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We got a fire bug.

Hey, you seen Ray?

He's saving an angel.

What?

Said that statue was his guardian angel and he's not seen it burn.

That statue's in the hottest part of the building.

How long's he been in there?

Too long.

They said no one was in there.

There wasn't.

I checked it with Ray.

Come on.

We got a breather here.

I see your angel came to life.

Where'd you find him? Under the statue.

Come on, buddy. Hang in there now. Hang in there. We're going to get you home.

What's your name, son?

What's your name? Boy has no ID.

Mom, let's get rolling. This kid needs an IV and a respirator.

Relax.

Relax, please.

You sucked in a lot of bad stuff in there.

Shut up.

What? What did you say?

I'll give you the chance of that.

Not getting a pulse here.

Give me the paddle.

Okay.

I'll come off.

Clear.

No pulse.

Clear.

Ray.

Such a good man.

Clear.

I'm Judge Othniel.

Book of Judges.

Othniel.

The Othniel.

From the old testament.

For over 3 ,000 years now. And it just keeps getting better.

Clear.

Any pulse?

No. Clear.

We lost him.

I can't believe it. I'm dead?

Are you sure?

Oh, yes.

Keep a hold of yourself, my boy.

I don't want to.

Well, you don't have to.

You could change the world, change,

rearrange the world, change,

take one divide by two, change, if it was only up to you.

He feels so terrible.

Uh, excuse me.

Uh, no offense, but, um, why are we here?

My body's just not the premise, and I haven't.

What are you taking, Mr. Smith? You're missing it.

Mr. Smith? Mr. Smith, that's not my name.

Well, what is it, then? It's, uh... It's funny.

I can't remember.

Well, it's...

Normal in your situation, Smith will do just fine. Why don't you call me John

Doe? What did I do so bad that I'm hanging out here without a real body and

name? You did everything you could to save him, you know.

He probably was the guy who started the fire.

You don't know that.

I didn't do that.

I didn't... Listen and learn.

I do know it wasn't worth dying for. Well, how do you know?

That looks like my...

An angel's fallen from grace, huh?

You know, she was at my wedding, my kid's christening. I know, I know. I was

there, right beside you.

It'll get better, right?

Yeah.

Boys.

What you got there, Chief?

Well, looks like our firebug left a calling card.

I'll call forensics. They can check John Doe's fingerprints against the lighter.

He knows.

He knows.

So it wasn't me.

I didn't say goodbye.

I'll kill him.

Kill who?

Where are you?

Hey, stranger.

Hungry?

Where is he?

Who? You know exactly who I mean, Lindsay, our son.

Oh, where do you think he is? He's asleep. He turned in early last night to

some dinner. He went to bed. He wasn't feeling well.

Well, just stop it.

The cover -up doesn't work this time.

Last night, he took my father's lighter and burned down the church he was

baptized in.

Oh, Ray.

The church we were married in.

It's gone.

A man died looking into my eyes, Lindsay.

That's what our son has done.

Ray. Ray, wait.

Why am I here?

You've been chosen, Mr. Smith, for a mission.

What kind of mission?

A mission you've got.

I'm Ray.

Why would I scare him? I'm his father.

Richie! Get up, son. Open the door. What do you want, Dad?

I'm sleeping.

I don't feel well.

Richie, I... I... Just open up. I want to see you. I want to make sure you're

all right. He was with me all night, Ray. You can't... Lindsay, please.

Just get away from the door. I want to talk to my son, all right? It's so I can

talk to him.

You have to save him. I am going to save him.

From us.

What are you going to do?

What I should have done four years ago when he still had a chance. I'm taking

him to the police.

Open the door. Now.

He shot me.

Dad?

Call an ambulance.

Do something.

Help him. For the love of God, help him.

Dad, get up.

Dad, get up.

Get up.

Please.

Please.

Somebody.

Somebody help him.

Help him.

That's your mission, Mr. Smith.

You will help him.

So let me get this straight. The way this works is I get a second chance to

my life again, whatever life that was, by helping Ray sort through his life,

which is obviously seriously bungled. That's pretty much the story?

More or less.

Now, what were you doing with the gun? I was cleaning it.

It's all my fault.

I went upstairs to...

To wake Richie for breakfast, and I told him about the fire, and we talked about

how awful it was, and how it isn't safe in the neighborhood anymore.

And then, boom, and something hit the door.

And we didn't know that it was Dad.

The gun just went off. It was an accident.

It was an accident.

Okay, so this judgment, what exactly happens?

