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THAT LOOK STRAIGHTTO YOU?

KINDA.

WELL, YOU CAN TEST-DRIVE ITAFTER SCHOOL TODAY

IF YOUR DAD SAYS IT'S OKAY.

HEY, DAD?

CAN I HELP TOPPERAFTER SCHOOL?

I'M WITH A CUSTOMER.

GIVE ME A SECOND,I'LL BE RIGHT IN.

HEY, UM...

CAN YOU DO ME A FAVOR?

JUST DROP THIS IN A MAILBOXFOR ME SOMEWHERE, OKAY?

'KAY.

UNCLE TOP?

DO YOU THINKI'LL EVER GET TO MEET HER?

I HOPE SO.

SHE'DREALLY LIKE YOU.

OKAY.

YOU COME RIGHT HOME

AND GET YOUR HOMEWORKDONE FIRST, YOU GOT IT?

YEAH.

YEAH, YEAH, YEAH.

OKAY. HAVE A GREAT DAY, BUDDY.

ALL RIGHT.

YOU GOT TWO PB AND J'SIN THERE.

TRY AND SAVEONE FOR LUNCH.

OKAY. BYE, DAD.

YOU KNOW, YOU COULD RIDEWITH HIM

TO SCHOOL SOMEDAY.

IT'S JUSTA COUPLE BLOCKS.

I WOULD IF I COULD.

SOMEDAY SOON,I HOPE.

SEE YOU LATER, LITTLE BROTHER.

CODE NINE! EVACUATION IN PROGRESS!

SANDY? SANDY!

ALL EMERGENCY PERSONNEL, EVACUATE!

I'M OLIVER...

UH...

CUT!

UH, H-HOLD ON.

I'M SORRY.

-OLIVER...-UH, I'M SORRY.

NO. NO, YOU'RE FABULOUS.JUST...

DON'T LOOK UP.

YES.

OKAY.

YOU'RE DOING GREAT, SON.

I THINK YOU'VE REALLY CAPTURED

THE SPIRIT OFTHE AMERICAN LETTER-WRITER!

I DIDN'T REALIZEIT WOULD BE SO COMPLICATED.

OKAY! ONE MORE TIME, FOLKS!

-READY, AND---

SORRY! HOLD IT! LET'S WAITFOR THE SIRENS TO PASS BY.

WAITINGFOR THE SIRENS.

THIS IS SO EXCITING!

I KNOW. THERE'SFREE FOOD OVER THERE.

I BROUGHTYOU A COOKIE.

AW!

UH-OH.

OH.

EXCUSE ME?

UH, YOUR RECEPTACLEIS ANACHRONISTIC.

MY WHAT IS WHAT?

WELL, UM, THE MAILBOXTHAT YOU'VE GOT, UM,

IT HASN'T BEENIN USE SINCE 1997.

AND THEN THAT PIN

THAT OLIVER IS WEARING,IT WAS DISCONTINUED IN 2014.

AND IN 1848,THE POSTAL SERVICE--

WHO ARE YOU?

I'M NORMAN DORMAN.

I'M A STUDENTOF U.S. POSTAL HISTORY.

WELL, THAT'SVERY IMPRESSIVE, NORMAN,

BUT WE'RE ON A DEADLINE,AND THAT SHIP HAS SAILED.

W-- DURING THE MONGOL EMPIRE,

KUBLAI KHAN USED MORE THAN6,000 SHIPS TO DELIVER MAIL.

MOST OF IT SAID THINGS LIKE,"WE'RE COMING TO KILL YOU."

YOU KNOW...

WE GOT AN OPENINGFOR A GUY LIKE YOU IN DC.

PUBLIC RELATIONS IS LOOKINGFOR A COMMUNICATIONS LIAISON

IN THE OFFICEOF POSTAL HERITAGE.

ARE YOU INTERESTED?

WELL, UM...

WHY DON'T YOUTHINK ABOUT IT

AND GIVE ME A CALL?

I'M HERE TILL FRIDAY.

