1 00:00:11,820 --> 00:00:12,820 Oh, dear. 2 00:00:34,020 --> 00:00:35,020 Monica! 3 00:00:35,160 --> 00:00:38,940 I'm so sorry I'm late. I was catching up on some research when I realized I had 4 00:00:38,940 --> 00:00:39,940 to meet you here. 5 00:00:40,240 --> 00:00:42,320 And it's so easy for me to lose track of time at the library. 6 00:00:42,660 --> 00:00:44,400 Gloria, forget about where you've been. 7 00:00:45,000 --> 00:00:46,000 Look at where you are. 8 00:00:55,720 --> 00:00:56,720 What's Tess doing? 9 00:00:57,340 --> 00:00:58,800 She's walking a labyrinth. 10 00:01:00,000 --> 00:01:02,520 Is that some sort of exercise program? 11 00:01:03,080 --> 00:01:04,080 In a way. 12 00:01:04,160 --> 00:01:07,360 It's a sort of spiritual exercise that's been around for centuries. 13 00:01:08,160 --> 00:01:09,220 It's a way of praying. 14 00:01:10,190 --> 00:01:15,350 Like taking a quiet walk with God and setting everything aside for a little 15 00:01:15,350 --> 00:01:18,310 while. Well, what are we waiting for? 16 00:01:18,810 --> 00:01:23,290 Wait. The purpose of a labyrinth is to... is to slow down. 17 00:01:24,770 --> 00:01:26,590 Cherish every moment that God gives us. 18 00:01:29,070 --> 00:01:31,830 Lorena has been doing that ever since she got out of the hospital. 19 00:01:46,380 --> 00:01:48,400 That's really nice, Grace. Keep practicing. 20 00:01:48,880 --> 00:01:50,060 I'm going to be right over here. 21 00:01:50,920 --> 00:01:52,180 Do you have a headache today? 22 00:01:53,260 --> 00:01:54,860 No, honey, I'm fine today. 23 00:02:06,760 --> 00:02:09,020 Lorena comes here every day with her little girl. 24 00:02:09,699 --> 00:02:12,280 Grace is her reason for living now. 25 00:02:16,300 --> 00:02:17,600 Why does someone need a reason? 26 00:02:18,740 --> 00:02:23,840 For some people life becomes more precious when the end is near. 27 00:03:02,990 --> 00:03:04,890 His name is Sidney Alcott. 28 00:03:06,010 --> 00:03:11,670 And as far as Sidney's concerned, people are just funerals waiting to happen. 29 00:03:12,130 --> 00:03:13,130 Oh, dear. 30 00:03:13,630 --> 00:03:15,510 He's a broken man, Gloria. 31 00:03:17,030 --> 00:03:18,970 He's like that rose. 32 00:03:22,750 --> 00:03:24,870 So, which one of them is our assignment? 33 00:03:25,110 --> 00:03:26,029 All of them. 34 00:03:26,030 --> 00:03:28,850 They're all on the same journey, they just don't know it yet. 35 00:03:29,070 --> 00:03:30,070 There's something else. 36 00:03:31,980 --> 00:03:33,560 There isn't much time. 37 00:03:41,920 --> 00:03:47,880 When you walk down the road, 38 00:03:48,540 --> 00:03:55,520 heavy burden, heavy load, I 39 00:03:55,520 --> 00:04:00,700 will rise and I will walk with you. 40 00:04:02,090 --> 00:04:06,930 I'll walk with you till the sun don't even shine. 41 00:04:07,430 --> 00:04:14,150 Walk with you every time I tell you I'll walk 42 00:04:14,150 --> 00:04:15,250 with you. 43 00:04:16,670 --> 00:04:23,550 Believe me, I'll walk with you. And allow me to thank you for choosing 44 00:04:23,550 --> 00:04:24,790 Alcott Funeral Home. 45 00:04:25,250 --> 00:04:29,450 May I offer my sincere condolences at your loss. 46 00:04:33,520 --> 00:04:36,180 Thank you, but I haven't lost anyone. 47 00:04:36,780 --> 00:04:41,700 Ah, you're here to make pre -need arrangements so that when the time 48 00:04:41,700 --> 00:04:42,940 loved ones won't have to worry. 49 00:04:43,160 --> 00:04:44,119 Wise choice. 50 00:04:44,120 --> 00:04:45,680 Let me just grab some paperwork. 51 00:04:46,240 --> 00:04:49,920 Actually, Mr. Olcott, I'm here to apply for the position that you advertised 52 00:04:49,920 --> 00:04:52,020 for, the pre -need counselor. 53 00:04:52,540 --> 00:04:54,880 I have a lot of experience with people in need. 54 00:04:55,200 --> 00:04:59,400 Okay, well, look, I don't have much time. I have a viewing in half an hour. 55 00:04:59,980 --> 00:05:01,300 That must be very difficult. 56 00:05:03,950 --> 00:05:04,990 This is a business, Monica. 57 00:05:05,390 --> 00:05:07,290 Myself, peace of mind. I'm good at it. 58 00:05:07,770 --> 00:05:10,530 Because I've learned the secret to life and death. 59 00:05:11,470 --> 00:05:12,470 Don't get involved. 60 00:05:12,910 --> 00:05:18,690 But it's such an emotional time. People need compassion and understanding. 61 00:05:19,890 --> 00:05:23,510 They need to know that they can trust someone with their pain. 62 00:05:25,230 --> 00:05:26,230 You're good. 63 00:05:26,690 --> 00:05:29,070 You do trustworthy very well. Impressive. 