The fate of your soul is decided.

Come, we don't want to be late.

What are we late for?

The parting of body and soul.

Are you my judge?

He's Othniel.

Like from the Old Testament.

Dad.

Dad.

I'm here, son.

I'll watch after you, Richie.

I'll protect you.

He's not going in there.

He always goes in there.

He's staying here with us.

I'm ready to be, Dad.

I'm ready to be on my English test. I'm just going to tell you.

I'm ready to be.

Oh, I would give my soul to be able to help my son now.

You already have, Ray.

Look at him. He's so full of joy.

What happened to that happy little boy?

That is an excellent question, Mr. Patterson.

What if you could find out?

What if I sent you back for three days to any time in your life and you could

live it over?

You mean give me a chance to go back and change things, make other choices?

Yes, but I'm afraid your son's life is doomed.

Unless you could change his course.

No, I can.

I know I can.

See, I know where it went wrong.

It was four years ago.

My son fought.

He got into a fight with another boy named Jason Driver.

I know who did it. I went to elementary school with him. The boy's name was

Richie. Richie Patterson.

What should I do?

We'll take care of it, okay?

And did you?

Oh, yeah, I took care of it, all right.

I left the boy there for his parents to take to the hospital.

Didn't want to record that the injury was bad enough to transport.

So it got covered up.

He never got a chance to have the truth come out, so he never really healed.

And your son never learned the meaning of consequences for his actions?

No.

But I have.

Please judge.

Give me a chance to go back and stop Richie from beating up that boy.

So be it.

By the power vested in me, I will give you three days, and three days only, to

go back and change the course of your son's life.

No one will recognize you.

You will be a free agent in the universe. Go with the blessing of God

and his God. Wait.

What about me?

Help him.

Okay, I guess this is one of them trial by fire kind of things.

What is this?

Doctor,

I think this is for you.

Hey, look at this.

August 1996,

the day before my son beat up the driver kid.

I mean, can you believe it? We are in the past.

That means we can change it.

What is this?

Urine. Yuck!

Why do I have it?

You're the nurse, I guess.

Because this is my son's.

Why am I a nurse?

Oh, this is great.

As a doctor, I'll have access to my family. They'll listen to me.

You know, I can pull it off, too.

I'm a paramedic.

I'll quarantine him or something.

That's perfect.

Oh, uh, I wasn't expecting you.

Hello, Richie.

Where's Dr. Roberts?

Where is Dr. Roberts?

Well, uh... Dr. Roberts, um... He's on vacation.

Dr. Good is taking over for him. You know, I'll just take this.

Give you two some privacy.

All right.

Uh, you, uh, you don't recognize me, do you? Where from?

In a milk carton, maybe?

Well,

I am a little lost.

So, Richie, how are you feeling? Any problems I should know about?

No.

Everything's dope.

Dope?

Dope. How can you use a word like dope to describe... something good.

Man, you sound like my dad there.

Is that such a bad thing?

My dad is dead.

You wish he was dead?

Um, I wish that he knew I was alive.

He does.

I've heard him talk about you lots of times.

Really? Yeah.

Just on the radio?

Because he's on there, you know. He's a spokesperson for the fire department.

Yeah, he's very proud of you.

I don't think so.

I mean, for what?

He thinks I'm a loser.

No, he doesn't.

He just thinks you're... lost.

I'm not very hard to find.

Anyway, you have to be home to notice that I was gone, wouldn't you?

Or I'd have to be in an emergency, wouldn't I?

Doctor, can I see you?

Mr. Smith, I'm with a patient. That's what I want to talk to you about.

We got the results.

back in just a minute.

All right, what's going on here?

Who is this Dr. Roberts? Is he a specialist or something? What?

I'm afraid so.

We got to talk about those test results.

They're bad, right?

Really bad.

Oh, no.

It's a tumor or something, isn't it?

That's why Lindsay never told me. That's why he's acting so crazy. It's not a

tumor.

You can't operate and there is no cure. He's an addict.

Heroin, ecstasy, LSD, cocaine, you name it, your son has it in his system.

My son has an addict.

And you've come back as a psychiatrist.

What?

I'm a fireman, not a shrink.

You are now.

Welcome to your new world you have two and a half more days to try and change

You're

a shrink

He may as well have said, Flake, quiet.

I never thought much of them either, especially the ones who talked to

themselves.

Cool.

I don't think he can see me, even though Othniel isn't here.

You stop that.

I'm invisible.

I'm invisible. Watch this.

