 50th anniversary.

You have an anniversary coming
up, don't you?

In nine days.

What's holding you back?

You're thinking of dropping out
of college.

Do you have, uh, some sort of
plan that I don't know about?

I want to pursue a songwriting
career.

Ella, you're gonna have lots
and lots of time for hobbies

and stuff like that after you
graduate. Right now you gotta
have your degree.

Where did this songwriting idea
come from anyway? I, I never
heard you sing a note.

Mom did.

Oh, I see. Well, trust me. Even
if your mother was still alive
you would not be doing this.

You don't know that.

Ella, I've already paid the
tuition so please finish out
this year.

Dad, I can't.

Do you have any idea how much
it cost for me to send you to
this place?

Yeah, I do. But you don't know
what it's like for me.

Oh, come on, Ella. It's school.
It's not prison.

Dad!
-I know you're going through
some sort of a teenage crisis,

but I am not gonna let youthrow away your future to followsome stupid fantasy,

I knew you wouldn't understand.
You don't care about my
feelings.

All you care about is
this stupid company.

Oh, you don't know what you're
talking about. This stupid
company is ...

Grandma said there was nothing
keeping me there. And you know
what? She was right.

Got good news and bad news.

Your echocardiogram showed
significant blockage on two of
your arteries.

I certainly hope that's the bad
news.

It is. The good news is with a
fairly routine bypass you'll be
as good as new. But...

I've never been sick a day in
my life.

But to be honest, after watchingEliot in that hospital all thosemonths

I never want to
set foot in one again.

I understand. But this is a
serious situation. Without the
operation...

I could die?

Yes. You could die. We need to
get you into the hospital as
soon as possible.

Can I have a day or two before
I commit to a surgery date?

Sure. In the meantime, we need
to get you going on a new blood
pressure medication.

It could make you feel a little
lightheaded at first, so try to
take it easy.

Can I drive?
-I wouldn't recommend it. At
least not for a while.

Sorry about that everybody.
What did I miss?

I was just telling your mother
that...

[OVERLAPPING] I'll fill him in
later. Come on, dear.

Annie, remember with this new
medication no driving if you
feel lightheaded.

Come.
-Thank you, doctor.

[applause]

Let's hear it again for Kim
Bobletta.

And now please welcome Ella.

[applause]

Sorry.

Are you sure Doctor Meldon
didn't say anything else?

It's just, just blood pressure
medication.

That's all. But now that I
can't go alone I need you to
make that trip with me.

Mom, it's two thousand miles
away.

I've got a great car.

I can't do this right now, mom.
I told you.

There's too much going on at
work. As soon as the project isover I'll take you there myself.

That might be too late.

Too late for what? Mom, what
are you not telling me?

Nothing. But with the wedding
anniversary coming up and...

Mom, I'll take you to a nicedinner to celebrate your weddinganniversary. Why don't we, oh.

Oh my.

Mom!

What if I hadn't been
here? What would you have done?

Okay, that's it. You can't stay
here anymore.

This is not just for my peace ofmind. It's for your safety.

What if you got someone to stay
with me?

For how long? That's really
expensive.

Your father and I built this
house with our bare hands. It's
all I've got left.

He was my best friend. We did
everything together.

We were supposed to leave this
earth together.

If I move to that place will youmake me a promise?

Anything.

You have to take me to Annie's
Point. Please.

Mom, I already told you as soon
as...

I need a promise.
...soon as the project is, I
promise.

And it has to be all of us. You
and me and Ella.

Okay. - And we have to drive.
It'll force you to spend time
with Ella.

Get to know each other
again. Get to be friends again.

Mom, whatever you want. I gotta
go back to work, okay?

Just call me if you need
anything. And no stoves, all
right?

I'll see you.

Dad?
Oh.

Oh, I'm sorry.

Well, you should not sneak up
on me.

Dad, I said I was sorry.
- Yeah, but I, what I'm telling
you is...

Dad!

That's all right. What do you
need, honey?

Do you like construction?

Uh, sure.

Did grandpa make you work with
him?

No. No, I think he just always
wanted me to do whatever made
me happy.

He did say his door would
always be open and, uh, one day
I just walked in. Why?

Just asking, I guess. Mom would
have been 46 tomorrow.

I know.

Remember the 40th birthday
party we threw for her? The
surprise party.

Oh, some surprise. She knew.

Yeah, but she pretended that
she didn't.

Out of all the places we
could have gone she wanted to
go...

Roller-skating. My knees have
never been the same.

Dad? I really don't think that
I'm making a mistake.

Well, to tell you the truth,
Ella. I'm not really sure what
you're doing.

I know I have some talent with
my music. I just don't know...

[phone rings]

Sorry.

Hello? Oh, yes, Mr. Backis. No,
no. No, we've avoided that
with Mr. Nucci. Tomorrow? Um,

I'm supposed to bring my mother
to a retirement
community tomorrow.

