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The day started just like any other.

The sun came up.

And that was the first disappointment of the day for Maury Hoover.

For some people, every day presents a new opportunity.

For Maury, it was just another challenge to his existence.

Another day, another disappointment.

For a guy on the long, slow slide downhill, disappointment becomes an old

friend. You eat your breakfast with remorse.

You call your buddy regret for lunch.

Your life is full of phantoms.

Nothing real is there for you.

And the glass isn't half full.

It isn't even half empty.

It's the dregs.

But you drink it.

Every day.

Black.

No sugar.

Morrie Hoover used to investigate real crime.

That was a long time ago.

Before he was the one getting investigated.

And before marriage fell apart.

Before the world turned him upside down and shook him out like a bad penny

falling on the sidewalk.

Now, he looks at life through a different lens.

But even in Morrie's cloudy vision of the world, there is the occasional

lining.

A glimpse of youth, long gone now, of what it once meant to be young and

foolish.

It's said that the road to hell is paved with good intentions, and Maury Hooper

is about to move into the fast lane.

When you walk down the road,

heavy burden, heavy load,

I will rise and I will walk with you.

I'll walk with you till the sun don't even shine.

Walk with you.

Every time I tell you, I'll walk with you.

Walk with you.

Believe me, I'll walk with you.

There's a part of this city that most people never see.

A place where gray is the primary color.

Where good and bad, right and wrong, get lost in the fog.

Thump, thump, thump, thump.

Never done this before?

Not really.

Relax.

In ten minutes, you're going to feel so good.

Yeah?

Cross my heart.

There's a little motel around the corner.

I'm going to go check it. In five minutes, come to room 112.

112.

I'll be there.

Hey, pal.

Want to buy a tape?

What? I got to tell you, you are going to love it. It's got everything. It's

romance. It's got action. It's got great dialogue.

I don't think I need it. Pay attention here, pal.

The price is 500 bucks.

Only 500 bucks?

It's going to cost you a lot more if your wife sees it.

No, no, no, don't worry.

There's only one print so far.

It would be terrible, just terrible, if this fell into the wrong hands, though,

wouldn't it?

So you think about it, 500 bucks is quite a bargain.

I didn't even... I know what you're thinking. How do I know I can trust this

guy, right?

Yeah, that's part of it.

In the final analysis, it all comes down to trust, doesn't it?

Your wife trusts you. You trust me.

I trust cash.

Don't be a chump, though.

Look, here's three, four.

Yeah, I got that.

Here.

Do yourself a favor.

Don't make the sequel.

Thank you, son.

Delphina!

Oh, you're lovely as always, aren't you?

Your new advisor must be a bit off, love.

How much business around here?

Because I'm through with that, Lenny. I'm clean now.

You what? You're clean?

So I guess you don't want any little bit of this, then, eh?

She doesn't want any.

It's not the way it looks from here.

Didn't I warn you about doing business in my territory, you old man, you?

Didn't I?

Come on.

Yeah, that's right.

You go.

Trouble with Lenny. He could hurt you.

Oh, Lenny. Lenny's nothing but talk.

Let's go somewhere. Somewhere warm, like L .A.

They've got modeling schools out there.

Yeah. And more sleazeballs per square inch than any place else on the planet.

Oh, forget it.

Listen, I'm not worried about that limey punk.

As long as you've got the guts to do what you've got to do.

I told him I was clean.

That was good.

Things go okay in here?

Yeah, like clockwork.

Yeah.

I've almost got enough now for my pictures.

I just want you to worry about getting healthy.

Don't worry about the money. It'll come.

Then you can take all the pictures you want.

Well, it's not just for pictures.

It's makeup and hair and nails.

Everybody thinks that modeling is just about the pictures.

But you've got to have a whole team.

Yeah.

That's what it said in Vogue.

It takes a village to raise a model.

That's what the article said.

Well, you keep your end of the bargain, I'll get you a whole city.

Listen, we got another job tonight.

But I want you to read first.

Maury. Maury nothing.

Listen, somebody's got to make sure you eat your Brussels sprouts.

People don't always like to do what's good for them.