NORMAN DORMAN.

WHAT WAS THAT ALL ABOUT?

I THINK HE JUSTOFFERED ME A JOB.

-OH!-HERE WE GO!

-OKAY.-READY, MR. O'TOOLE?

MM-HMM.

OKAY. READY, AND...

ACTION!

I'M OLIVER O'TOOLE,

AND I'VE WORKED FORTHE UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE

FOR 17 YEARS.

AND I'M JOSEPH O'TOOLE,

AND I WORKED FOR THE POST OFFICEFOR 22 YEARS,

AND MY FATHER WORKEDFOR THE POST OFFICE

FOR 50 YEARS,

JUST LIKE MY GRANDFATHER.

THERE'S BEEN AN O'TOOLEPROUDLY DELIVERING MAIL

SINCE 1789.

THROUGH RAIN AND SLEETAND SNOW AND DARK OF NIGHT,

NO MATTER HOW FAR,NO MATTER HOW TOUGH,

IF YOU WANT IT THERE,

WE KNOW HOWTO GET IT THERE.

THE U.S.POSTAL SERVICE...

A GRAND TRADITION.

AND...

CUT!

GREAT! WE GOT IT!

THAT'S A WRAP, FOLKS!

NICE JOB.

-THANK YOU.-THAT'S IT?

THAT IS IT. GREAT WORK.

THAT WAS FUN.

HMM.

WE SHOULD DOMORE STUFF TOGETHER.

PREFERABLY WITHOUT,UH, MAKE-UP.

YOU KNOW,I'VE BEEN DOING

A LOT OF BACKPACKINGRECENTLY.

I THOUGHTMAYBE I'D HIT

ELDORADO CANYON THIS WEEKEND.YOU INTERESTED?

OH, UH,THIS WEEKEND?

YEAH, I KNOW YOU'RE NOTA BIG NATURE GUY,

BUT, HEY,

EVERY COUPLEOF DECADES,

WE SHOULD DO A LITTLEBONDING TIME, HUH?

OH, I DIDRECENTLY READ AN ARTICLE

ABOUT FATHER-SONBONDING BENEFITS,

BUT THIS WEEKENDI HAVE A DATE.

SHANE?

SATURDAY.

MONTALDO'S.

WOW!

AND YOU'RE ACTUALLYCALLING IT A DATE!

GOOD FOR YOU.

WELL, SOME OTHER TIME, THEN.

ABSOLUTELY.

WE HAD A GOOD DAY,THOUGH, HUH?

DAD?

UM, A BUNCH OF US

ARE GOING TO MAILBOX GRILLEFOR LUNCH.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO COME?

SURE.

MEET YOU THERE.

MISTER?

EXCUSE ME?

HEY!

IS IT TRUE?

IS WHAT TRUE?

THE POST OFFICECAN DELIVER ANYTHING?

WELL, IF THEY CAN'T,NOBODY CAN.

EVEN IF YOU GET

PEANUT BUTTER AND JELLYALL OVER IT

AND YOU DROP IT IN THE STREETAND A CAR RUNS OVER IT,

AND IT GETS RIPPED UPIN YOUR BIKE CHAIN?

WELL, I'VE SEEN WORSE.

UM...

SHOULD YOU BE IN SCHOOL?

YEAH. THANKS.

THERE YOU ARE.

WHAT'S GOING ON?

ELEANOR IN PASSPORTS...

SHE PASSED.

I JUST CAN'T BELIEVE IT.

IT WAS SO SUDDEN.

WELL, ELEANOR WASALWAYS SURPRISING US.

YEAH. REMEMBER LAST YEAR'SHALLOWEEN PARTY,

WHEN SHE WENTAS CHARLES LINDBERGH

DELIVERINGTHE MAIL TO PARIS?

AND SHE WASA LOYAL GOVERNMENT SERVANT.

POSTAL TO THE END.

NORMAN!YOU GOT A SECOND?

I'M GONNA GOGET US A TABLE.