Mr. Backis,
can I call you back? Thank you.

Oh, okay, bye.

Do you want me to go with
grandma to her new place?

It's not just the work, Ella.
It's...

I understand. I'll go with her.

I don't know if Richard's gonna
keep his promise.

Maybe I should just pack the carup and head out to Annie's
Point.

That's ridiculous, isn't it? I
know I, I made that promise to
you.

I'm just not sure how I'm
gonna pull it off.

But we'll talk more about this
in the morning.

Good night my love.

You have all your pills?

Yes, Richard.

I wish I could drive you to the
orientation.
- That's okay.

It's just that I cancelled on
these guys yesterday.

I said it's okay.

I know this is all happening
really fast. But you're gonna
like the place.

I know you will.
And just think, you're gonna be

practically neighbors with
Louise.

I'm gonna be fine.

Are you gonna be okay to drive?

Ella's here. I'll be fine.

All right. So I'll, uh, I'll
stop in later tonight to get
you settled.

Thank you.

You're a good son.

Thanks mom.

Hey, make a right here, grandma.

Gram, you were supposed to turn
right there.

I probably should have told
your father. I'm not moving in
there today.

What are you talking about?

I thought about it. I did.

But I truly can't remember what
Annie's Point looked like

and I need to be there for my
anniversary.

I'm going to California and I
need you to go with me.

What?

We're going to California.

I can't.

Give me one good reason why not.

My father.

Oh, I can handle him. What are
you gonna do? Stay here, pay
rent, mope around?

You want to be a songwriter. Youhave to have something to write
about.

It's not that easy.

You wouldn't want me to drive
there by myself, would you?

That's not fair.

I'm an old lady. I, I'd be all
alone for two thousand miles
and all I have is an old man.

- Grandm...I'm also on this nw
medication. I'm not even sure I
can drive on my own.

I don't have my guitar or any
of my clothes.

Oh, we can get those.

I have plenty of cash and there
are always credit cards.

Thank you, Ella bear.

Come on, Ella.

Let's live a little.

♪ rock music

Thought you said you couldn't
drive.

It's just a little further up
this way.

Put that book down for a second
and, and grab that small
painting behind your seat.

We weren't much older than you
when grandpa moved us from
California

for a job he just couldn't pass
up. We didn't have a penny to
our name,

but we had the world
in front of us.

And those trees. And they'relike a row of soldiers welcomingus home.

What did you leave back in
California?

Everything. My parents. My baby
brother. You name it.

What happened with your little
brother?

We'll have plenty of time for
that.

If I'm not mistaken this
should be it.

What happened to the trees?

This is it.

Grandma, this is stupid. We
can't just barge in on some
strangers.

It'll be fine. People are nicer
than you think. I'll do the
talking.

Good, 'cause I don't want to be
here.

[squirt gun splash]

Got ya.

Who are you?

Is your mother or father home?

Mom, two strange ladies are
here.

That's a good start.

I'm leaving.

Can I help you?

Uh, hi. My name is Annie Eason
and this is my granddaughter,
Ella.

Can I help you?

I know this is gonna sound
unusual, but

my husband and I built this
house years ago and

I was wondering if it would be
possible for me to have a look
inside.

We should be going. Uh, sorry
to bother you.

You see. We left something
behind the nook in the kitchen.
For luck.

Would it be all right for me to
see if it's still there?

I don't know.

Mrs. Hogan, my granddaughter
and I are on a journey across
the country

and I have a heart problem. So Ifigured we could use all the
luck we could get.

We built the house in 1960. Howlong have you been living here?

Um, five years this July.

I hope you don't mind my
asking. What happened to those
beautiful trees out front?

This is how the house came to
us.

Are, are you sure you know
what you're looking for?

I'm sure.

Oh my goodness.
What is it?

A 1919 gold liberty coin given
to your grandfather by his
father.

When we left California he said,hide it someplace in your first
home and it'll bring you a

lifetime of happiness. We call
it lucky 19. Just beforehe passed, your grandfather said

he realized this coin needed to
come back to the family.

Houses don't need luck. People
do.

Margaret, I cannot thank you
enough for allowing us in your
home.

Oh, it's my pleasure.

Hold on a second.

I want you to have this.

This isn't this house, is it?

It sure is.

There used to be trees here. Itwas so beautiful. I can't acceptthis.

Oh, it would mean a great deal
to me if you could use some of

that money to plant
some new trees.

I can't.

I insist. Thank you again.

No, thank you. Oh, there he is
again. I'm so sorry. Have a
great trip. Sam.

I can't believe you just gave
her all that money.

Oh, your grandfather would want
the house to look like it did
when we were younger.

Besides,it makes you feel good
to dothings for other people.

Whatever.

And what did you mean when you
said you were, had a
heart problem?

Didn't I tell you? Um, I need
bypass surgery.

What? Why wouldn't you tell me
that?