64 00:05:30,610 --> 00:05:32,230 I think we can work something out. 65 00:05:35,720 --> 00:05:37,160 You take all the time you need. 66 00:05:44,460 --> 00:05:45,460 Are you ready, honey? 67 00:05:48,660 --> 00:05:49,660 I'm ready. 68 00:05:50,740 --> 00:05:51,860 I want to see her now. 69 00:05:52,180 --> 00:05:53,180 Of course. 70 00:05:54,060 --> 00:05:55,060 This way. 71 00:05:59,720 --> 00:06:03,240 We find comfort in knowing your mother is only... 72 00:06:04,260 --> 00:06:05,340 Slumbering with the angels. 73 00:06:14,280 --> 00:06:17,320 Slumbering's always better than a $6 ,000 mahogany coffin. 74 00:06:23,920 --> 00:06:24,920 Excuse me. 75 00:06:25,540 --> 00:06:26,780 Good afternoon, ma 'am. 76 00:06:28,280 --> 00:06:30,460 Thanks for choosing the Alcott Funeral Home. 77 00:06:30,960 --> 00:06:32,020 I'm Sidney Alcott. 78 00:06:34,170 --> 00:06:39,630 Hello, Mr. Alcott. I... It's nice to meet you. 79 00:06:40,630 --> 00:06:44,070 Allow me to offer my sincere condolences on your loss. 80 00:06:44,390 --> 00:06:46,090 Oh, thanks, but no one's died. 81 00:06:46,730 --> 00:06:51,830 Not yet, but I... Well, the thing is... Take your time. 82 00:06:52,350 --> 00:06:53,390 There's a lot to consider. 83 00:06:53,870 --> 00:06:54,870 I know. 84 00:06:56,190 --> 00:06:59,290 You know, the truth is, I don't even think I can afford one of your services, 85 00:06:59,390 --> 00:07:02,530 but I was hoping maybe... Don't give it another thought. 86 00:07:04,140 --> 00:07:06,040 This is our pre -need counselor. Monica. 87 00:07:08,140 --> 00:07:09,600 You're hired. Now get rid of her. 88 00:07:16,120 --> 00:07:17,120 She's lovely. 89 00:07:18,320 --> 00:07:19,940 She's been dancing since she was four. 90 00:07:20,680 --> 00:07:22,160 I make her costumes myself. 91 00:07:23,180 --> 00:07:25,340 She's got another recital coming up next week. 92 00:07:27,720 --> 00:07:28,720 Wow. 93 00:07:30,540 --> 00:07:31,540 What is it? 94 00:07:33,690 --> 00:07:37,330 Just that it might be the last time I see my baby dance. 95 00:07:39,250 --> 00:07:40,550 See the funeral for me. 96 00:07:44,530 --> 00:07:45,530 I'm sorry. 97 00:07:45,630 --> 00:07:46,850 It started with headaches. 98 00:07:47,210 --> 00:07:52,170 I clean people's houses, so I thought it was the ammonia, but apparently the 99 00:07:52,170 --> 00:07:53,170 first sign are headaches. 100 00:07:54,250 --> 00:07:55,470 You have a brain tumor? 101 00:07:56,070 --> 00:08:00,070 There's nothing they can do, except guess how many days I got left. 102 00:08:01,040 --> 00:08:05,920 I want you to know that I'm here and that I will do anything I can to help. 103 00:08:06,280 --> 00:08:07,940 I just want a simple service. 104 00:08:09,400 --> 00:08:11,100 At that church on Hanover Street. 105 00:08:11,440 --> 00:08:12,740 Oh, the one with the labyrinth. 106 00:08:13,200 --> 00:08:14,780 I know it really well. Yeah. 107 00:08:15,180 --> 00:08:17,160 I play the piano for Sunday school there. 108 00:08:18,480 --> 00:08:20,220 And I walk the labyrinth every day. 109 00:08:22,820 --> 00:08:24,080 It gives me great peace. 110 00:08:25,640 --> 00:08:29,800 Have you told Grace that you're not getting better? 111 00:08:32,750 --> 00:08:33,929 I'm afraid of leaving her. 112 00:08:37,270 --> 00:08:38,590 I don't want to leave her. 113 00:08:40,210 --> 00:08:41,470 She's afraid to be alone. 114 00:08:42,870 --> 00:08:44,630 And I need to find a good family. 115 00:08:45,290 --> 00:08:46,710 Do you have any relatives? 116 00:08:47,290 --> 00:08:48,290 No. 117 00:08:49,310 --> 00:08:51,330 Grace's father left us years ago. 118 00:08:53,850 --> 00:08:59,030 And I was adopted. Both my parents have passed on, so just us. 119 00:09:02,670 --> 00:09:05,650 Mr. Alcott, is he a good person? 120 00:09:07,050 --> 00:09:09,370 I don't really know him very well. 121 00:09:11,330 --> 00:09:16,550 I need for him to arrange a funeral that'll make it easy on Grace, you know, 122 00:09:16,550 --> 00:09:17,550 when the time comes. 123 00:09:21,850 --> 00:09:28,790 Cleaning up doesn't really pay a lot of money, and I have some hospital bills. 124 00:09:29,970 --> 00:09:31,670 Maybe there's something we can do. 125 00:09:32,360 --> 00:09:36,640 Do you think Mr. Alcott would help me out? I mean, I can't pay him a lot, but 126 00:09:36,640 --> 00:09:39,580 will work. I'll do whatever I can. I'm a hard worker. 127 00:09:40,880 --> 00:09:41,880 Come on. 128 00:09:42,720 --> 00:09:45,560 Compata, volocorio, requiem. 129 00:09:46,600 --> 00:09:50,460 Sidney, this is Lorena Watkins, and I really think that you should talk to her 130 00:09:50,460 --> 00:09:52,640 about... Certo, quartet, creole. 