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previously on the others this is where the others meet imagine if the devil

what you wanted most i want to join you let me in i've always wanted a life

that's special get away from there i never had a chance to have a family of

own that's all i ever wanted what do you want to not have this ability don't

open that door just be like everyone else

I have to watch each other.

It'll be coming for all of us.

15530 Irving Street.

Please send an ambulance.

Please send an ambulance.

15530. Stay calm.

Take a breath. It's not necessary.

Of course it's an emergency.

Of course it's an emergency.

I'm getting him.

I'm getting him.

Don't leave us.

Don't leave us.

Don't leave us.

Don't leave us.

Stay calm.

Everything's all right.

What happened?

Oh my God. What happened?

What happened?

What do

you want?

Three -year -old male, history of high blood pressure.

Collapsed when he was home around 20 minutes ago. Pulse has been in and out

whole way.

Give me 20 species of epi and get a crash count over here.

Clear.

Go to 300.

Time of death 947 p .m.

Gang's all here.

I thought we'd lost you there for a while.

You did.

And I would have gone, but I saw something I didn't like.

Heaven has a Disney store?

Sorry,

bad joke.

What did you see, Homer?

That's not important.

What is important is that I see all of you.

And I have the good doctor to thank for that.

Good job, Mark.

I've, uh, got rounds, so let's let Homer rest.

Okay?

Well, Homer, Mark says to let you rest and, uh...

Besides, the VA messed up my disability insurance, so I've got to go fill out

some paperwork.

He's in a cheery mood, considering.

Albert's in love.

No kidding. A volunteer from Helping Eyes.

She comes by every day at three.

Shoot.

I have to interview roommates at three.

You're taking a roommate?

Uh -huh. Just for the summer.

But I better call and reschedule.

You go on with your life. I'll be just fine.

You sure?

Okay, well, I'll come back tonight.

Tomorrow. Make it tomorrow.

I thought you

had rounds.

I do. I just need to catch up on some paperwork.

What's wrong?

Is it Elmer?

I know this was scary, but he's alive.

You... I didn't save him.

I couldn't.

You performed CPR when everyone else had given up. Elmer regained a pulse after

a power surge. It was a fluke. It was a miracle, an act of God, maybe one by

Elmer. Look, it wasn't me.

I gave every ounce of myself, but I couldn't make a connection. It just

feel the same.

The worst thing is that I've been lying to myself.

All this time, as much as I've wanted to give up this ability, I'd feel useless

without it.

Did you notice that?

I didn't see anything.

Exactly.

Nothing broke when we hugged.

Okay, well, I'll be making my decision soon, okay?

Oh, um, do you like NSYNC? Um, because sometimes I play them really loud while

study it.

Helps me think.

Okay, well...

Bye -bye. Okay, bye -bye. Bye. Oh, bye.

Bye.

Marion, right?

Yeah. I'm a little late. That's very unusual for me.

Um, who are you?

Ava. We talked yesterday.

Okay, one of us is going crazy.

I think it's me.

I think I agree.

Can I come in?

Um, yeah.

Sure.

Well, if you travel constantly, then how will you ever be a doctor?

I mean, you have to at least get your degree before med school.

I have two degrees.

A bachelor's from Wellesley and a master's from Columbia.

Would you graduate high school when you were 15?

Well, yeah.

Get out of here. I'm sorry, I'm sorry. I just, I knew what I wanted and I wanted

to get there. And high school felt superfluous.

Darjeeling, that is so wild. When I was in India, it's the only thing I drank.

You've been to India, too?

Mm -hmm.

I almost went to Scotland for a semester, but it would have meant going

into debt.

So I made a list of pros and cons and never got around to going.

There are always reasons not to do something.

But one day I made a conscious decision not to think about those things, and you

know what?

It was the best decision I ever made.

What about a dessert, huh?

Come on, tasty gelatin.

What gives, Miles?

You got the guilt of a child who's put its parent in a nursing home.

I miss you.

Well, I'm still here. You can pinch me if you like.

All right.

I got a call from the Dean of Humanities at Yale.

It seems they're very interested in hiring me as a tenured professor.

Congratulations, Professor.

What's the problem?

Well, as you know, Yale's in New Haven.