OKAY.

BOBBY FOUND THISIN THAT PROP MAILBOX

WE WERE USING THIS MORNING.

IT'S DEFINITELYNOT ONE OF OURS.

I FIGURED YOU WOULDKNOW WHAT TO DO WITH IT.

SOMEBODY MUST'VE THOUGHTIT WAS A REAL MAILBOX.

UH, LAS VEGAS...

N-E... V?

RITA?

OH, WELL, THERE ARE ONLY TWONEVADA ZIP CODES THAT END IN 01,

AND ONLY ONEIN THE LAS VEGAS AREA.

YOU WANT SOMETHINGMEMORIZED,

SHE'S YOUR GIRL.

ACTUALLY, SHE'S MY GIRL.

OH!

ANYWAYS, UM,

THIS ENVELOPE'SBEEN REUSED,

SO MAYBE WE CANPULL UP A LATENT ADDRESS,

OR TRACE THE MANUFACTUREROF WHATEVER'S INSIDE...

LOOKS LIKE IT'SAN AMERICAN-MADE T-SHIRT.

I GOTTA SAY, NORM.

YOU'RE BEING WASTEDOUT HERE IN DENVER.

OH, I DON'T KNOW.

YES, YOU DO.

YOU'RE GOOD AND YOU KNOW IT.

YOU'RE JUST TOO HUMBLE.YOU STILL GOT MY CARD?

YES, BUT...

CALL ME.

THINK BIG!

BE BOLD!

WAIT. DOES THAT MEANTHAT I'M NOT BOLD?

I THINK I'M BOLD.AM I BOLD?

OH. BOLD?

UH, WELL...

OH, LOOK! SHRIMP!

JUST IMAGINING DENVER BRANCHWITHOUT ELEANOR...

WE JUST NEVER KNOW, DO WE?

WHEN YOUR MOTHERLEFT US,

I NEVER IMAGINEDTHAT I WOULDN'T...

THAT WE WOULDN'T ALLSEE HER AGAIN SOMEDAY.

BUT SHE GOT SICK,AND THEN SHE WAS GONE.

WHEN I GOT THE NEWSTHAT SHE'D DIED,

I WENT UP IN THE MOUNTAINSTO WATCH A SUNSET...

AND THEN I JUST SAT THEREIN THE DARK FOR HOURS

UNTIL I COULD FIND A REASON

TO BELIEVE THAT THE SUNRISEWAS WORTH WAITING FOR.

WHAT DID YOU FIND?

I DECIDED THAT...

IF I COULDJUST WAKE UP EVERY MORNING...

YOU'D BE THERE.

AHEM. DO YOU MINDIF I JOIN YOU?

PLEASE!

WE'RE JUST HAVINGONE OF THOSE

MEANING-OF-LIFECONVERSATIONS.

SEEMS LIKETHE RIGHT DAY FOR IT.

MM.

DID OLIVEREVER TELL YOU

HIS "DIVINEDELIVERY THEORY"?

HMM!

I DIDN'T KNOW I HAD ONE.

WELL, YOU KNOW,

THE "WE DON'T FINDTHE DEAD LETTERS,

THEY FIND US--JUST IN TIME TO BE DELIVERED."

I CALL IT "OLIVER'SDIVINE DELIVERY THEORY."

YOU GUYS BELIEVE EVERY LETTERTHAT "FINDS YOU"

IS ON SOMESUPERNATURAL SCHEDULE?

YES.

WELL, SOME OF USBELIEVE, AND...

SOME OF USARE OPEN TO IT.

HUH! WELL, LET'S--

LET'S TEST YOUR THEORY.

YOU PROVE TO ME

THAT THE NEXT DEADLETTER YOU COME ACROSS

ACTUALLY MAKES

SOME KIND OF MIRACULOUSDIFFERENCE IN THE WORLD,

AND IF YOU CAN'T,

THEN YOU HAVE TO LET METAKE YOU CAMPING

BEFORE SUMMER'S OVER.

