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Forgive me, Father, for I've sinned. It's been six weeks since my last

confession. Six weeks?

You do know I'm here every Saturday.

Funny, Father.

They tell me a little humor goes a long way to help a tense parishioner relax.

I didn't come here to relax, Father.

I came to say goodbye.

Goodbye?

I don't understand.

I'm about to do something bad.

Real bad.

The urge that humans have to confess is a powerful thing.

To lift the weight and purge the guilt.

But isn't that why God created daytime talk shows?

Don't you get cynical with me.

Why?

Sorry. Hey, Tess. Hey, Adam.

So two angels of death on the same assignment. What's the occasion?

Two angels on the inside, two angels on the outside.

Oh, where's Monica?

I'll be working with Gloria on this assignment.

Gloria? She's very smart and she's very enthusiastic.

Maybe she can help me figure out how to get my assignment to trust me

instantaneously when he doesn't trust a single soul on Earth.

You haven't done anything yet.

And you don't have to.

No one needs to get hurt.

I don't have a choice.

Of course you do. Everyone has a choice.

We'll pray for a new answer to your problem.

I didn't come here so you could talk me out of it, Father. I came to confess now

because I won't be able to do it when it's all over.

You've been around a long time, Adam. You know how to get assignments to

with you. You haven't seen this one.

I just wish I had more time.

Wait!

Where's this going to happen?

Please, don't go!

You better get in place, because it's all going to happen tonight.

Tonight? Can't be. Oh, but it is.

It's time for you to get in place too, Father Madden.

down the road heavy burden heavy

load I will ride 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

Believe me, I'll walk with you.

Every day, people get into cars, buses, trains, and make their way to work

expecting their routine to be like yesterday and the day before that and

before that and the day before that. And suddenly, something happens and their

lives are changed forever.

Are you listening to me? Oh, yes, yes. Life -changing events. I've seen it

happen many times.

It's, uh, well, it's just... It's just what?

Well, Monica was usually there to advise me.

You know what I mean? Oh, so you think Monica should be here to advise you on

this case?

Well, maybe I would be better off if I was helping out that girl's field hockey

team in Montana and their 99 game losing streak.

Gloria, the father always chooses the right angel for the right situation.

And that field hockey team does not need another angel to teach them how to make

more goals.

And this situation does not need an angel who knows all the answers.

So which one is my assignment?

He's not here yet. He's on the way. So it's he.

And his problem is? He knows a terrible secret and it's your job to help him

figure it out and help him deal with it.

But Tess... Don't but Tess me.

You can do this.

I have faith in you.

Have a little faith in yourself.

Now go over there and get some practice by sharing God's truth with one of those

people in that line.

Just make it short, sweet, and to the point.

Go, go, go, go, go.

Hello, my name is Gloria.

Hello, dear.

And God wants you to know that the riches of the kingdom don't come from a

machine.

What?

A little too short and to the point. But you'll get there. You'll get there.

You Mike?

Who's asking?

I'm Adam.

Did Jake tell you about his grandmother?

Yeah, it's a bad break.

Is there a time to go?

That's great. I need some muscle and Jake sends me a philosopher.

You gonna get her out of paying your half of the electric bill anytime soon?

I'm sitting on the table.

Hey, who's your friend?

He's not my friend. We're doing a job together.

I got all the people skills in the family. I'm his brother, Pete. How you

Adam.

It's nice.

Do you mind?

We're trying to do some business.

I don't even know why I bother.

Nice guy?

Help me with these.

Dear Lord, how can I do nothing to stop this?

Father, please help me to know what to do.

Who's this?

My sister. What do you care?

Can we just do this?

What do you got?

Where's the money?

I'll have it tomorrow.

Tomorrow.

Give me a break, alright?

What's the rush?

I've got this guy.

He owes me a lot of money. Interest is killing him.

So he's hitting an armored car for us tonight to take care of his obligation.

It's all worked out.

Taking out his truck from Armor Corps after class pickup downtown.

You know the drill.

Never do business with your own money.

Fine. After I read about it in the papers tomorrow, I'll be in touch with

I think you're our investment.

Unit number two, bring your truck around back.

Unit number two.

All right.

Hey, I'm Andrew, the new guy.

Pete Rowley, grizzled veteran.

Welcome to Armor Corps. Thanks.

So, what do you need me to do?

What do you mean?

Well, I'm riding with you.

No, you're not. We're shorthanded, so they got me flying solo.

According to the schedule, you're riding with... me.

Great.

Okay,

now. Your assignment is about to walk through that door.

There he is.

No, no.