And that would mean... No more others.

For me.

You're, uh...

Your recent care has given me a pause.

It made me think about what my life would be like if, uh... Well, pardon me

saying this, but if you weren't in it.

Well, that day will come, my friend.

And when it does, I'll have no regrets.

Will you be able to say the same?

Go.

You were to destiny brings.

It's what I've always wanted.

In May, the Red Sox unveiled plans for a new $545 million stadium.

But Catherine St. John, a Bo Sox spokeswoman, said the team hasn't

specific request for public dollars.

This is the beginning of a long process, and we think we can demonstrate the

return on any public investment.

Would you like me to keep going?

I think I've taken up enough of your time.

That's quite all right. I enjoy it.

Would you like to do this at your house again next

time?

I feel guilty about you having to come all the way out to my place every day.

That sounds nice, Albert.

We can do that.

Sitting on the tee, donuts and urine dance through my brain.

My severed head on the tracks ahead says, Slow down, Mr. Duhickey.

The conductor snickers.

His snicker, a sneaker, presses pedal to metal.

Will this ride ever end?

I got your journal from one of your doctors. I hope you don't mind.

Which one?

Which doctor? Which journal?

Outstanding. You like reading journals.

I like making movies.

Do you like movies, Warren?

I like beaches.

I make movies, Warren.

Small, important, independent movies.

The kind that used to run a fun band until corporate America spoiled the

snow of Park City.

Let me get to the point, Warren.

This brilliant manifesto is, for lack of a better word,

Faulkner.

It should be published.

But since people don't read anymore, it must be a movie.

Have you seen A Waitress?

Do you have a title?

My family calls it My Scribblings. My Scribblings?

My Scribblings.

We'll think of something.

She was here a minute ago.

I just need one thing from you, Warren.

It must be in the proper form.

By Monday.

Do that, and I think your life is about to change.

Are you starting your shift?

Yes, sir.

Could you please keep a close eye on Mr. Greentree and page me if there's a

problem? Of course.

I have faced this dark force only once before in my life.

Luckily, I was strong enough to triumph.

But it's not gone.

It will quietly lie in wait for years.

Time means nothing to it.

And to fuel its ill purpose, it will always target first those

with... special abilities.

So we have to be careful and watch out for one another.

It has already made contact with Allison.

No one knows if this is a test, but we can't take any chances.

These entrance demons can take any form.

A stranger who helps you across the street.

A relative on the phone.

A fly on the wall.

Mr. Greentree.

Mr. Greentree.

You should try and eat something. You'll need your strength.

You say this man found you? At the diner. He says my writing is original.

He thinks it'll make a good movie.

I thought so.

Do you think my writing is original?

Well, I've never read any of your formal writing, Warren.

Oh.

But you do have a good deal of interesting things to say.

Thank you.

That means a lot to me, Elmer.

You're not just saying that because you're dying, are you?

It was her! It was her!

I swear it was her!

Professor Ballard.

Dan Tepler.

Professor.

Here, get this out of your way.

We've been watching you for some time, Professor Ballard.

Well, thank you.

As you know, the untimely death of a colleague is left vacant, a tenure

position in our humanities department.

Yale's particular humanities department is rather encompassing. That's why your

specialty with folklore and mythology might add a nice dimension.

Thank you again.

Let me get to the point.

I want you.

If you want the job, it's yours.

But we'll need to walk you through the process, as it were, of academia,

politics, paperwork, interviews.

Of course.

I've set up some one -on -one meetings tomorrow with a couple of... Tomorrow?

Is that a problem?

Well, I've got a friend in the hospital.

I see.

Right, I understand.

Well, I'll be back in another month or so, and perhaps we can talk again. A

month?

What time is the first interview scheduled?

Maybe I can visit my friend after the interview.

First interview is 9 .30.

What I do coming out of the city is to take Route 9 and avoid the mass

It's not a nice place.

Ava's been all over the world. She's been to Morocco, Madagascar, Indonesia,

everywhere. And she has great stories about all those places.

Can't believe I didn't want a roommate.

It sounds too good to be true.

Well, she's normal, don't get me wrong. She leaves dishes all over the sink.

But she has something about her that's catching.

Do you know what it is, Elmer?