Sometimes it takes an angel to make those Brussels sprouts more appealing.

Hello?

I didn't hear you come in.

I thought private detectives were supposed to be observant.

Ooh, feisty. I like that.

Have a seat.

Thank you. I think I'll stand.

Sorry, I'm not an upholsterer. I'm a P .I.

Yes, I saw it on the door. I'd like you to help me find someone.

Husband? I'm not married.

Well, the world's gone blind.

Long -lost relative?

No, it's just a man. His name is Jim Grant.

Hmm.

He owe you money or something?

Or something.

So you're looking for him because, uh... Because I want to find him.

I charge five bills a day, plus expenses.

Money's not an issue.

Good.

So, give me the 411 on this Jim Grant.

He's about 45 years old, and last I heard, he lived near Chicago.

That's not much to go on.

If you find him in the next 48 hours, I'll double your fee.

You know, it's not just about turning on a computer.

A search engine will turn up a few hundred names on Jim Grant.

No, I need something more specific.

Perhaps this can help.

What's this?

A thumbprint.

How'd you get it?

Doesn't matter.

No.

But for a match, we'll have to get the police involved.

You sure you want to go there?

Like finding a needle in a cyber haystack.

Searching for a name on a computer can make you hungry to see a human face.

Even if it's on tape at the end of a long day, a man wants to see the last

of sunshine before dark.

Well, I've got to get going.

Thanks, Danny.

You're having a vacation now. You better believe I will.

Finally got somebody I can trust to hold down the fort while I'm gone.

Doug, night shift, two sugars, one half and half.

I'll see you tomorrow, Tess. Yes, you will, baby.

Staying out of trouble, Morrie?

Always do.

How's it going, Dougie?

DA's making noise about some action over at the Tip Top Club.

Still got a magic show with 500 bucks this if it is.

You know anything about that?

It's not my kind of place.

Is the D .A. making a move?

Could be.

But he might get distracted if you had a bigger fist to fry.

Like that bottom feeder Lenny?

You're getting warmer.

I'll keep my eyes open.

If, uh, you'll run this print for me.

I can't.

It's against regulations.

Hey, come on, man. You still owe me one from before I left the fort.

Okay.

This is the end of the line, Maury.

Even stupid, whatever you say.

Hey, sweetheart.

I see you got your hands full.

If you ever want to talk about our friend Minnie, you know where to find

Right.

Come on, let's sit down.

You can't turn Lenny in.

I know.

You're so stupid. This is all my fault.

Don't go blaming yourself, kid. You didn't know what you were getting into.

I just really needed the money.

Sweetheart, we all have regrets. The thing is, you gotta move on.

Right.

Have you been using?

Diet pill?

No big deal.

All the supermodels use them.

Just makes you feel kind of zoomed, you know?

Yeah.

Candy, two chicken specials with the green beans and the salad. Coming up.

Can't I just have pie?

No.

They come here for dinner every night.

Well, it looks like the child could stand to add another meal or two to her

schedule. Kids had it rough.

Ran away from some kind of abusive family situation when she was 15.

Started working the streets, doing drugs.

Then Maury came along.

Been like a father to her. A real mentor.

Well, from what I hear about Maury, his idea of mentoring leaves a lot to be

desired. Yeah, believe me, it's better than where she's been.

Stay out of here! The world can be a messy place when you live in the

Sometimes, even an angel has to get dirty.

This is one of those times.

Laurie!

Are you okay?

Laurie?

Are you alright?

That means he's okay.

This guy saved your life.

Hi. I'm Andrew.

He came out of nowhere and scared Lenny off, and then he carried you in here.

I can barely see out of one eye. I can taste my own blood. Now I think I owe

somebody, too.

Can't you just say thank you?

I don't do thank you.

Maybe that's why people beat you up. I'm fine. I just need a Band -Aid and a

shot of whiskey.

I think you need a doctor.

I got no time.

I'm on a case.

I only got 32 hours to crack it.

You can't work. You can't even stand up.

Oh, yeah?

Watch me.

Maybe I can help you out.

No, thanks.