He's my assignment?

Yes. His name is Father Madden, and you're supposed to help him prepare for

might happen here tonight.

Stay here. I'm going to check the other side.

I hope this means you got in.

Did I ever.

So where's angel number two?

She's over there.

That's less than encouraging.

She'll get there.

She'll get there. I hope so, Tess.

Because where it is tonight, when this goes down, somebody is walking in here

and walking out.

Where? Hey,

look, I was wondering, why did they let you drive alone on a pickup day?

Well, I don't know what really happened. I wanted to blow them on, but vacations

and people getting sick, you do what you gotta do.

Sounds risky.

Life's a gamble.

Mom, I've got a schedule to keep...

Excuse me. Hi.

My name's Gloria.

How do you do, Gloria?

I'm Father Madden.

I was hoping we could talk.

I usually take confessions in the mornings.

Oh, no.

I didn't mean officially.

I mean, I just wanted to talk to you because, well, you look troubled.

And I thought maybe I could help because we're in the same line of work. You

know, in a helping people kind of thing, work way.

I see.

What is it you do?

I'm an... I'm... Well, I'm... I'm sort of a counselor.

Well, that's certainly a commendable occupation, but I'm fine, thank you.

with all due respect, Father, the look on your face says otherwise.

Does it?

You see, usually I work with an associate named Monica.

She's incredible. You'd love her. She's an absolute angel.

But she's taught me that...

Sometimes someone says something, but they mean something else.

Of course, she's not perfect.

You know, we all make mistakes.

Do you know what you've done?

You've broken a commandment.

Now, what part of thou shall not covet don't you understand?

When you break a commandment, it's like pulling a thread.

And before you know it, everything's falling apart at the scene.

And you don't only hurt yourself.

You hurt all the people who love you.

801 Cedar Street, Jacksonville.

Terry Heyman.

Though he doesn't much look like a kindergarten teacher to me. For heaven's

sakes.

801 Cedar Street, Jacksonville, Illinois. Not Jacksonville, Florida.

Honestly, am I my angel's keeper?

Come on, let's go.

Terry Heyman is standing in the middle of her bedroom at this very moment

packing.

And you've got to get there before she leaves her husband and runs off with the

tax man.

Well, that's funny. I could have sworn that I heard Florida.

If anybody needs an angel.

Some tells me he needs to start with a housekeeper. Are you coming?

I'm sorry if I'd known the bag was important to... Shut up! Hold still!

What have you done?

There you go.

One specialty.

De la maison.

Thank you.

My goodness.

That's much better than a double mocha latte.

What is it?

What do you think?

Irish coffee.

Oh, my.

That's very good coffee.

I'll have another one.

The pipes, the pipes are calling

from glen to glen

and down the mountainside

the summer's gone and

all the

After everything I have been through, I have the right to sing the blues.

The rumble of the subway train, the rattle of the taxi, daffodils who

entertain,

as Angelo's maxis when a Broadway baby says goodnight.

Excuse me, Mr. Deer. I believe that goodnight is your cue.

No, dear.

I believe it's yours.

Good night.

Good luck.

Goodbye.

Everything is making me really upset.

If you will be strong, you can get through this.

That's it. I'm sorry.

Just ignore it. I can't.

Nobody is going to answer it.

When?

Wait a minute.

Hey, what are you doing?

No. Put some feeling in it. Glory, glory, hallelujah.

Fear not.

It's a mortal!

Mother! Mother!

Mother!

So how about it, Father?

Stakes, you want to get off your chest?

I believe I've already taken care of them in confession.

Yes, that's right, of course.

And as Monica always says, forgiveness is really God's grace manifested.

She's very inspiring.

I can tell.

So, what inspires you, Father Madden?

That's an interesting question.

I'm not sure I have an answer.

Go ahead, take your time.

I'm not going anywhere.

Is that Michael?

Where are my glasses?

Okay, I think I got a pretty good idea of what's... Was there a problem?

It's just somebody I don't really want to talk to.

Is something wrong?

Huh.

I must be mistaken.

So

you

live with your brother, right? Yep.

Good to have family around.

We don't have much in common.

Yeah, but it's our differences that make us unique, right?

Yeah, Dad used to say we were two peas in two different pods.

Mike was always a rebel.

Skipped school, laughed at curfew, even did time in juvie.

Dad couldn't do a thing with him.

Finally, Mike joined the Navy to do the world.

And he did, too.

Mostly from inside the brick.

Sounds like you have issues.

Everybody's got issues.

I think it's going very well. What are you doing?

Father Madden's thinking about leaving.