When I'm wearing the clothes I died in, I'm invisible.

What is that? Are you talking to me or are you talking to the invisible man

here?

Listen, you can be a wise ass or you can wise up. Hey, your son is under a

doctor's care.

Well, not yours, I hope. No, a Dr. Roberts, and I don't think it's working.

See, Richie's on drugs.

Big time.

Look. There are no doctors and there are no drugs. I don't know who you are. Ask

your wife. My wife?

She knows all about it. Oh, now you know more about my wife than I do? Right now

I do, yes.

Look, I think she is trying to be a good wife.

And God knows she lives for your son.

But things are about to get out of control.

You cannot let him go to this moonlight madness thing.

You don't see the pain he's in.

Or the way he's anesthetizing it.

You're not there enough.

You should leave.

All right, look.

Just keep your kid at home tonight. There is no curfew, so it's a bad night

kids to be out.

You keep him in, and you talk to him. And you talk to your wife.

It could change everything.

I like my life just the way it is.

Why do you think Jason, Diver, and Richie are going to fight?

Jason's only 12 years old. I don't think they even know each other.

I don't think they have anything in common.

Drugs, maybe.

Not like my son is an addict.

He's experimenting some, but all kids do at this age. Look, my son doesn't have

a problem.

Except that his father's never around.

Well, Miss Patterson, your husband has a very important, very demanding job.

More important than his family?

Look, Dr. Good, you seem like a very nice man. You came all the way out here

try and help Richie, but Ray's not really a part of this family.

He's a hero.

First one on the line, last one home.

You tell me what the game plan is, Mr.

Smith.

Save your son?

How? Kidnap him?

Hold him hostage for the 36 hours that I have left?

That won't change him.

You know why?

Because I won't change, and neither will my wife.

Now, you got to do something.

You want me to kidnap him?

Yeah.

Yeah, you got to save my son.

I'm begging you.

I don't know how. Oh, really?

Well, then you're up a creek without a paddle, pal, because you've got a big

stake in this.

I've got a feeling this isn't about me.

This is about you and your wife.

Your marriage and your family. No, forget that. She chose Richie.

You've got to do the same, Ray. Because if you don't, the two of you are going

to destroy the one thing you love the most.

My wife and I are engaged in a war.

Silent one.

My son is the battlefield where we fight it out.

Then you've got to speak up, Ray.

Because you've got one day and a half left to save your boy.

I don't know anything.

I don't even know who I am.

All I know how to do is fight.

That's all I can give to you, Ray.

You've got to fight.

Here.

Go be a bad doctor.

What is this?

It's your kid's case file.

It's all there. The drugs, the fights.

All the stuff you don't want to believe.

He's a sick kid. He's going to get sicker unless you do something about it.

It's up to you.

It always has been.

Hello, can I help you? Hello.

What is it, Mom?

Is this the pizza delivery?

Because my home cooking is now exposed.

Oh, you're not the pizza delivery boy, though, are you? No, ma 'am. No, ma 'am.

But I may be your guardian angel.

Could I have a word with you?

Certainly.

Brilliant, the hero.

Wait a minute.

Richie.

Richie!

Richie! No!

I'm going!

Tell him, Mom, tell him. It's not fair. We have a deal. No!

All deals are off.

Because now I'm part of the deal. No more drugs, no more secrets.

Ricky!

I wish you had discussed this with me before you put your foot down. I told

he could go.

Disgusted with you? You didn't even tell me he was getting high.

Why didn't you know?

But I got to get back to work.

And we'll talk about this later when I get home.

You gotta fight, Richie.

And not me.

Not Mom.

But the drugs.

Because...

We love you more than anything.

Ma?

You're not really going to make me stay here, right?

This is where it happened.

Four years ago, right in this spot.

Now it won't.

If we stop Jason Driver from getting hurt, everything's going to change now.

Yeah, I hope so.

You know, Lindsey and I used to bring Richie here when he was little.

He had this Smurf kite, and he loved to fly that thing.

In fact, he got it caught up in this tree once, and he cried and he

cried and he cried until I had to climb up there and get it down for him.

And then he was the happiest little boy in the world.

It was that easy then.

Exit.

You know, you live in a town your whole life and you think you know it inside

and out.

Then one night, you dare to pull the covers back and you realize there's a...

A nightmare under there.

So what do you do?

I drive.

I say pull the covers over your head and hope it goes away.

No, but it won't.

Will it?

It's happening again. Come on.

It's not Jason.

Come here, son.

Let me look at you.