131 00:09:53,280 --> 00:09:55,940 Sidney, Mr. Alcott, I... Here, hold this. 132 00:09:58,220 --> 00:09:59,220 Wow. 133 00:09:59,340 --> 00:10:00,360 You like to dance. 134 00:10:01,200 --> 00:10:02,960 I was a ballroom dance champion. 135 00:10:03,240 --> 00:10:04,700 My little girl loves to dance. 136 00:10:05,140 --> 00:10:06,140 As well. 137 00:10:07,500 --> 00:10:09,300 Lorena has a proposition to make. 138 00:10:09,600 --> 00:10:12,900 You know, Mr. Alcott, I think you need somebody here to help keep this place 139 00:10:12,900 --> 00:10:17,240 clean. What I really need is someone to play a lot of old hymns. It's crazy 140 00:10:17,240 --> 00:10:20,220 Delaney's. They don't want a quartet. They don't want a soloist. No. 141 00:10:20,860 --> 00:10:24,000 What they want is everybody singing old hymns. 142 00:10:25,200 --> 00:10:27,260 Lorena plays piano for her church. 143 00:10:28,640 --> 00:10:29,640 You do? 144 00:10:29,740 --> 00:10:30,740 Yeah. 145 00:10:31,620 --> 00:10:32,620 Old hymns. 146 00:10:33,240 --> 00:10:34,700 And I houseclean. 147 00:10:35,300 --> 00:10:36,300 I do windows. 148 00:10:38,420 --> 00:10:39,420 All right, then. 149 00:11:02,890 --> 00:11:06,770 Hi. Oh, yeah, yeah. Just a little headache. 150 00:11:09,950 --> 00:11:11,830 You're the guy that drives the hearse, right? 151 00:11:13,010 --> 00:11:14,650 That's one of my jobs, yeah. 152 00:11:15,190 --> 00:11:16,190 I'm Andrew. 153 00:11:17,790 --> 00:11:19,630 Lorena. Hi. It's my first day. 154 00:11:20,130 --> 00:11:21,830 I guess we'll be seeing more of each other. 155 00:11:22,270 --> 00:11:23,270 I'm sure we will. 156 00:11:23,830 --> 00:11:26,130 I understand you have a daughter, right? 157 00:11:26,690 --> 00:11:28,350 Gracie. She's 12. 158 00:11:28,890 --> 00:11:29,890 You like kids? 159 00:11:29,970 --> 00:11:31,310 Oh, I love kids. 160 00:11:31,680 --> 00:11:32,319 Oh, good. 161 00:11:32,320 --> 00:11:33,760 I guess she's going to be coming here after school. 162 00:11:35,200 --> 00:11:37,620 Do you think Mr. Alcott likes kids? 163 00:11:38,460 --> 00:11:40,700 I hope so. 164 00:11:41,160 --> 00:11:43,260 Is he in his office, by the way? I think so. 165 00:11:44,560 --> 00:11:46,500 Well, welcome aboard. 166 00:11:47,600 --> 00:11:48,600 See you. 167 00:11:53,940 --> 00:11:57,040 Mr. Alcott, I accepted a delivery while you were gone. 168 00:11:59,700 --> 00:12:00,700 All right. 169 00:12:02,440 --> 00:12:03,440 Name of deceased? 170 00:12:04,000 --> 00:12:05,620 Benjamin Holzer. 171 00:12:06,680 --> 00:12:08,060 His friends called him Beanie. 172 00:12:08,820 --> 00:12:10,280 Fine. Age? 173 00:12:11,320 --> 00:12:12,320 Seven. 174 00:12:15,080 --> 00:12:16,740 He's a kid? 175 00:12:18,180 --> 00:12:23,180 Yeah. He was playing in his front yard in the ball, rolling to the street. He 176 00:12:23,180 --> 00:12:24,180 didn't see the car coming. 177 00:12:26,780 --> 00:12:28,760 And his parents will be here soon. 178 00:12:31,440 --> 00:12:32,280 I'll be right down 179 00:12:32,280 --> 00:12:44,300 All 180 00:12:44,300 --> 00:12:59,480 right 181 00:12:59,480 --> 00:13:00,820 get this over with 182 00:13:04,599 --> 00:13:06,760 Kid, how much cleaner if we talk in here? 183 00:13:14,120 --> 00:13:15,380 I'll call the makeup artist. 184 00:13:17,260 --> 00:13:18,380 Did he drop the sheet? 185 00:13:20,100 --> 00:13:21,100 What? 186 00:13:21,360 --> 00:13:25,820 Hey, honey, you're Lorena's little girl, right? You're Grace? 187 00:13:27,120 --> 00:13:29,040 Hey, no big thing, kid. 188 00:13:29,260 --> 00:13:30,260 Stick around. 189 00:13:32,620 --> 00:13:33,800 Maybe she'll learn something. 190 00:13:43,620 --> 00:13:45,700 You walked out on an assignment. 191 00:13:46,160 --> 00:13:48,920 I suppose you have some explanation for your behavior. 192 00:13:49,360 --> 00:13:51,160 I don't know about this, Ted. 193 00:13:51,740 --> 00:13:53,240 Grace is a child. 194 00:13:53,480 --> 00:13:54,740 She needs to be protected. 195 00:13:54,940 --> 00:14:01,160 Grace is a child of God, and he has a plan that includes all three of those 196 00:14:01,160 --> 00:14:02,160 people. Lorena? 197 00:14:02,540 --> 00:14:03,399 And grace. 198 00:14:03,400 --> 00:14:04,400 And Sydney. 