I want to keep the roll call simple on this one. It's just me and Delfina.

Capisce? You might want to rethink that policy.

Why? Because I got blindsided by a hopped -up pimp?

That and...

You're going to need somebody with a car.

What?

Six years I've been parking there and nothing.

All right.

One case.

This one. That's it. You won't be sorry.

You get your coat.

And I want you to go get something to eat.

Here. You got to keep your strings up. There's 20 bucks.

If you tell me where you hid my shoes.

They're underneath your desk.

Well, she cares a lot about you.

She is the light of my life.

Good morning, baby.

What can I get for you?

And don't tell me pie.

Pie would be good.

Bacon and eggs, Harry.

Pie is not a food.

Pie is what you get after you eat food.

What are you doing?

My dad used to get that same growl in his voice right before he'd beat me.

I'm not your father, baby.

And I would never hit you.

But I'm not going to let you eat pie for breakfast either.

Okay.

Here you go.

That will be $106.

And

my

tip.

Enjoy.

How do you do that?

The clock is ticking, Maury.

Thanks for the update.

Look, I'm glad you stopped by. I've run into some unexpected expenses.

Yes, I saw the boot on your car.

Besides that, I've had to take on a partner.

Had to?

Look, you want to find this guy in the next 26 hours? That's what it's going to

take.

Hey, boss.

Andrew.

Meet our new client.

That is one fast woman.

So, did you find anything?

Uh, yeah. We got four Jim Grands. Three or four have been guests of the Illinois

penal system.

One Grand Theft Auto, one assault, one domestic complaint.

Lucky for us, they're all still in the street.

Maury Hoover.

I got a match on that print.

The guy lives out in Naperville.

You got a pen?

Yeah.

1420 Summerhill Drive.

Got it.

Now remember, you didn't hear this from me.

I need you to go on record about Lenny Blackwood.

Yeah, yeah, yeah. Someday.

We can go.

Yeah.

Give me a hand with this, yeah? Sure.

So how long have you been a private investigator?

Ever since I stopped being a cop about eight years ago.

I was in the narcotics division.

Tough job.

It's even tougher when your partner's dirty.

Guilty by association.

I cut a deal, I walked away, I became a PI.

And Delfina came along for the ride?

No, she came along a little later.

I guess I'm just a softie when it comes to kids on the skids.

Hey, we all need a little help sometimes.

We do.

You grow up with abuse, it becomes a habit.

She deserves better.

And that's you?

Well, at least she's safe with me.

Okay.

Hello. Is this the Grant residence?

Yes. We're from the gas company. We had a report of a possible leak.

I didn't report a leak.

Well, the work order here says that Mrs.

I can't read this chicken scratch here.

Is it Logan? She lives next door.

Logan, yeah. Yeah, that's it.

Unfortunately, the state requires us to check every residence within 500 feet of

the original call now.

Frankly, I'd rather be home because tonight's meatloaf is the only thing my

doesn't burn, you know what I'm saying?

Yeah, sure. Come on in.

We'll be out of your hair in five minutes. It shouldn't take long.

Well, I'm picking up anything in here.

You mind if I look around?

Go ahead.

Nothing broke.

Is this your kid?

That's my daughter, Violet.

Violet. That's an interesting name.

When she was born, she was this little flower.

I knew a kid who looked just like her.

Her dad used to beat the crap out of her just for kicks.

Well, guys like that shouldn't be parents.

That's what I was thinking.

I never laid a hand on my daughter.

Violet was a great kid.

But she got hooked up with this no -good street punk.

She was 15, he was 22.

Made her all sorts of promises, said he'd make her a model like her mom.

Her mom was a model?

Small stuff, you know, newspaper ads.

On a box of soap powder, that's her right over there.

Beautiful woman.

Yeah. Then the boyfriend got Violet into drugs and she disappeared.

I looked everywhere for her.

Sorry, you guys got work to do.

Andrew,

I think we're done here.

You have everything you need. Yeah.

It's videotape. You can move around.

Come on, Daddy. We're going to be late.

Show off the dress. It cost enough.

Nice dress.

Hey, Mike, come here. Come take this. It's two of us.