You wouldn't have agreed to
come with me if I had. Besides,
I feel great.

♪ rock music

[turns radio off]

Do you have a boyfriend?

No.

Have any dates lately?

No.

In my day, a man would take you
to the movies or for a soda

and if he interested you, you'd
spend some time together. But

after a few months, if he
wasn't serious about marriage
you'd move on to a man who was.

Kind of sounds like an arranged
marriage.

In lots a ways it was.

Your grandpa asked me to marry
him on our fifth date.

Women didn't have the freedom
that you have.

Some freedom. I've never been
on a second date let a lone a
fifth.

You are a beautiful, talented
young woman. Why not?

I'd rather not discuss my love
life with my grandma.

Doesn't sound like there is a
love life.

Even more reason to end the
discussion. So to answer your
question, no.

No one is courting
me at the moment.

♪ country music

[turns radio off]

Why do you think you don't have
a boyfriend?

Grandma, please.

It's like with my music. I'm in
my room and I'm fine,

but you get me in front
of a crowd and I freeze.

Samething with guys. I gettotally terrified when I talk tothem.

You're just not flirting enough.

I don't know how to flirt.

Nonsense. Everyone knows how to
flirt.

Not me.

♪ country music

Whatever.

♪ country music

Mom?

[phone rings]

Hello?

Good evening. This is Doctor
Meldon's office. Is Annie
Eason available?

Uh, no, I'm sorry. She's not.
This is her son, Richard. Is
there anything I can do?

Doctor Meldon wanted to make
sure that she scheduled her
surgery as soon as possible.

Surgery? What surgery?

Oh, I'm sorry.

I thought Doctor Meldon told youthat Annie needs heart surgery
as soon as possible.

♪ background country music

♪ If I believe in miracles
tonight.

I think there's an
angel fit to hold me tight.

It seems like it's a fairy tale

'cause it always comes out
right.

And I believe in
miracles
tonight. [laughs]

There are people here, grandma.

Oh, come on, girl. Live it up.

Oh, this is so embarrassing.
Please sit down.

Put down that notebook for five
minutes and live a little.

This notebook is my life.

What are you writing?

A song. What else would I be
writing?

How am I supposed to know? You
never let anyone look at that
thing. What's the song about?

Nothing.

Sounds like a hit. May I see it?

I'd rather not.

Oh please.

These are great.

None of them are done yet.

How does this one go?

I'm not gonna sing for you.

Then I will. When you find that
special someone.

Okay, okay, okay.
If, if, if I sing will you stop
embarrassing me?

You know I can't promise youthat. You sing, I'll stop. Okay?

I can't believe I'm gonna do
this.

♪ Find that someone special.

♪ Give him love. Make him your
own. ♪

♪ Stop your sense and you will
find that ♪

♪ your heart has found its home.

Hey? Some kind of singer or
something?

No.

Yes, she is. And someday you're
gonna want her autograph.

You ever record that little songa yours, tell you what.

I'll buy it. You ladies have a
lovely evening.

Now those were real men and theyreally liked your style. And
it's good to see you smile.

[phone rings]

It's my dad.

He had to call some time. I
don't know how to use these
things.

Press the green button.

Hello?
- Mom, where are you?

I'm not telling.

-Mom, I talked to Doctor Meldon.I know about the surgery. This
is serious.

-You cannot just pick up and
leave.

I can and I did.

- Is Ella with you?

She sure is.

- Well, when are you coming
home?

We're not.

-Mom, be reasonable. You're
sick.

I feel fine.

- Mom, I cannot go chasing all
over the country for you.

Then don't. I'm sorry I lied to
you, but I, I didn't know any
other way.

-Oh, please, don't do this.

We love you and we'll call you
tomorrow. And don't sell my
house 'cause I'm not moving.

He's gonna be mad.

He already is.

Hello? Yes, yes. Good evening.Um, I need a bit of assistance.

I'm getting a little tired. I
think I'll let you drive. Let's
a find an ATM machine.

What's your pin?

Take a guess.

Nineteen.

Nineteen, nineteen. You got it.

You don't have any money.

Try it again.

Same thing.

It must be the machine.

What happened?

My credit card was declined too.I just gave him our last
25 dollars for gas.

You're kidding, right?

No, Ella, I'm not.

Great. We have no money to get
across country, but that poor
family has five hundred dollars

to buy trees that they're never
gonna plant.

Stop it, Ella.

We're in a bit of a pickle
that's all.

That's it. I'm calling my dad.
- Oh, save your breath. I'll
call him.

Mom?

-Just because you don't agree
with me, you don't have to
sabotage our trip.

Tell me where you are and I'll
reactivate your credit cards.

-You can't reactivate it. I haveto reactivate it in person. You
know that.

What was I supposed to do?

-Honor the dying wish of your
father.

Mom, I want you to turn around
and come back home.

-To what home? I'm in good
company. I'm not coming back.

Are you at least taking your
medication?