199 00:14:05,320 --> 00:14:09,820 It's hard to imagine. Nobody's asking you to imagine it. Just get out there 200 00:14:09,820 --> 00:14:11,780 listen. God has something to tell you, too. 201 00:14:14,920 --> 00:14:18,800 All right, Tess. Now, look, I know that you're a fan of this thing, but... This 202 00:14:18,800 --> 00:14:25,560 thing is a powerful reminder of someone bigger and wiser than us. And you seem 203 00:14:25,560 --> 00:14:28,220 to need to be reminded of that angel boy. 204 00:14:29,040 --> 00:14:30,280 Get a move on. 205 00:14:34,880 --> 00:14:40,740 Tess, no. I'm sorry. This just... Gloria? 206 00:14:43,560 --> 00:14:48,720 Tess has been helping me do some research on the lab rats and... Well, 207 00:14:49,380 --> 00:14:50,380 Listen. 208 00:15:03,370 --> 00:15:05,610 Oh, Jerusalem was written hundreds of years ago. 209 00:15:05,930 --> 00:15:10,230 See, it was too dangerous for the pilgrims to visit the Holy Land. So they 210 00:15:10,230 --> 00:15:15,230 build these labyrinths in their cathedrals and take a sort of symbolic 211 00:15:15,230 --> 00:15:16,230 pilgrimage. 212 00:15:18,330 --> 00:15:23,450 And this path that leads to the middle, that's called the road to Jerusalem. 213 00:15:23,750 --> 00:15:24,750 It's all very interesting. 214 00:15:44,269 --> 00:15:45,830 I brought you some coffee. 215 00:15:47,150 --> 00:15:49,150 I hope you don't mind. It's strong. 216 00:15:49,730 --> 00:15:50,730 I like it strong. 217 00:15:51,830 --> 00:15:53,990 You were wonderful with the boy's parents. 218 00:15:55,970 --> 00:15:56,970 I'm a professional. 219 00:15:57,890 --> 00:15:59,650 Would you like me to mail that for you? 220 00:16:00,450 --> 00:16:01,450 No. 221 00:16:04,290 --> 00:16:05,290 Thanks for the coffee. 222 00:16:15,120 --> 00:16:16,640 You must have been a very good dancer. 223 00:16:19,140 --> 00:16:20,180 I had a good partner. 224 00:16:20,640 --> 00:16:21,640 Had? 225 00:16:23,880 --> 00:16:24,880 My wife is dead. 226 00:16:25,740 --> 00:16:30,680 She and my daughter were killed in a car accident a long time ago. 227 00:16:31,140 --> 00:16:32,140 I'm sorry. 228 00:16:33,520 --> 00:16:35,220 Life is a fatal condition, Monica. 229 00:16:37,200 --> 00:16:39,180 You live alone, you die alone. 230 00:16:40,420 --> 00:16:41,420 End of story. 231 00:16:43,470 --> 00:16:45,850 Is that the lesson you were trying to teach Grace? 232 00:16:48,530 --> 00:16:50,410 She's only 12 years old. 233 00:16:51,050 --> 00:16:53,070 She's never seen a dead body before. 234 00:16:54,690 --> 00:16:56,770 Well, now she has. She'll get over it. 235 00:16:57,450 --> 00:16:58,650 That's not the point. 236 00:16:59,810 --> 00:17:01,430 And she won't get over it. 237 00:17:13,579 --> 00:17:15,800 And it wasn't very nice of Mr. Alcott to do that. 238 00:17:17,940 --> 00:17:20,020 You look so lonely and scared. 239 00:17:21,920 --> 00:17:23,520 Is that what it's like when you die? 240 00:17:23,900 --> 00:17:24,900 No. 241 00:17:26,280 --> 00:17:27,660 No, I don't think so. 242 00:17:30,120 --> 00:17:32,960 But hey, we don't have to worry about that now, okay? 243 00:17:34,440 --> 00:17:38,640 Let's just think about living the best that we can. 244 00:17:41,520 --> 00:17:43,100 How long are we gonna live, Mama? 245 00:17:47,660 --> 00:17:52,820 Well... I don't know how long this old body's gonna last. 246 00:17:55,500 --> 00:17:56,600 But I'll tell you this. 247 00:17:58,200 --> 00:17:59,840 My spirit will never die. 248 00:18:05,720 --> 00:18:09,520 I think I know what will make you feel better. 249 00:18:20,940 --> 00:18:24,220 One, two, three. One, two, three. One, two, three. Good. 250 00:18:25,560 --> 00:18:26,840 Oh, honey, you look great. 251 00:18:30,720 --> 00:18:32,740 You need to float more. 252 00:18:33,020 --> 00:18:34,900 This is a waltz, not a square dance. 253 00:18:35,900 --> 00:18:36,980 Here, give me your hand. 254 00:18:37,880 --> 00:18:38,900 Play it again, Lorena. 255 00:18:41,560 --> 00:18:42,560 You ready? 256 00:18:42,920 --> 00:18:43,920 Here we go. 257 00:18:45,780 --> 00:18:46,780 One, 258 00:18:48,520 --> 00:18:50,080 two, three. Back. 259 00:18:50,800 --> 00:18:53,480 Enter to your father and bow. 260 00:19:33,450 --> 00:19:38,910 You're not nicer than my mom said you... I mean, thanks. 261 00:19:44,030 --> 00:19:45,030 You're welcome. 262 00:19:56,130 --> 00:19:57,790 Can I walk with you this time? 263 00:19:58,370 --> 00:19:59,870 Sure. Hold my hand. 264 00:20:14,990 --> 00:20:15,569 I'm okay. 265 00:20:15,570 --> 00:20:16,610 I'm okay. Let's keep going. 266 00:21:34,600 --> 00:21:36,900 You have the strangest look on your face. What happened? 267 00:21:40,060 --> 00:21:41,840 God just showed me the truth. 268 00:21:42,960 --> 00:21:43,960 What truth? 