Daddy, I love you.

But you gotta stop calling me that.

Stop it.

Mike, turn off the camera.

Is there a problem, Maury?

Nothing you need to worry about. What are you doing here?

I understand that you found Jim Grant.

How did you know?

I helped force it.

Ah, well.

This is your guy, Jim Grant.

He matches the thumbprint you gave me.

Home address, work address, phone numbers, pictures of him, pictures of

house, pictures of the tire swing in his backyard.

Here's your money.

Did you double it?

I found him in less than 48 hours.

That was the deal.

Hey.

What is your angle?

What do you mean?

Come on, I'm not stupid.

I don't believe in coincidences.

Neither do I.

Good night, Mr. Hoover.

Hey.

Wait a minute.

Wait!

You didn't answer my question!

They say it always gets darkest before the dawn.

But some men don't want to see the dawn.

Ta -da!

They are just beautiful. They are beautiful.

They're called headshots. It's the beginning of my portfolio.

All huddles have them.

I look good, huh?

And must be in clean.

This calls for celebration.

Specials all around.

I still need to lose five pounds.

What are you talking about? You're beautiful just the way you are.

You're the one person in the whole world that's on my side.

Help me now.

What is it?

Here.

How much do you need here?

Enough for your tuition and so you can buy some clothes for modeling school.

They've got one in Old Town. I got the brochure.

You mean, I... You're going to do it, kid. You are going to be the biggest

that Chicago's ever seen.

Chicago's just the start. Then there's New York and Paris.

Someday.

I couldn't have done this without you.

Oh, I'm going to get my hair cut. And not at one of those $9 places, either.

And my nails, French tips.

I'm giving my eyebrows dyed and arched. You can do anything you want,

sweetheart, just the way we planned.

I cannot wait until my dad sees me on the cover of Vogue.

Why?

So you can throw it in his face, right?

Maury, um... Have you ever made a big mistake?

Honey, that's all my life is.

I kind of made a big mistake, too.

Well, listen, we all make mistakes.

You just have to live and learn.

I hope my father feels that way.

Well, what do you care what he thinks?

You're much too good for a guy like that.

He's not that bad, really.

What are you talking about? He beat the crap out of you.

Well, uh... I kind of lied about that.

Uh, the truth is, he never touched me.

He was a great dad.

I just never wanted to listen to him, and I ran away with this guy.

Well, I just never could go back and face

him.

You lied to me?

Well, yeah.

He never hurt me.

I just told people that to keep them from turning me into the cops.

Nobody wants to be the one to send you back to a monster.

Anyway, I just kept telling myself, when I'm somebody, I can go

back home and show Dad that it was all worth it.

I've never been ready to do that.

But I am now.

Thanks to you.

It's going to be really hard to say goodbye.

Goodbye?

I'll never forget you.

There's something you should know.

I've been looking for your dad.

What? Yeah, I knew the day was going to come when you'd want to find him, so

I've been looking for him, and he moved around a lot ever since you lived in

Naperville. But you found him?

Yeah.

At the cemetery.

He died six months ago.

No.

I'm sorry.

No, no.

No, that can't be.

No. I haven't got a chance.

Joe. Joe Pena, wait!

What have you done?

You're always my favorite, you know.

Welcome home.

Delfina!

Delfina! Maury!

Maury, over here.

Oh, my God.

Nina, listen to me, okay? I'm right here.

Maury's right here. She's holding on. It's Lenny. I swear to God, I'm going to

kill him. No, listen, don't worry about Lenny right now, okay? We'll just get

her to the hospital. No, no, we can't take her to the hospital. They'll report

it and I'll arrest her again.

We'll take her to my office. I know what to do.

Here we go, honey. Come on.

Hey.

It's going to be okay.

It was close.

I've seen closer.

It never really mattered as much before, did it?

No.

Not since... Your daughter died.

You know about that?

Yeah, word gets around.

It was drugs, wasn't it?

I couldn't help, Laura.

I tried.

You wouldn't let me.

Things can change.

Yeah.

Sometimes you get a second chance.

And you blow that, too.

Laurie.