She's got this spirit that she just lets other people feel.

Yeah, some people are like narcotics to others.

Well, is that bad?

No, in this case it sounds good.

It is.

But I know I promised we'd play Scrabble, but Ava really, really wants

me somewhere, so... Be gone.

Fly away.

Okay.

Thank you. Thanks.

Nice to see the girls finally getting what she wants.

Same goes for you, my friend.

Tell me about this lady friend.

Well, she's a widow with a little time on her hands, that's all. She reads the

entire Boston Herald to me every day, God bless her.

Yes, but how do you feel?

Elmer, I feel like I've known her my whole life.

She's like family.

With her, I'm at ease, I'm comfortable.

Myself.

That's all I ever really wanted.

Take care.

Albert?

Never mind.

You have a nice night now.

Well, sweet dreams. Over.

Well, the thing about transferring is you lose a lot of credit.

That's what happened to me.

And, I mean, if I knew exactly what I wanted my major to be, then I would know

which classes apply and which didn't.

But... As it stands, I feel like I'm running in quicksand and everybody's

passing me by.

Stop talking about your life and live it.

God, I want to shake you.

Do you know what the great crippler of our society is?

Inertia, procrastination, fear of failure.

Oh my God, I don't want to sound like a sneaker ad or anything, but life is

short.

This is not a dress rehearsal.

I mean, this is it.

This is our one go -round.

Don't focus so much on what other people think.

I don't. Of course you do.

Everyone does.

So are you saying to never contemplate a decision or choice?

Of course not. Just don't get paralyzed by the big issues. You can't live a life

that's special unless you live a life. Isn't that what you want?

Stick with me, kid.

I forgot my jacket. I'll be right back.

See how quickly I made that decision?

What's wrong, Mr. Greens? Are you in any pain?

My friends.

Take a deep breath.

My friends.

Thank you.

She did something.

She was here.

She did something to the bag.

What is he talking about?

I'll take care of her, okay?

She was here.

She didn't do anything, Elmer. Not her, Allison.

The woman, Mark.

The one we saw the night of the storm.

She was one of the others 30 years ago.

She was there waiting for me.

The night I collapsed.

She's the reason I came back.

Someone very close to you.

She was a young college student like Marion.

And she had more natural ability than anyone I'd ever met.

Until Marion.

They took her anyway.

Come on, lie down.

She made contact with Marion the night of the storm.

The telephone call from Marion's sister.

I've got to see Marion.

Hello? Marion.

Mark? Yeah, it's me. Hey, hold on a minute.

Hey, Ava, could you turn down the music?

Hey, Mark, you there?

Yeah, listen, Elmer needs to see you.

I was just there.

It's urgent.

Well, is he okay?

Marion, I think you ought to be here. He's saying that...

Stop talking about it and just do it.

Go see him.

Would you like the metro section today?

Albert?

Pictures of your boys.

Walker and Nate.

And their lovely wives.

And, of course, my grandbabies.

They're far away.

Something wrong, Albert?

Jerry and I on our honeymoon in the Loire Valley.

It was our only visit to Fran, so he had to stay in the biggest chateau there

was. And there we are.

There's so much joy in your voice.

Of course there is.

Do you miss sharing your life with someone now?

You can still share your life with their memory.

Or if you're lucky, you can find someone new and share it with them too.

After all...

Life is for the living.

Where's Ava now?

She's downstairs waiting for me.

How did you meet her?

I told you I was looking for a roommate.

I know that, but how did you meet?

Why are you asking me these questions?

Did you meet her under unusual circumstances? We need to know.

We?

I'm going now.

Remember the phone call from your sister, Mary?

They can take any form.

Are you saying that Ava is not what she says she is?

I'm saying be careful of the illusion.

Elmer, I'm sorry that you're sick.

But I'm tired of distressing anyone who comes into my life.

I've ever wanted is a life that's special. And now, thanks to Ava, I'm

to see that it's right there in front of me.

Marion, please.

No, Elmer.

No.

Hey.

You okay?

Hospitals can be kind of depressing.

Wow.

I just had a serious deja vu.

Being in the hospital when my grandmother was sick.

Something she said to me.

What was that again? I'll never forget it.

Must have been profound.

No, it was. It was.