269 00:21:45,460 --> 00:21:48,880 Lorena came here to plan more than her funeral before she dies. 270 00:21:50,300 --> 00:21:51,300 Like what? 271 00:21:52,340 --> 00:21:54,640 Like a reunion with her father. 272 00:21:55,200 --> 00:21:58,680 The one that she never knew until now. 273 00:22:00,260 --> 00:22:01,300 You mean... 274 00:22:04,540 --> 00:22:05,700 Sydney had two daughters. 275 00:22:37,360 --> 00:22:39,420 You ought to knock before you walk into somebody's office. 276 00:22:41,140 --> 00:22:42,140 I'm sorry. 277 00:22:42,620 --> 00:22:45,280 I was wondering if you could help me practice some more. 278 00:22:46,700 --> 00:22:47,700 Maybe later. 279 00:22:49,080 --> 00:22:53,900 But I have a dance recital tonight, and it would really help. I have a business 280 00:22:53,900 --> 00:22:57,660 to run. And it'd be really cool if you could come to the recital. You don't 281 00:22:57,660 --> 00:22:58,660 to pay or anything. 282 00:22:59,040 --> 00:23:00,820 See, I get two free tickets. 283 00:23:01,620 --> 00:23:04,880 One for my mom, and you can have the other one. 284 00:23:05,290 --> 00:23:07,050 I can't talk about this right now. I have a funeral. 285 00:23:08,030 --> 00:23:09,030 For that boy? 286 00:23:10,730 --> 00:23:14,010 Yeah. I bet his parents are really going to miss him. 287 00:23:14,770 --> 00:23:17,050 I'm busy right now, Grace. I'm very busy. 288 00:23:21,470 --> 00:23:22,490 Do you miss anyone? 289 00:23:23,530 --> 00:23:24,970 Oh, damn it. 290 00:23:26,970 --> 00:23:28,070 See what you made me do? 291 00:23:28,370 --> 00:23:29,370 I'm sorry. 292 00:23:30,270 --> 00:23:32,730 Oh, don't do that. Don't cry. 293 00:23:36,140 --> 00:23:37,220 It doesn't do any good. 294 00:23:43,560 --> 00:23:45,180 My mama is going to die. 295 00:23:45,440 --> 00:23:46,440 You know that? 296 00:23:52,180 --> 00:23:53,560 Yeah, Monica told me. 297 00:23:57,320 --> 00:24:02,600 I never really understood what it meant until I saw that boy. 298 00:24:08,620 --> 00:24:09,620 I'm going to be late. 299 00:24:10,260 --> 00:24:11,880 I'm sorry I cried on you. 300 00:24:14,860 --> 00:24:15,860 Here, wipe your nose. 301 00:24:22,760 --> 00:24:23,940 So you won't forget? 302 00:24:26,500 --> 00:24:28,520 Forget? My recital. 303 00:24:36,000 --> 00:24:37,600 He doesn't care who he hurts. 304 00:24:38,030 --> 00:24:44,790 He just... You know, I don't think I should have come here. It was a stupid 305 00:24:44,790 --> 00:24:46,350 idea. Don't say that. 306 00:24:46,710 --> 00:24:48,050 I don't know what good it's done. 307 00:24:52,570 --> 00:24:54,250 How are the funeral arrangements coming? 308 00:24:55,910 --> 00:24:57,870 Everything is going to be taken care of. 309 00:25:00,490 --> 00:25:02,910 If it's okay, Monica, I need the afternoon off. 310 00:25:04,270 --> 00:25:06,010 I have an appointment with social services. 311 00:25:06,470 --> 00:25:07,449 Oh, Lorena. 312 00:25:07,450 --> 00:25:08,900 Oh. What choice do I have? 313 00:25:09,260 --> 00:25:13,080 I've got to find somebody to adopt Grace, and I want to know who they are 314 00:25:13,080 --> 00:25:14,440 can know that she's going to be okay. 315 00:25:14,740 --> 00:25:15,880 What about Sidney? 316 00:25:17,240 --> 00:25:18,860 Why would I let that man have her? 317 00:25:19,920 --> 00:25:21,060 Because he's your father. 318 00:25:24,000 --> 00:25:25,140 I didn't know that. 319 00:25:25,580 --> 00:25:26,680 It's true, isn't it? 320 00:25:29,760 --> 00:25:31,040 You should tell him. 321 00:25:31,380 --> 00:25:32,820 You haven't said anything, have you? 322 00:25:33,200 --> 00:25:36,880 No, I haven't, but it will make all the difference to Sidney if you tell him he 323 00:25:36,880 --> 00:25:38,200 believes his daughter is dead. 324 00:25:38,400 --> 00:25:39,400 She is. 325 00:25:40,880 --> 00:25:42,280 My older sister's dead. 326 00:25:45,560 --> 00:25:50,020 My mother was taken to shopping, and we were in a car accident, and I was the 327 00:25:50,020 --> 00:25:51,020 only survivor. 328 00:25:53,800 --> 00:25:56,060 Afterwards, I guess my dad couldn't take care of me. 329 00:25:57,820 --> 00:25:59,600 You know, I gotta tell you the truth, I'm... 330 00:26:00,190 --> 00:26:02,910 Never really thought much about my father until I got sick. 331 00:26:04,830 --> 00:26:10,970 And then I got a copy of the accident report, and by next of Ken, it said 332 00:26:10,970 --> 00:26:12,350 Alcott as my father. 333 00:26:12,730 --> 00:26:13,830 That's how I found him. 334 00:26:14,050 --> 00:26:15,930 And you didn't try to contact him? 335 00:26:17,150 --> 00:26:18,150 Not until now. 336 00:26:21,850 --> 00:26:24,930 I wanted him to be a good person. 