Thanks for your help, Andrew.

You don't have to stay.

You'll be all right?

Yeah.

Okay.

Hey, this isn't over, you know.

Delfina, I never meant for any of this to happen.

You were the only light in my crummy world.

When you said you were leaving, something inside me just snapped, and

I... And you lied.

You know what, lady?

I'm getting sick and tired of your crap.

The disappearing acts, the secrecy.

You came in here, you sent me looking for Jim Grant, and you knew exactly what

I'd find.

Yes, I did.

So what is this?

Some kind of shakedown?

Who are you?

Who are you working for?

My name is Monica.

I work for God.

Oh, there's a new one.

angel.

God has sent me here with a message for you.

Your heart was broken when your little girl died and you tried to hide it.

You can't hide anything from the one who knows you the best.

The one who created you.

God was with you on those nights when you couldn't stop crying.

And he was with you on those mornings when you couldn't face yourself in the

mirror.

He forgave you when you couldn't forgive yourself.

And he loves you.

And he forgives you now.

He knows why you tried to help Delfina.

And he also knows why you failed.

Why?

I tried.

I tried so hard.

Because you tried to do it by yourself.

You tried to work out your own plan rather than letting God work his plan

through you.

And God's plan is always better.

You're standing in the valley, looking for the way.

And God is sitting above the mountain, and he sees the best and the only way

He wanted me to let her go.

I know.

I knew that the moment I saw her picture at the house.

But I can't let it go.

I can't.

This is all I have.

She's all that Jim has, too.

Imagine if it were your daughter.

And she came back home to you.

Think how you would rejoice if you saw her coming down the road.

Yes.

Well, that's how Jim feels about Delfina.

And that's how God feels about you.

And that's why he was hoping I'd find Jim Grant.

Hoping that you would find him.

Maury, he sent an angel to drive you to his house.

Andrew? Yes.

And Tess at the diner.

Why?

Why all this for me?

Because you said that Delfina was the only light in your life and God wants

to see that there's another light.

For God himself is light. He's the light of all the world. And he's inside of

you, Murray.

He wants you to know you will never have to work alone again.

I don't know if I can find it.

Why?

I'm here, sweetheart.

I'm right here.

Who are you talking to?

I was, uh... I was talking to you.

How are you feeling?

You're kidding, right?

It's not one of my better questions.

Can I get you something?

I'm hungry.

Can we go to Candy's and get some food?

You bet.

Nice piece of pie?

Pie is not food.

Pie is what you get after you eat your food.

You're feeling better already, I can tell.

I'll bring more of everything.

So this modeling school, when do I start?

Listen, Delphina, I need to tell you something.

What?

Goodbye.

Oh, where are you going?

Nowhere.

Look, Delfina, if I made a mistake, you'd forgive me, right?

Sure.

Good.

I... I need for you to remember something.

Why are you scaring me?

Promise me you'll remember this.

I promise.

What is it?

God loves you, kid.

So do I.

Yeah.

I love you too, Maury. And sometimes the best way to love somebody is to let

them go.

Goodbye, Violet.

Did he just call me?

Yes, it is.

So, you're an angel, huh?

Yeah.

You guys have, like, power, huh?

Some.

So, if you wanted to get the Denver boot off my car... Sorry.

Well, you don't ask, you don't get.

And sometimes you do ask, and you don't get.

That's a good one.

You did a good thing.

Well, I guess you could say I...

Saw the light.

That's a good one.

Andrew.

Thanks for your help.

I thought you didn't do thank yous.

I'm rethinking my policy.

Take care.

Loitering is a crime, you know.

Maybe I'm willing to cut a deal.

What kind of deal?

You drop the loitering charge, I'll testify against Lenny Blackwood.

Deal. And, you forget you ever heard the name Delfina.

Delfina who?

Now that's a deal.

You know, considering you're a cop, you're not such a bad guy.

I'll take that as a compliment.

You would.

The most ordinary day for some people is the most extraordinary day for others.

Broken hearts are healed.

Broken dreams restored.

Broken families reunited.

And you never know when your miracle may arrive.

On the wings of a dove.