-If you're so concerned about mehow come you're leaving me
penniless?

Tell me where you are and I'll
wire you some money.

-Oh, nice try.

Okay, may I please speak with
Ella?

-She's not here.

Where is she?

-She's out getting a gigantic
tattoo of a dragon on her back.

Ella wouldn't do that.

-Yes, she would. And I'm gettinga skull and crossbones on my
butt.

- Mom, are you coming home or
not?

-Not.

It's lucky for you we're flesh
and blood because what you've
done is almost unforgivable.

Why did you do that?

Because I'm a grown woman who
can take care of herself.

Now, get driving, Ella bear. We
have to make some money.

No. My dad is right you need
surgery and we don't have any
money. We have to go back.

Eliot, I made you a promise and
nothing is gonna stand in the
way of my keeping it.

You can count on me.

Ella, I'm making it to Annie's
Point with or without you.

If you want to come with me
you're gonna have to play by my
rules.

Brenda...
- Richard, I was just
trying to...

Something's come
up and I have to leave town.
I'm gonna have both cell phones

with me, but don't use the
personal one unless you
absolutely have to

and transfer all my business
calls to the business number.
Got it?

Honey, I've been here for eight
years. I think I've got it.
Where you going?

I'm not quite sure. But I need
you to do me another favor.

Could you find out where the
last place that credit card
number was used.

Okay? And you've gotta call
Backis and Weller

and just tell them I can't make
today's appointment.

You can tell them yourself. I
was trying to tell you. They're
here early.

Mr. Backis, Mr. Weller, I am
terribly sorry.

But we're gonna have to postponetoday's meeting.

Something's come up and
I have to leave town.

Richard, let me level with you.

Eason's line of credit is what
we call in the banking industry
guarded

Well, I'll take that into
consideration.

Now, if you'd like to make a newappointment you can do that withmy assistant.

And again, my apologies for the
inconvenience.

Uh, Mr. Eason, are you still
going out of town?

Absolutely.

You gonna stay mad at me the
entire trip?

I can go longer than you can
without talking.

We'll start right now.

No one is talking.

Over a thousand miles to go and
no one is talking.

Oh, we're smiling now, but no
one is talking.

You couldn't go five minutes
without talking.

And you can't stay mad at me.

I'm sorry I raised my voice
back there, but

this trip is more important to
me than I can truly put into
words.

Do you understand?

I'm getting hungry.

Park the car. I have an idea.

Okay, what's your big idea?

I'll take your arm and you tell
them I'm a blind caricature
artist.

What? No way. That's crazy.

You want to eat tonight?

Watch your step.

Hi.

Lovely day for a fair, isn't it?

Oh, it sure is, sir.

Oh, she doesn't see too well or
really at all.

Excuse me, could I?

Oh, from the contours of your
face I'd say you were Irish.

That's right. How do you do
that?

Okay, grandma.

There's no access fee for this,
but we do request a five dollar
donation please.

Oh, we're not here
to shop. I'm an artist.

She does caricatures.

She can't see.

But that's the beauty of it.

Here you are, son.

Thanks.

That's amazing.

Oh, you don't know the half of
it. Thank you.

How many is that?

Sixteen.

Who's next?

Come on. Right here.

Ella bear, that voice of yours
is really something.

That was the first time I sang
for anybody besides my mom.

Have you written any songs for
her?

Actually, that's what I'm
working on right now.

Does it help?

With what?

Does it help you, you know, whenyou're feeling down about her?

I don't know.

You know what I do when I'm
especially blue about grandpa?

I talk to him.

Yeah, I, I heard you in the car.

I'm not embarrassed. I,
sometimes I talk about normal
stuff. My day. My feelings.

Does it help?

Sometimes. Makes me feel like
he's still with me.

Yes, I'm aware of the fact thatthey're not technically missing.I have their itinerary with me.

-Sir, they're adults not kids.

Yes, I'm aware of the fact thatthey're too old to be runaways.

-Well, we don't have the
authority...

So, what do you suggest we do?
Just wait until they break the
law or something.

-Let's hope it doesn't come to
that.

Okay, thank you.

-Good luck.
Thank you very much. Same to
you.

-Have a nice day.
Good bye.

[cell phone rings]

Hey Brenda?

-Yes.
What did you find out?

-The card was last used in
Missouri.

Missouri?

-Uh huh.
Did Mr. Nucci call to harass
metoo?

-Mm hmm.
Okay, would you do me a favorand get him on the line, please?

-Don't forget to eat.

Thank you. What?

-I said, don't forget to eat.

Yes. Yes. I'll remember to eat
something, Brenda.

Okay.

Okay.
-Okay. 'Cause you know what,
sweetheart.

-You are like a
toothpick. I mean, personally,

I like a man with a little bit
more meat on his bones.

Did you know after all those
years of painting,

today was the first time I've
ever actually sold something?

Really?