337 00:26:25,350 --> 00:26:28,770 I wanted him to have a good reason for giving me up, but... 338 00:26:30,030 --> 00:26:34,450 After spending some time with him, I don't see much good in him. 339 00:26:35,810 --> 00:26:38,210 The truth can change everything. 340 00:26:39,270 --> 00:26:41,530 It may even change Sidney. 341 00:26:43,390 --> 00:26:46,070 But you'll never know unless you tell him. 342 00:26:53,730 --> 00:26:59,010 And he walks with me and he talks with me. 343 00:26:59,740 --> 00:27:02,860 And he tells me I am his own. 344 00:27:04,120 --> 00:27:07,020 What are you doing? 345 00:27:08,360 --> 00:27:09,360 He left it unlocked. 346 00:27:09,800 --> 00:27:12,960 I figured you finally got sick of all the dust and wanted me to clean. 347 00:27:17,260 --> 00:27:18,800 I ought to fire you right now. 348 00:27:23,080 --> 00:27:27,240 You know, Mr. Alcott, I'm not just a cleaning lady. 349 00:27:28,490 --> 00:27:32,310 I'm actually a person who cares about you, and I want to see you find some 350 00:27:32,310 --> 00:27:35,730 in your life. Don't start telling me I need God or something, because I'm not 351 00:27:35,730 --> 00:27:40,130 buying it. I'm not trying to talk you into anything. Believe me, I just want 352 00:27:40,130 --> 00:27:45,470 explain. I... See, every day, I walk the labyrinth at the church on Hanover 353 00:27:45,470 --> 00:27:46,710 Street. Forget it. 354 00:27:47,330 --> 00:27:49,550 I got my own way of finding peace of mind. 355 00:27:50,710 --> 00:27:52,610 Yeah, I found the liquor bottles. 356 00:27:55,340 --> 00:27:58,220 I have something I need to tell you. Just get out. I'll put everything back 357 00:27:58,220 --> 00:28:00,400 myself. It is important. Please. 358 00:28:00,720 --> 00:28:01,720 Go. 359 00:28:06,080 --> 00:28:07,080 Okay. 360 00:28:08,680 --> 00:28:14,720 But before I do, I promised Grace that I would give you this. 361 00:28:17,160 --> 00:28:19,400 What? The ticket to her recital tonight. 362 00:28:21,380 --> 00:28:22,640 Please don't let her down. 363 00:28:23,500 --> 00:28:24,680 She's been through so much. 364 00:28:31,580 --> 00:28:32,580 Welcome to the club. 365 00:28:46,860 --> 00:28:48,100 I don't see him. 366 00:28:49,920 --> 00:28:51,020 He's not here yet. 367 00:28:51,560 --> 00:28:52,560 Okay, turn around. 368 00:28:53,440 --> 00:28:55,920 Well? You're the prettiest flower of the bunch. 369 00:28:56,700 --> 00:29:00,780 Now go out there, have fun, do the best job that you can. I'm already proud of 370 00:29:00,780 --> 00:29:01,780 you. 371 00:29:03,330 --> 00:29:04,330 Okay, everyone. 372 00:29:04,670 --> 00:29:06,330 Places, please. It's time. Hey. 373 00:29:07,490 --> 00:29:08,490 I love you. 374 00:29:09,150 --> 00:29:10,150 Love you, too. 375 00:29:13,310 --> 00:29:15,430 Now, don't forget to save a seat for Mr. Alcott. 376 00:30:04,500 --> 00:30:06,240 Yeah. Oh, Sidney. 377 00:30:08,900 --> 00:30:10,400 Oh, Sidney what? 378 00:30:16,200 --> 00:30:18,220 Weren't you supposed to be somewhere tonight? 379 00:30:20,000 --> 00:30:21,000 Was I? 380 00:30:22,620 --> 00:30:24,440 Oh, oh, yeah. 381 00:30:25,780 --> 00:30:27,160 A little recital. 382 00:30:29,870 --> 00:30:30,870 Too bad. 383 00:30:34,210 --> 00:30:35,370 Believe me, Monica. 384 00:30:37,650 --> 00:30:39,390 I've missed a lot more than that. 385 00:30:39,910 --> 00:30:41,770 When did you last see your little girl? 386 00:30:44,290 --> 00:30:45,730 She just turned two. 387 00:30:50,510 --> 00:30:55,430 How do you... What do you know about Rose? 388 00:30:57,050 --> 00:30:58,890 I know that she's your little girl. 389 00:31:00,330 --> 00:31:02,250 And I know that you have seen her. 390 00:31:05,730 --> 00:31:06,730 What? 391 00:31:06,970 --> 00:31:08,370 You named her Rose. 392 00:31:09,110 --> 00:31:12,790 But the people who adopted her, they gave her a new name. 393 00:31:14,350 --> 00:31:15,350 Sidney? 394 00:31:15,850 --> 00:31:18,410 Huh? I accepted a delivery. 395 00:31:19,290 --> 00:31:21,670 Uh, put it in the prep room. 396 00:31:22,150 --> 00:31:23,150 I did. 397 00:31:23,230 --> 00:31:24,330 Then get out. 398 00:31:28,650 --> 00:31:30,170 What are you talking about, Martha? 399 00:31:31,430 --> 00:31:34,510 What are their name rows? 400 00:31:35,570 --> 00:31:36,570 Lorena. 401 00:31:37,250 --> 00:31:38,250 Lorena? 402 00:31:40,190 --> 00:31:41,490 The cleaning woman? 403 00:31:44,270 --> 00:31:47,010 Well, where is she? 404 00:31:47,890 --> 00:31:49,110 In the prep room. 405 00:32:27,790 --> 00:32:29,110 I don't want to. 406 00:32:32,390 --> 00:32:35,830 I know how sad you are right now, Grace. 