Can you talk, son?

Huh? What's your name?

Come on.

Let's get up.

I'm not going to leave you.

leave you this time.

I'm

going

to need some stitches to close this.

Oh, yeah.

Lots of them.

He's got a concussion. A bad one.

You won't be able to go to school for weeks. What kind of doctor are you

Ah, the kind with the x -ray eyes.

So you said you saw some boys running out of the park, huh? Then you came and

found David here? It was Richie.

Yes, Richie. I went to elementary school with him. Richie Patterson.

You know she's telling the truth.

What can I do?

Ray, Ray.

In every life, there is a defining moment.

This is yours.

What you decide here, you will have to live with for the rest of your life. And

not just you.

Your son as well.

And your wife.

If you can't give your son the truth to stand on, he stands on nothing.

Yeah. Great.

What did you do tonight?

Don't yell at me. Mom said I could go out. What did you do? I hung out!

I got in a fight.

What? Some nerd cut my lip, so I nailed him.

I already called a lawyer. I'm not calling a lawyer.

I'm calling to see how the little boy is who our son beat in the head with a

rock. I don't know if that's smart, Ray.

What happens if it's right?

Huh?

He could have killed this kid, Lindsay. Well, he didn't.

Easy, easy.

Easy it is to let things get blown out of proportion.

You don't get it, do you?

This could have happened to anybody.

This kid...

David. His name is David.

He doesn't even know Richie.

He's never seen him before. He just happened to be in the wrong place at the

wrong time.

Well, what happens the next time? There won't be a next time.

Oh, can you guarantee that?

Ray, you're a hero in this town. You have to use every bit of your influence.

You've got to get Richie out of this or... Or what?

I'll never forgive you.

Do you ever think, Lindsay, that we're the only things

standing between our son and...

about it all the time

this

angel has witnessed the happiest moments in my life

that's a precious gift memories thanks

for trying to save my life

I've spent most of my life saving people.

And now I can't seem to save the people I love the most.

Maybe it's because you're always trying to do it alone.

Maybe we both are.

Maybe it can still be fixed.

Yeah.

It'd take a miracle to fix this.

Isn't that why we're here?

Richie, let me help you.

You can't.

You can't help me.

I just want.

I just want.

I know.

I know, son.

Look at this stuff. Dad to cry more than Mom.

Hi. Hi.

I'm Richie, and I'm a drug addict.

Well,

today is a very special day for me because four years ago tonight, I hit

rock bottom.

I hated my parents. I hated you. I hated God.

But even though I gave up then, they didn't give up on me.

Or on each other.

See, my parents let the police pick me up and throw me into juvenile hall for

hurting this kid I didn't even know.

And it was a wake -up call.

I couldn't go back to my school. I couldn't even come home.

Not until I got honest and straight.

So...

Today I've been clean for one year.

And I owe it all to my parents.

I love you.

We love you too, Richie.

And...

To my higher power.

Believe.

It's real.

Way to go, Richie.

Everything has changed.

Everything.

Except me.

You did good, Mr. Smith.

Not good enough.

Oh.

There was no fire.

You're right.

Then how can I be here and not be alive?

A miracle?

Is that what I am?

Or am I just the world's biggest failure?

You're searching.

That's why you came to the angel.

But who is the angel? I mean, I feel like I know him, but how can that be?

Are angels for real? Oh, as real as you and me.

Only different.

Separate.

Am I destined to be alone like this?

No life?

No life.

What you accomplished, my boy, is more than most people accomplish in a

lifetime.

You helped someone.

How can I feel good and...

And bad all at the same time.

Because you're human.

Am I?

Because if there's no chance of me living my life again, I want to know.

I'll be honest.

When I first met you, I didn't understand the attraction.

But then I didn't create you.

He did.

And of course, He was right.

Can I say bye to Ray?

He won't remember you.

He'll only remember the hope he was given.

So I made a difference.

That's right.

So the world is different because of me.

Oh, boy.

So if I make a few more differences in one or two more lives, iron my wings, so

to speak, I can fly home.

Patience.

Your time will come.

When?

You will never know.

What do I do?

Be ready.

Okay, so I may not have all the answers, but someone up there does.

And they seem to believe I can help people.

One thing's for sure.

There's a world of regret out there.

And for whatever reason, I've been chosen to change it.

To help people.

To guide them to a second chance at life.

I may not be an angel, but an angel in training.

I can do that.

You could change a world.

Change.

Rearrange your world.

Change.

Take one, divide by two.

Change. If it was only a...