I think we've done quite a bit
of living in the last couple a
days.

How are you feeling?

I'm feeling the same as I as
when you asked me ten minutes
ago. That's why I have these.

How did you know grandpa was
the one?

He touched my hand.

And?

Ella bear, when your grandpa
touched my hand for the first
time

I had to actually look
down to see if it was still
there. I knew right then.

That's it? That sounds like
something out of a cheesy
romance novel.

I know it sounds silly. Some
day you'll know what I mean.

So tell me about your brother.

How did we get to that?

I don't know. I mean, these are
all the things that I don't
know about you.

There isn't much to tell.

Okay, I sang at that truck stop
and I showed you my notebook.

Now it's time for you to do
something that you don't want
to do.

Well, Doug is almost 20 years
younger than I am and he lives
in California.

Why don't you talk to him?

It's a long story. I wanted to
teach him a lesson years ago.

I think he got the lesson, but
he never forgave me.

Have you ever been skinny
dipping?
- No.

I keep thinking about that pool
by that big country club when
we were driving in here.

Why don't we chalk up another
first while we're on the road?
What do you say?

No.

Why not?

Because you're sick and no
offense,

but the idea of skinny dipping
with my grandma doesn't sound
like a whole lot of fun.

It actually sounds kind of
creepy.

Well, I'm going skinny dipping.

Are you sure you want to do
this?

You only live once.

I don't know if I can make it
over the fence.

How did you get over there?

The gate's open.

That works.

How's the temperature?

Who cares?

Oh, it's beautiful in here.

You didn't finish your story.
Tell me about your brother.

Doug was living with us after
my folks passed.

He didn't deal with their
passing all that well. He was a
good kid, but

for a while there he always
seemed to find trouble.

One night he got caught
shoplifting and they arrested
him.

I thought he should spend one
night in jail before we got him
out.

Like I said to teach him a
lesson. When we finally got him
out he was awfully mad at me.

We got into a huge fight. Said
things I'm sure we both
regretted our whole lives.

Then he packed his bags,
moved to California, and I
never heard from him again.

Well, what happened to him?

Like I said, he was a good kid.
He learned his lesson and just
lived his life.

Why don't we stop and see him?

Doug? I wouldn't know what to
say.

[POLICE SIREN] Oh, poop.

Yes, officer. We are always
having trespassers. This is not
a public pool, you understand.

No, I, I understand, sir. I
will, uh, I'll take care of it.

I thank you.

Mm hmm. Well, um, uh, that
gentleman there. That's Mr.
Langelos.

Does he live at the country
club?

Ma'am, this isn't a country
club. It's his private
residence.

Oh my.

Now, my partner here will,
uh, drive your car behind me.

Save you a hundred dollar
impound fee.

Thank you.

Sure.

Just, uh, come this way.
Thank you. Okay.

Just, uh, come this way.
Thank you. Okay.

Just, uh, come this way.
Thank you. Okay.

One day we'll look back on this
as our night in jail.

Boy, Doug would find this a realhoot. His goody-goody sister in
the can.

Grandma, this isn't funny. God,
don't you take anything
seriously?

Oh, we'll be outta here in no
time.

We don't have money for the
fine. We're gonna have to call
dad.

I'm sure he'll be joining us
sooner rather than later.

Uh, you sure there isn't anyone
you'd like to call?

Uh, in a moment, son. Right now
would you mind pointing me to
that bathroom over there?

Uh, well, Ms. Eason, um...

Ooh, oh, call me Annie.

Annie, that's really just for
police personnel only.

Well, now, you wouldn't want
your mother using that, would
you?

Uh, no, ma'am.

Could you find it in your heart
to treat me like your mother?
Just this time.

Uh, what the heck.

This way.

Where's your partner?

Oh, he's out on a call.

Would you be a dear and make
sure it's clean? I have a thing
about bathrooms.

Sure. Uh, yep. Looks okay to
me.
Annie?

Let's go.

Annie.

- No.
Ella Bear Eason,
it's now or never.

Annie?

Cross another one off of life's
to do list. We're a regular
Thelma and Louise.

We're gonna go to jail.

We've already been to jail.

No, I mean, real jail where
there's gangs and murderers.

Oh, don't be silly.

We're gonna get caught, grandma.

Relax, Ella bear.

Relax? How am I supposed to
relax? You guilted me into
going on this trip with you.

You, you lied and told me you
needed some kind of heart
surgery,

and then you broke us outta
jail. You don't need me on this
trip with you.

You just need a
chauffeur.

That's not true.

Oh yeah? Well, that's how I see
it.

You're going through a very
hard time and it's hard to see

the light at the end of the
tunnel. But trust me, trust
yourself. It will be there.

And as far as needing a
chauffeur, I don't need achauffeur, I need a best friend.

And she happens to be sitting
right here next to me. Oh, come
here.

Now, tell me that didn't
feel good.

That didn't feel good.