407 00:32:37,210 --> 00:32:40,770 But try to think of this as a celebration of your mommy's life. 408 00:32:42,010 --> 00:32:48,050 She loved you so much and she planned this day for you because she knew this 409 00:32:48,050 --> 00:32:49,050 what you would need. 410 00:32:49,830 --> 00:32:51,230 I need my mom. 411 00:32:53,570 --> 00:32:55,330 What's going to happen to me now? 412 00:32:57,840 --> 00:33:00,820 We're going to make sure that you are taken care of. 413 00:33:02,560 --> 00:33:04,580 I'm not going to forget about my mom. 414 00:33:05,020 --> 00:33:09,520 Of course you won't. And you must never forget how much she loved you. 415 00:33:17,360 --> 00:33:19,160 Are you going to my mom's funeral? 416 00:33:26,800 --> 00:33:28,340 I think my mom is right about him. 417 00:33:29,680 --> 00:33:32,380 He's just very sad right now, too. 418 00:34:12,520 --> 00:34:14,920 I always wondered what you'd look like all grown up. 419 00:34:17,980 --> 00:34:21,400 There wasn't a day that went by that I didn't think about you, Rose. 420 00:34:23,860 --> 00:34:25,460 I never stopped loving you. 421 00:34:28,139 --> 00:34:29,679 I wanted to tell you that. 422 00:34:31,040 --> 00:34:32,139 That I loved you. 423 00:34:33,679 --> 00:34:35,320 And that I was sorry. 424 00:34:39,980 --> 00:34:42,260 You were right there in front of me all this time. 425 00:34:44,440 --> 00:34:46,520 But I was too damn drunk to see it. 426 00:34:54,639 --> 00:35:00,140 On the day I let them take you away, I... I wrote you this letter. 427 00:35:03,100 --> 00:35:07,100 I always thought that someday I'd track you down and... 428 00:35:07,760 --> 00:35:13,480 Send it to you, and you'd read it, and understand why I had to let you go. 429 00:35:14,800 --> 00:35:17,420 I'd lost your mother. I'd lost your sister. 430 00:35:17,900 --> 00:35:20,240 I shouldn't have let myself lose you, too. 431 00:35:20,840 --> 00:35:22,020 But I just... 432 00:35:22,020 --> 00:35:30,560 I 433 00:35:30,560 --> 00:35:32,040 never had much faith in anything. 434 00:35:35,200 --> 00:35:36,560 But I always believed. 435 00:35:37,100 --> 00:35:38,280 I'd see you again, Rosie. 436 00:35:40,880 --> 00:35:46,960 But not... Not like this. 437 00:35:51,060 --> 00:35:52,140 What happened, Sidney? 438 00:35:54,380 --> 00:35:55,380 What are you doing here? 439 00:35:56,660 --> 00:35:57,880 Don't you have work to do? 440 00:35:59,240 --> 00:36:00,240 Yes. 441 00:36:00,400 --> 00:36:01,980 And it's here, with you. 442 00:36:03,740 --> 00:36:04,860 What are you talking about? 443 00:36:06,030 --> 00:36:07,030 I'm an angel. 444 00:36:07,730 --> 00:36:08,750 You're an angel. 445 00:36:11,050 --> 00:36:12,170 Sure, why not? 446 00:36:15,210 --> 00:36:16,430 I'm the angel of death. 447 00:36:19,010 --> 00:36:20,010 My God. 448 00:36:22,430 --> 00:36:25,330 I always thought that was just a joke people made. 449 00:36:25,790 --> 00:36:26,790 No. 450 00:36:28,070 --> 00:36:33,730 God sends me at the time of death to escort people home. 451 00:36:35,120 --> 00:36:36,120 You took Rose? 452 00:36:36,880 --> 00:36:42,600 Yes. When she died, I took her home, but there have always been angels around 453 00:36:42,600 --> 00:36:43,600 her. 454 00:36:45,140 --> 00:36:46,420 Because I wasn't there. 455 00:36:48,160 --> 00:36:49,380 Because I let her go. 456 00:36:51,380 --> 00:36:57,580 Sidney, you lost your wife and your child, and oftentimes people make bad 457 00:36:57,580 --> 00:36:59,100 decisions when they're grieving. 458 00:37:00,660 --> 00:37:03,700 I didn't think I could raise her alone. 459 00:37:04,940 --> 00:37:05,940 You've never been alone. 460 00:37:06,940 --> 00:37:08,760 God will never forsake his children. 461 00:37:09,080 --> 00:37:11,440 And why didn't he tell me how to find her? 462 00:37:12,420 --> 00:37:17,500 I would have... He showed your daughter how to find you. 463 00:37:18,500 --> 00:37:21,700 And after that, it was up to the two of you. 464 00:37:26,160 --> 00:37:27,300 And I blew it. 465 00:37:30,560 --> 00:37:32,260 Now it's too late to know her. 466 00:37:32,740 --> 00:37:33,740 You're still awake. 467 00:37:35,470 --> 00:37:37,050 Come with me to the funeral. 