Actually, it was quite profound.

Life is for the living.

Did you get the book I told you about?

Outstanding. I thought of a great title last night.

Life is for the living.

And you know all about our history.

Now we've... Never been able to be close.

Something miraculous happened.

Spirit smiled on her.

I thought you'd be happy.

The night of the storm, when you were stranded in your car, did you see a

A woman tried to help me.

Did you tell her anything?

I told her I needed help. I mean, I was stranded.

Satori, did you tell her what you wanted Anita to know?

No.

I told the tow truck driver.

And you said Mark, didn't you?

Don't trust what's happening, Satori.

You and Mark can't be together.

Elmer, Mark cares for me. We all care for you, but you can't be with him.

Stay away from each other.

Elmer. What the two of you have is an illusion.

Only your belief keeps it alive.

Stop. Only your desire can fuel it.

Stop. It's not real.

Hey, Tatari, whoa, whoa, what's wrong?

Has Elmer taken a turn for the worse?

No, he just said some really hurtful things to me.

Elmer? He'd never do that.

Not to your face, anyway.

That's probably just the medicines talking.

Elmer? Hi.

I wanted to let you know.

Looks like I am in the driver's seat for that Yale job.

Congratulations.

Yep.

And you, Albert?

I think I'm going to ask the sweet Mrs. Paulson to marry me.

Hey!

Oh, Albert, that's wonderful.

Oh, yes, it's all wonderful.

It seems our extended family has acquired a bounty of good fortune.

But each is incapable of recognizing that this personal,

professional, spiritual windfall comes with a vicious price.

This must be what Satori was talking about.

I told Satori the same thing I'm about to tell you.

Walk away.

From what?

The Yale job.

The woman who reads to you.

You encouraged me to pursue the position.

You've been talking for years to Albert about getting over what happened in the

war. Now you're telling us to walk away?

I'm more than a little annoyed by this sudden 180.

These recent events, all of them, are beyond fortuitous.

It's an illusion.

Have you ever seen this person, this Yale professor?

Interact with others?

Albert, have you ever witnessed this sweet Mrs.

Paulson in the company of others?

She has a family, children, grandchildren.

But has anyone else seen this person?

Come on, Elmer. They haven't and they never will because it's not real.

Oh, so nothing good could ever happen to a couple of losers like us, huh?

I'm driving to New Haven tonight.

Don't do it.

Wait for the storm to pass.

There is no storm.

Let's go.

Some people are just... They're too old to see love.

Don't propose to that woman.

Just because you're having trouble facing your own mortality, Elmer,

mean you should keep us younger, more vibrant people from living our lives.

I'm sorry.

Come on.

You're all alone.

We're all alone.

You gave them what they want, didn't you?

Didn't you?

Now I'm getting what I want.

Mr. Lee.

Yeah, I'll be back. I have to find some pipe clamps.

Did my roommate let you in?

Short, dark hair. She's pretty.

There's nobody here.

I used my key.

I'm making tea.

Come on, Elmer.

Miriam! Elmer, there is something wrong.

Miriam, get out of there.

You need to come here.

I can't hear you.

Elmer? Miriam!

I knew she'd hang up. I know she's not coming.

But I'm here.

I'm here for you.

Hello, you have reached the psychic council of Satori.

Although our spirits are always together, I am unable to come to the

Please leave a message and I will return it.

Pick up, Satori.

Pick up.

Pick up the phone.

It's over.

You okay?

Please, I just need to know.

Is this real?

We're all alone.

Again.

Oh.

But you can go to them, can't you?

I know you can. You taught me how.

You can go to them.

Don't be afraid.

I haven't spent much time with a woman in my

life.

You know, to find someone who is compatible, that's a rare thing.

If you're lucky enough to find someone like that.

I'm going to hold on to him, never let him go.

Is Dr. Gabriel there? It's an emergency.

Stop talking about it and just do it.

I know that you've had that.

And I believe that I know with you what that feels like.

I know that I'm no voluminous or anything. Are you asking me to marry

Yes.

Stop talking and just do it.

together again on the other side some souls are just meant to be together

follow me if you won't follow

I'll just take you I taught you

maybe this is what you're seeing

I can't go through my life giving you the care you need in your condition.