Okay, it felt kind of good.
Just make that the last
thing we cross off the list.

Deal. Oh.

I drove just about all night.

-Sweetheart, where are you?

I'm in some small town in
Kansas, um, near Colorado.

Listen, I'm gonna send you this
email right now.

-I hope it helps.

Brenda, I know. I know that the
project is in jeopardy.

You're just gonna have to stallthem as best you can, all right?

Okay, I'm gonna
send this to you.

-Fine.
Okay, bye.
-Okay, bye.

Excuse me? Um, where are we?

Arizona. About 40 miles from
Nevada.

Thank you.

You're welcome.

What?

What you just did, it's called
flirting.

No, it isn't.

Thank you.

Stop it.

You should be proud of yourself.You're a good flirt.

Oh, only two left.

Well, okay, we need to get you
some more pills and some good
rest.

I'll have all the rest I need
before long.

Okay, you know what? I'm gonna
call my dad. The least he can
do is wire us some money.

Ella?
I'm going to call him.

What are you looking for?

My phone.

Maybe it's in the car.

I left it on that policeman's
desk.

Oh boy.

Hello?
-Who's this?

Uh, this is the police in, uh,
Ran Junction. Who is this?

This is Richard Eason. Is
everything all right?

You wouldn't know Annie and
Ella Eason, would you?

Yes, that's my mother and my
daughter. Are they all, what
have they done?

Why don't I tell you where I'm
at and, uh, we can talk in
person?

You're not from here, are you?

It's the clothes, isn't it?

Your car has Illinois license
plates. Uh, I saw you drive up.

How long are you and your mom
in town for?

Um, that's my grandmother.
We're just passing through.

Oh, I'm sorry. I didn't even
introduce myself.
I'm Scott Tardy.

Uh, Ella Eason.

Very nice to meet you, Ella.

You too.

If, uh, you're staying in townand if you and your grandmotherwant something different to do,

it's open mic night tonight.
It's pretty popular.

Okay, I'll ask her.

Ask me what?

I thought maybe, um, we couldcome back later for some coffee.

I'm sorry. Scott, this is my
grandmother, Annie.

I told Ella it's open mic night
and we get some pretty good
singers.

Ella has the voice of an angel.

Grandma?

You didn't tell me you could
sing.

I'm not surprised.

Would you sing for us tonight?

No.

She'd love to.

Great. I'll see you tonight.

What did you do that for?

Well, you have to sing
sometime. He is so cute.

And you thought you
didn't know how to flirt.

Come on.

Listen, I can't apologize enoughfor this.

It's all right. Uh, it turns
out the charges were dropped.

They were?

Yeah. Well, it, uh, seems that,
uh, Mr. Langelos, uh, was a
little taken with your mother.

Uh, she was skinny dipping, youknow. I mean, of course I was,

uh, I was fixing to let them go,you know, before they escaped.

So, uh, I'd just as soon keep
this, uh, between us.

Well, I'd appreciate that too.
Thanks very much.

Have a safe trip.

Brenda, did you get the email I
sent?

-Yes.

And you passed the schedule and
figures on to Backis, Weller,
and Nucci?

-Yep.

Okay, then. I don't know what
else I can do for them.

-Okay.

If they call again, tell them
I've sent them everything

they need to keep the project
going forward.

-Okay.

Now I have to track down my
delinquent mother and daughter.

-Don't forget to eat.
I'll talk to you later.

[SINGING] Now it's just so hard
to feel. To open up again.

When it all seems so real to
begin with.

Good evening, ladies. You
both look lovely tonight.

Thank you.
-Thank you.

I saved you a table just in
case.

The coffees on me. El,
you go on in 20 minutes.

I can't wait to hear you sing.

Me either.

Me either.

Somebody has a crush on you.

Yeah, well, he won't after I
vomit all over his stage.

You're gonna be great.

First of all, I'd like to thank
you all for coming down here
tonight.

We have a treat for you.
A beautiful woman with a
voice to match is next.

You remember what I told you
about how I talk to grandpa?

Now, close your eyes.
Go sing this for your momma.

Please welcome, Ella. [light
applause]

I'm sorry.

This is for my mom who I haven'tseen in a really longtime.

[SINGING] Mmm, ooh,
ooh, mmm,

[SINGING] Mmm, ooh,
ooh, mmm,

[SINGING] Mmm, ooh,
ooh, mmm,

When you find that
someone special.

Give him love. Make him your
own.

Stave yourself. And you
will find

that your heart has found its
home. You'll be in my dreams
forever. There...

Could I please
borrow your phone?
-Sure.

And the things you taught me ae the gifts that I'll treasure
from now on.

Richard?

Mom?

Listen...

Hello?
Your memories are my angel's
wings.

[OVERLAPPING] Who is this?
Hello? Mom? Hello?

You blessed me with the will to be flying on my own.

Your love has let me soar beyod where any eagles flown.