Well, uh, maybe that's okay. I mean, he really does seem to have everything

under control.

Gloria, if Monica was here advising you, what would she say?

Oh, she'd be encouraging and warm and supportive.

Well, I'm not Monica, and I'm saying hold your halo over there and stop that

from leaving this building. You've got to dig deeper.

Father, before you go, I just wanted to tell you

that I'm an angel

from heaven.

And I really need to talk to you.

An angel?

I see.

You do need to talk to someone, eh?

So you were the good son and Mike was the bad boy?

I guess so.

I was on an honor roll with a football team.

Voted most likely to blah, blah, blah.

Actually got offered a scholarship.

Said no, though.

Why?

I wanted to leave our dad alone.

He was sick. Mike was gone.

Did what I had to do.

That's very unselfish.

Well, Mike wasn't going to do it.

He wandered back right before our dad died last year. Just in time to say

goodbye and pick up half the inheritance.

Our house.

This place has a lot of bystanders.

I got eyes.

Stay outside, look for the truck.

Well, Andrew, you want to survive your first day?

One more stop at the end of the line.

Yeah.

No.

I believe in angels, too.

But in an angels -we -have -heard -on -high kind of way.

You know, trumpet, choir.

Wing? We rarely do that type of thing down here. It causes a scene, and scenes

make it more difficult to help people one -on -one.

You know, looky -loo. Ah, looky -loo, of course.

You must have your own difficulties trying to help people.

Helping people?

Ah, yes.

I vaguely remember that.

Are we closing in on a problem, Father?

They don't make it easy.

There's so many rules and more every day. Tell me about it. Even angels have

bunch of rules.

Here's a good rule to live by, Gloria.

God did not send angels to Earth to insult strangers on bus benches. Have

got that?

Yes. And here's another thing.

Don't start an assignment until someone actually gives you one.

That's my assignment?

There's a lot of love in this world, Gloria.

But there's a lot of loneliness, too.

To be honest, I'm not even sure how to begin teaching you about all of this.

you can start by observing humans and how they try to love each other.

What are those people over there doing to each other?

That's called kissing.

It's an expression of love.

Ladies, good afternoon.

Something curious occurred while in your absence.

I was to tell Madeline a story to keep her awake, but lacking any imagination,

believe I put her to sleep instead.

I'd like to improve on that.

Gloria, imagination is a wonderful thing, but in our business, truth is

You've only been an angel for six days.

You need to learn patience.

I need to learn everything.

You know, I still don't understand why I can't drive.

I've memorized all the laws of this state.

That doesn't make you a good driver, Gloria.

You're a brand new angel. You don't know everything.

Well, I don't know how I'm going to learn anything if I can't do anything.

I need to learn the history of the cell phone before I start actually using one.

We were thinking of something a little more historical.

We were thinking Genesis, Exodus, the Ten Commandments.

Ten? Is that all?

Whatever you do, do not tell him that you're an angel.

Nobody's supposed to know...

It says in here.

There. For some have entertained angels unaware.

You see?

We're the angels.

They're unaware.

Okay?

Okay. I'm afraid of something.

What's that?

I'm afraid I'll let God down.

There's no need to be afraid of that.

I'm sure that you will.

I wouldn't do it on purpose.

Sorry? Did you just say you're sure I will?

God knows that you're not perfect, Gloria. He made you that way.

But he will always forgive us if we ask for it.

And a certain amount of fear is a healthy thing.

Without feeling it, how can we understand it? How can we help an

might be feeling it?

Yes. True, isn't it?

And sometimes when we help a human to face their fears...

We face our own and then we're not afraid anymore.

There's something you've got to learn about the family, Gloria.

Families should stick together, not be stuck with each other.

And sometimes they don't tell each other the truth.

Angel business is very tricky.

Well, you're learning. But remember that humans hear only what they want to

hear. So you must listen to their hearts before you speak.

We wouldn't need all those rules if we could just take away the free will part.

I suppose I would make things simpler.

I remember when I was ordained nearly 50 years ago, people would come to us for

help with their problem.

Nowadays, they just want absolution.

And they go to a psychiatrist, a nutritionist, or a personal trainer for

rest. We priests, well...

We officiate.

Baptisms, weddings, funerals. I go to a lot of events.

But I don't think I make much of a difference anymore.

What's the matter?

I just don't think I know the right things to say anymore.

Well, maybe it's not about what you're saying, Father.

I mean, even angels may have trouble getting through to people sometimes.

Merry Christmas.

This is my first one.

Did you know the average chimney is only two feet in diameter?