468 00:37:40,350 --> 00:37:41,610 I can't. 469 00:37:43,950 --> 00:37:44,670 That 470 00:37:44,670 --> 00:37:51,650 music 471 00:37:51,650 --> 00:37:56,950 was written by a very courageous woman a thousand years ago. 472 00:37:57,210 --> 00:38:03,790 Her name was Hildegard, and she walked with God every day of her life. 473 00:38:04,970 --> 00:38:09,550 She described herself as a feather on the breath of God. 474 00:38:09,770 --> 00:38:14,450 I've never heard a better way of describing what it means to be on a 475 00:38:14,450 --> 00:38:15,450 with him. 476 00:38:16,150 --> 00:38:19,130 Lorena made that journey every day. 477 00:38:19,930 --> 00:38:26,410 I didn't know her, but I walked with her once on that labyrinth out there, that 478 00:38:26,410 --> 00:38:29,850 path that symbolizes our journey toward God. 479 00:38:31,080 --> 00:38:34,680 She came into this world with the name of Rose. 480 00:38:35,880 --> 00:38:42,380 And like her namesake, she bloomed and left this world a richer place. 481 00:38:43,840 --> 00:38:49,700 She touched each of our lives. To some, she was Rose. 482 00:38:50,900 --> 00:38:53,420 To others, she was Lorena. 483 00:38:53,820 --> 00:38:57,100 To God, she was his beautiful child. 484 00:38:57,380 --> 00:38:59,840 And she still is his beautiful child. 485 00:39:01,520 --> 00:39:08,480 And even now, she walks with him and she talks to him just as she 486 00:39:08,480 --> 00:39:12,600 did so many times on that labyrinth in the courtyard. 487 00:39:16,000 --> 00:39:22,860 I come to the garden alone 488 00:39:22,860 --> 00:39:28,100 while the dew 489 00:39:28,100 --> 00:39:30,580 is still... 490 00:39:31,070 --> 00:39:36,510 on roses and 491 00:39:36,510 --> 00:39:41,610 the voice I hear 492 00:39:41,610 --> 00:39:46,590 falling on my ears 493 00:39:46,590 --> 00:39:51,770 the son of God 494 00:39:51,770 --> 00:39:54,490 disclosed 495 00:40:02,860 --> 00:40:09,580 with me and he talks with me and he tells me I 496 00:40:09,580 --> 00:40:14,960 am his own and the joy we share 497 00:40:14,960 --> 00:40:21,860 as we tarry there none other 498 00:40:21,860 --> 00:40:28,500 has ever known and 499 00:40:28,500 --> 00:40:30,580 the joy we share 500 00:40:31,920 --> 00:40:38,720 As we tarry there, none other has 501 00:40:38,720 --> 00:40:39,720 ever. 502 00:41:10,160 --> 00:41:11,160 Hello, Sidney. 503 00:41:12,820 --> 00:41:14,060 Where did you come from? 504 00:41:14,740 --> 00:41:16,980 The same place that Andrew came from. 505 00:41:19,260 --> 00:41:20,260 Okay. 506 00:41:21,660 --> 00:41:23,000 Then you can explain this. 507 00:41:23,420 --> 00:41:24,480 What do you want to know? 508 00:41:26,300 --> 00:41:27,760 She used to walk this thing. 509 00:41:28,540 --> 00:41:29,580 She knew God. 510 00:41:29,800 --> 00:41:30,920 I just walked it. 511 00:41:32,340 --> 00:41:33,360 I don't know anything. 512 00:41:34,940 --> 00:41:36,260 I don't know how to feel. 513 00:41:38,000 --> 00:41:39,780 Why would God want to meet me anywhere? 514 00:41:42,740 --> 00:41:44,720 Because he loves you, Sidney. 515 00:41:46,500 --> 00:41:50,140 Because he knows that your life is full of pain and regret. 516 00:41:51,840 --> 00:41:54,320 But his great gift to you is this. 517 00:41:55,720 --> 00:42:01,660 When people lose their way, God is always waiting to show them the way 518 00:42:02,280 --> 00:42:03,280 What's the point? 519 00:42:04,900 --> 00:42:06,360 I've lost more than my way. 520 00:42:09,230 --> 00:42:11,030 I've lost the chance to ever know my daughter. 521 00:42:11,390 --> 00:42:12,710 No, you haven't. 522 00:42:13,090 --> 00:42:15,010 Your daughter knew God. 523 00:42:15,590 --> 00:42:19,170 She trusted God. She walked with him here. 524 00:42:19,850 --> 00:42:21,530 This is where her journey began. 525 00:42:22,570 --> 00:42:25,030 And it can become your journey too. 526 00:42:26,570 --> 00:42:30,030 Walk with him, Whitney. Not just here. 527 00:42:30,610 --> 00:42:33,450 But wherever you go for the rest of your life. 528 00:42:34,530 --> 00:42:37,370 And you will know the peace that your daughter knew. 529 00:42:38,860 --> 00:42:44,060 When you learn to love what she loved, you will know her. 530 00:42:45,140 --> 00:42:46,140 You will. 531 00:43:13,560 --> 00:43:14,560 Grace? 532 00:43:29,080 --> 00:43:30,300 Yes, Mr. Alcott? 533 00:43:30,780 --> 00:43:37,580 Hey, um... Monica said you might be needing a 534 00:43:37,580 --> 00:43:38,580 family now. 535 00:43:41,800 --> 00:43:43,560 Well, I have some ideas about that. 536 00:43:43,800 --> 00:43:45,840 I thought we might talk about it. 537 00:43:47,400 --> 00:43:48,400 Okay. 538 00:43:49,440 --> 00:43:55,000 You know, whoever you decide to live with probably should be somebody who can 539 00:43:55,000 --> 00:43:56,000 dance, don't you think? 540 00:43:56,260 --> 00:43:58,260 Yeah, that's a good idea. 541 00:44:06,780 --> 00:44:07,780 Hey, 542 00:44:08,220 --> 00:44:09,520 I dance.