And until I see you once again
I'll be flying on my own.

[excited applause]

All that time and, well, you
just blew me away. Oh, your
mother would be so proud.

That was tremendous.

Oh, my purse. I'll be right
back.

Thank you.

Can I ask where you're going?

A very important place on the
California coast.

What's it called?

I don't know the real name, but
my grandpa named it Annie's
Point after my grandma.

Is your grandfather gonna be
there?

Guess you could say that.

Well, it's been an absolutepleasure meeting you Ella Eason.

You too.

I'd wish you luck, but, uh, I
don't think you're gonna need
it.

With what?

Just promise you'll send me a
copy of your first CD.

I promise.

That was true beauty in there.
Thank you.

-Oh no. Thank you. I couldn't
have done it without you.

Oh.

I only wish mom was here.

Well, who knows. Maybe she was.
I do know your father was.

What are you talking about?

I finally figured out how to usea cell phone.

He heard every
note.

We've been in Nevada for about
an hour. Not much to it.

There will be.

What do you mean?

You'll see.

♪ Vegas show music♪

Wow, this is amazing.

It sure is. It's changed quite
a bit since your grandpa and I
were here.

We'll pull in here.

Are you sure?

Positive.

Okay, I'll call dad.

Not yet. I feel lucky.

You want to gamble?

I'd rather do that than give
into your father.

Gram, we don't have any money
and I think we're probably
wanted fugitives

and you're almost out of
medication. What do you suggest
we do?

No.

Grandpa's father gave it to him
to, to bring him luck when he
needed it most.

But it's your lucky coin.

Exactly.

No, that's crazy.

It's the least crazy thing I canthink of.

Here it is down here.

No more bets.

Twenty-four.

We have to go again. Lucky 19.

No more bets.

Twenty-eight.

Thirteen. Black.

Oh, 25.

Sorry,
23.

Six.

Place your bets.

Okay, this is it, grandma.

As they say, here goes nothing.

No more bets.

Nineteen.

Oh. Oh. Oh. Oh.

Okay, I am gonna go get the coinback from the pawnshop.

I'm still feeling lucky.

Okay.

Are you okay, ma'am?

Oh fine. Just a little excited.

Um, last name Gordon.
First name Douglas.

Hold for that number.
805-555-0083.

[phone rings]

Mom?

Hi, Richard.

Are you all right?

We're fine. We may be in a bit
of trouble though.

Don't worry about it. I've
already been to that little
police station in Kansas.

It's been taken care of.

Thank you.

Where are you?

Where are you?

I'm getting closer. How are
you feeling?

Oh, I'm fine. I just got some
more of my medication. You
didn't sell my house, did you?

Nope. Not yet.

Why don't you tell me where youare so I can wire you some moneyjust in case.

We don't need money. We're notfar from Annie's Point. I assumeyou know where that is.

Mom...

We'll see you there.

Mom?

I know that you have this tripperfectly planned out, but we'regoing on a little detour.

The last time that happened yourfather took me to that
retirement village.

Where are we going?

There's someone that I think
you should see.

It's a nice house.

It sure is.

It's your brother's
house.

I can't.

I'm sure he'll be happy to see
you.

Did you ever think that
you might owe it to him?

Don't be nervous.

Oh, that's easy for you to say.

May I help you? Annie?

Hi, Dougy. This is my
granddaughter. I guess she'd be
your great niece, Ella.

It's nice to meet you.
- It's really nice to meet you
too.

Who's this, dad?

Well, this is your Aunt Annie
and this is your cousin, Ella.
Annie. Ella.

This is my daughter, Lucy.

Thanks for dinner.

Oh, you're welcome. It wasn't
much.

Lucy's beautiful.

Well, she gets that from her
mother. I'm sorry she's outta
town.

She would have loved to
meet you.

I'm sorry too.

Eliot?

He fought so hard for so long.
He went peacefully.

He was a good man. Very good
man.

Um, our son Richard took over
Eliot's construction company.

Oh, good for him. That's good.

Annie, [LAUGH]

I picked up the
phone to call you a thousand
times, but

as each year went by
it, it just got more and more
difficult to know what to say.

Don't blame yourself. I have a
phone too.

I never should have tried to
teach you that lesson, Doug.

And for that I've never forgivenmyself.

I'd be lying if I told you...
Rachael wasn't fine not seeing
you and Eliot and Richard,

but, you know, it,
it made me who I am today.

I work with kids trying to help
them find direction in their
lives and

I never would have been able to
do that without you Annie.

I never you doubted you'd make
a success of yourself, Doug.

I miss you.

I miss you too.

[laughing]

So what happened to the cop?

Nothing. My dad met with himand he dropped all the charges .

He was so embarrassed than
an older woman locked him in
his own cell.

He's not gonna tell
anybody anything.

So how long have you and Aunt
Annie been driving?

About three days.

Who would think it'd be fun
to drive across country with
their grandma?