So then mathematically, how could a man that large fit down an area that small

in that suit?

What's that about?

Can I have a bacon and egg sandwich and

a chocolate shake?

Oh, are you sure? Is he sure?

Yeah, I'm sure. Is that a problem?

Well, I'm not really an expert in this area yet, but it seems to me the

combination you ordered is rather odd for early morning consumption.

Though, in reality, what is a chocolate shake except ice cream? A perfectly

suitable yet solidified dairy product for breakfast.

With the essence of a cocoa bean, which could be considered the cousin of a

coffee bean.

So, I guess when you put it that way, it really isn't that unusual of a request.

Do you really want to do that one?

Yeah, it's traditional.

Why?

Well, it comes from the days when women were actually considered chattel.

And anyone who answered that question was more likely making a financial claim

on his property than objecting to the union.

It's the same reason why the bride always stands to the left of the groom.

The groom stole the bride from neighboring peasants, so he had to keep

arm free to hold his sword in case he had to kill any of her relatives.

Gloria.

Not that any of that's happening here.

Well, I know you think you need to be back at the restaurant.

And a few minutes ago, I thought you were supposed to be back there. But what

you're really supposed to?

Not.

You're a nice girl. Don't think so much.

Can't a family disagree and still love each other?

Look, nothing personal, Gloria.

But I just kind of feel like being alone right now.

Oh. Your vice principal says a classmate invited you to play football and you

started punching him.

He had two black eyes.

Not a football fan, huh?

Prop. Humor.

Oh, but when it works, let me tell you, Father, it really works.

I tell the truth.

And you were made to listen.

I'm an angel.

And God loves you, Dan Jackson.

Now that's blunt.

But I do think I can help.

I really am an angel.

I wasted so much time.

Oh, but God can redeem time, Dennis. God created time.

Just as he created you.

He loves you.

And he's given you all the time that you need right now.

to do the right thing.

You

open

the door just a crack and evil steps in and takes advantage of all your fears

and insecurities.

You both opened that door too.

You let each other down. You didn't honor the vows you made before God.

You were inexperienced.

And now you're experienced.

And experience brings wisdom.

God is here.

And he loves us.

In spite of all the mistakes.

And he has a plan for us all.

Wouldn't it be nice if we could just glow with God's love?

And people would feel it, and see it, and know it, and it would change them.

It's a wonderful dream.

No, no, it's not a dream.

It's the way it really worked.

Pop this thing through.

Why don't you get with the program, man?

All right, it's too late now.

You got my back or what?

I'm with you all the way.

It's amazing, isn't it? What people do for little pieces of green paper.

Yeah, lie, cheat, steal, kill.

Well, we carry guns.

I'm two blocks down at St.

Theodore's. Please stop by sometime.

No, no, wait.

Father, I'm the angel that's supposed to help you.

Believe me, I know what it's like to feel as though you're the wrong person

the job. I felt that way myself.

But I can't just walk away.

And neither can you. There is a reason you are here. I don't know what it is

yet. But I do know that it's important that you stay until it all becomes

God bless you, Gloria.

God bless you too, Father.

Wait!

Wait!

Father Madden?

Hey. What are you doing here?

Apparently obeying God's will.

I can't let you do this.

I don't know what you're talking about.

Yes, you do.

What do you know?

You know that this is the day that a truck has the most money on it.

And that you went through the vacation logs so you knew when the company would

be short so you could ride alone.

But then something changed.

And what were you going to do with me after you took the money?

Tie me up?

Knock me out?

Drive to the airport and disappear forever?

Shut up.

Andrew, get over there next to him.

Police, put your gun down now.

Mike?

What are you doing here?

Babe, what are you doing?

Oh, Ted, what do we do?

We pray, baby.

We pray real hard.

They're brothers.

So were Cain and Abel, baby.

Pete, this is nuts.

When do you care? Pete, what happened to the good guy? The one who was on the

honor roll and who played football and who gave up college to help his dad out?

Good guy Campbell and the good guy lost big. A hundred grand big.

And you betrayed me, father. I didn't tell anyone about the confession.

How did you know to come here?

I didn't. It was a miracle.

Right.

What are they doing here? I don't know.

Pete, listen to me. We got a tip, all right? Now just put the gun down and

talk about this.

Nothing to talk about.

Put your gun on the ground.

Now. You know that I can't do that.

Pete, give me the gun.

Five and no.

Pete, listen to me.

Just stop this before it gets worse.

And it will get worse, Pete.

Everybody back off.

Father Matt and I are just going to walk on out of here.

Anybody comes after us, Father Matt will pay the price.

What are you doing?

Stand up!

Father,

Pete, you've got to put that gun down.

It's your heart, Thomas.

My heart?

Your heart. Are you sure?

This makes no sense. You can't do this.

We're sure.

Angel.

I'm dying.

Angel, you're dead.

And that's Andrew and Adam?

Just listen to me. He needs an ambulance. Let me call one.

No, I'm getting out of here first. I can't let you do that.

Angel. You can't. You can't let me. What in the earth?

How about that?

Rabbi Lefkowitz owes me five dollars.

Angels of death.

Please, God, let them be here for me.

Two guns and two angry men.

There are a lot of ways this could go.

Can you just give me that mic?

Is that so hard?

Listen to me. He's losing it. I'm not going to let you just sit there and let

him die.

Let me go, and then you can call an ambulance.

Pete, I can't. You can't.

You broke the rules all your life. Why not for me?

Dear angels, can't you stop this?

No.

Oh, that free will thing you were talking about.

Mm -hmm.

And I don't know what any of us would say to Pete and Mike.

I mean, usually we have more time with our assignments, get to know them,

understand who they are and what they need.

I could tell you everything there is to know about them.

Don't tell us, Father. Tell them.

You can make a difference.

I don't want to have to shoot you, but I will.

Boys, listen to me.

Listen, I baptized both of you, remember?

I watched you grow up.

I knew your father.

He was my friend.

I gave him best rights.

I know he was happy because both of you were there at the end.

Oh, yeah, he's always happy when Mike bothered to come around.

I came when I could.

No, you came when you wanted to, when all the work was done.

That is a lie.

It's true.

When he couldn't walk, couldn't dress himself, couldn't feed himself, couldn't

clean himself up. Where were you?

Well, you were off seeing the world. You know where I was, brother?

I was combing his hair. I was cutting up his food. I was putting him to bed.

And every night before he went to sleep, every single lousy night, you know what

he'd say to me?

Did Mike call?

His last year, I saw him smile once.

When you walked into his hospital room.

What? So he was happy to see me.

Fine, he depended on you. You were the one. You were his golden boy.

I was an idiot.

I did what I was supposed to do. Well, you did whatever you wanted. And what

I get for it? Half the house.

You didn't deserve it.

You didn't deserve it.

I needed that house.

See, I know what you're going through.

I know how hard it is to feel like you always try to do the right thing.

And it wasn't better.

Father Madden, you always taught us that we get what you deserve in this world.

That there's justice.

So where is it?

Where's the payoff?

Did I get to look at other people's money all day?

Well, it's not their money anymore.

I'm taking it, and I'm walking out that door.

You can try, Pete.

I don't want to kill you.

Then let me get out of here.

If I stay, I'm dead.

Pete, tell him why.

No. It doesn't matter now.

Tell me what?

I'm bound by the sanctity of the confessional, but Pete can tell you.

Go ahead.

Tell him why you want the house.

I needed the money.

I got mixed up with some bad people. I got a little issue with gambling.

But when I only owned half the house, I couldn't sell it. And the vigor of my

debt just kept rising and rising.

I've got till tonight to pay these guys, or I'm dead.

So I figured I might as well just take the money and start over somewhere else.

Why didn't you tell me?

I'm a cop, for God's sake.

You think I was ever going to admit I was a bigger screw -up than you?

Why didn't you tell Dad?

I did tell him.

And he left you half the house anyway.

I'll never forgive him for that.

Don't you see what your father was trying to do?

You needed more than money.

More than a house.

You needed each other.

That's what your father left you.

When he gave you each hat.

Father.

This is Detective Rowley, Robbery Homicide. I need an ambulance right now

5000 Broad Street.

No, Father.

Please forgive me, Father.

Forgive me, Peter.

But I've seen your pain.

I'm working harder to help you.

We all make mistakes.

But that doesn't mean we're failures.

It means we have work to do.

An angel reminded me of that this

afternoon.

God is always with you.

Don't ever forget that.

Be good to each other.

Do what you gotta do.

You have the right to remain silent.

I'm sorry.

I am too.

You got the right to an attorney, and by the way, I happen to know a pretty good

one.

Don't worry. We're going to take care of those dirt bags that you're in an

underground for us.

Okay?

Come on.

There's two of you guys that drew this, huh?

You have no idea.

Father, are you ready?

Yes.

You did good, little angel.

I'm very proud of you.

I wasn't sure I could do it, Tess, but you were right.

Monica walks down her road, I walk down mine, and we all walk down God's.

That's right.

And just wait till Monica hears about this.