Well, I gotta tell you. When
she and I first got in the car

I would have rather been
anywhere else. I mean,

I never thought that my grandma
could understand anything that
was going on in my world.

And?

She taught me more in a few
days than I ever would
have learned in school.

You're in college?

I was.

Well, what happened?

I left.

So you just quit?

Well, and my music never would
have had a chance if I didn't.

What do you want to be?

A writer.

Oh, that's awesome.

It would be awesome to actually
have a book published.

A wise woman once told me that
the world is open to all of our
dreams.

And what if they're just dreams?

Well, you won't know until you
try.

You gotta do what
makes you happy.

Here's some water, Annie.

Oh. Thank you.

Sure. But those are some, some
big pills. What are those for?

I'm just getting old.

Are you all right?

Oh, I'm fine.

It's been a long journey.

Nothing a good night's sleep in
a comfortable bed won't
fix. [LAUGH]

Oh, it's really
good to see you Doug.

Same here. Now you're sure
you're all right?
- Oh, I'm fine.

'Cause I'm right next door if
you need me.

I'm fine.

Good night, Annie.

Do you need anything else?

Oh, we're fine. Thank you.

Good bye, Annie.

So let's not let another 30
years go by, okay?

Okay. I'll talk to you soon.

Wait, Annie.

I, I just, I, I wish so much
that I, I could have talked to
Eliot one last time.

I, I'm so sorry I didn't and
mostly I'm, I'm sorry
that I wasn't there for you.

So even if we haven't spoken,
you were always there with me.

Thank you. Hey, happy 50th
anniversary.

Thank you.

Have a nice trip. Come back,
okay?

Thank you.

I'm proud of you, Doug.
Eliot would be too.

Grandma, I think we need to getyou out of this car for a while.

No.

But you look really
uncomfortable.

Ella bear, in less than two
hours

I'll have more energy than I'll
know what to do with.

Trust me.

Hey.

It's more beautiful than I
remember.

It hasn't changed one bit.

It's as though we were here
yesterday.

Oh, your grandfather
looked so handsome.

I'm ready to take grandpa home
now.

Brenda?
-Yes.

You got the three wise men on
the phone?
-Uh huh.

Great. Put them through.

Okay.

Gentlemen.
-Hello, Richard.

Are we all together?

-Yes, we're all here.
Good.

-Listen we'd like to you
about...

Now, let me start out by saying
that while I can certainly
appreciate your desire

to see these projects due to
completion.
-Yes.

What I do not appreciate is
being talked to and treated
like an amateur.

My father put all three of you
on the map and your companies
without ever letting you down

and I won't either.
-But no one's saying that...

But right now my family needs meand I refuse to let them down.

So I will contact you when I getback to town and

when that happens I will
fulfill all of my obligations

as I expect you to fulfill
all of yours.

-Well, you've made yourself...
We understand each other?

Yes, we do.

Excellent. Have a nice day.

Are you sure this is it?

I'm sure.

Is it how you remembered?

It's beautiful.

Well, now I can see what the
fuss was all about.

Hey!

Hi, daddy.

Hi, honey.

Thank you, Richard. I'm sorryyou felt you had to chase me
clear across country,

but coming here was very
important to me.

When I started this journey I
honestly believed I'd soon be
joining your father.

I guess what I'm trying to say
is, I'm sorry I made life so
difficult.

You were just looking for
support.

No, I was being selfish. You
were the one doing your best to
help.

But now that I'm here I feel
reborn and I owe a lot of
that to Ella.

She's just like her mother.

Well, and she's also just like
her father.

You're a good dad, Richard. Yourfather'd be proud of you.

Wow! Yeah. Dad told me about
this.

He wanted you to have it.

Thanks.

I'll only be a minute.

Oh, Eliot we made it.
And on time.

Wasn't able to finish the
picture Eliot.

I, I was afraid I forgot what
the place looks like, but

it's the same isn't it?

[LAUGH]
Oh, I miss you my dear. You
could always make me laugh.

I heard you sing.

I know.

You were really, really good. I
wish your mom could have heard
you.

I think she did.

I miss her so much. I've never
been able to let her go,

but that's no excuse for me tobe as hard on you as I've been.

You're just being a dad.

Yeah. And as your dad I need to
tell you that you don't have to
go back to school.

I just need something else
right now.

But I promise I won't
leave you in the dark anymore.

I'll let you know what
I'm feeling whether you like it
or not.

Okay. Let's go see how your
grandma's doing.

Mom, you okay?

Mom?

Grandma?

Mom? Are you okay?

Can't an old woman take a nap
without a fuss?

Oh, for a minute there I, uh, I
thought maybe...

You thought what?

Well...
-That I came all this way to
die? Are you kidding me?

Did you take your medication?

What do I tell you every time
you ask?

Sorry.

You can be a bit of a pest, but
I know you mean well.

Shall we?

Happy Aniversary my love.

♪♪♪