AND IF YOU CAN PROVE

SOME PROVIDENTIALPOSTAL THEORY...

THEN I'LL PICK UPYOUR DINNER TAB AT MONTALDO'S.

DEAL?

I'M NOT REALLYCOMFORTABLE WAGERING

THE ABILITY OF THE ALMIGHTY TO--

IF THE ALMIGHTY IS EVERYTHINGTHAT YOU SAY THAT HE IS,

THEN I THINK HE CAN HANDLE IT.

DEAL!

GOTTA RUN.

AND I'M SORRYABOUT YOUR FRIEND.

CAMPING?YOU?

HE INVITED ME TO BONDWITH HIM THIS WEEKEND.

I TOLD HIMI HAD OTHER PLANS.

YES, YOU DO.

AND YOU TOLD HIM WE'RE GOINGBACK TO MONTALDO'S?

WELL, OUR FIRST ATTEMPTAT DINNER

WAS A RATHER CHALLENGINGEVENING,

SO RETURNINGMIGHT ALLOW US TO...

TO...

GET BACK UP ON THE HORSE.

MM-HMM.

OLIVER, FOR SOMEONEWHO BELIEVES IN MIRACLES,

SOMETIMES YOU CAN BESO...

PRACTICAL.

AH!

ALL RIGHT, NORMAN.

WOULD YOU WALK US THROUGH THIS,PLEASE?

AH. WELL...

ENVELOPE DAMAGEDBY TIRE-TREAD TRAUMA,

PEANUT BUTTER,

AND SOMESORT OF GREASE.

HMM...

BICYCLE CHAIN,I BELIEVE.

THE ZIP CODESUGGESTS

IT'S FROM THE NORTHEAST CORNEROF LAS VEGAS.

AND A MEN'S STINKY T-SHIRT

AND A TWO-PAGE LETTERWHICH WE HAVEN'T READ,

IN COMPLIANCE, OF COURSE,

WITH POSTAL PRIVACYCODE 10-01P.

"ASSUME NOTHING."HMM! THAT'S GOOD ADVICE.

WHAT ARE WE ASSUMING?

I DON'T KNOW ABOUTYOU GUYS, BUT...

THIS DAY'S BEENHARD ENOUGH

WITHOUT STARTINGAN IMPOSSIBLE PROJECT TOO.

WELL...

NOTHING'S IMPOSSIBLE.

THAT'S A BOLDSTATEMENT, NORMAN.

UM... YES, AND ALLOW METO BE A LITTLE BOLDER.

SOMETHING LIKE THISDROPPING IN OUR LAPS

ON A DAY LIKE TODAYMIGHT SEEM LIKE BAD TIMING,

BUT...

WE CAN'T ASSUMEANYTHING.

IT'S A...SORT OF A...

DIVINE DELIVERY,PERHAPS.

OKAY.

BUT IF WE'RE GONNA DO THIS,I SAY WE FORGET PROTOCOL,

FORGET PRIVACY CODE 10-01P,

AND WE READ THE LETTERAND LET THE MIRACLES BEGIN.

WELL, UNLESS...

YOU WOULD RATHERGO CAMPING INSTEAD.

CAMPING?

OLIVER DOESN'T LIKETO LIVE OUTSIDE.

NOT ON PURPOSE, ANYWAY!

HMM.

ALL RIGHT.

"WATCHING THE SUNSET,SITTING IN FRONT OF THE FIRE,

LISTENING TO GUITAR MUSIC..."

OH, DEAR.

IT'S A BUCKET LIST.

WONDER IF ELEANORHAD A BUCKET LIST.

DO YOU?

NO. OF COURSE, I DOHAVE A LIST OF BUCKETS.

WELL...

EXCEPT FOR THE PARTABOUT EATING MEXICAN FOOD,

-MMM!-...IT'S NOT VERY CREATIVE.

THERE'S NOTHINGABOUT MOUNT EVEREST

OR ABOUT RIDING IN A BALLOONOVER STOCKHOLM.

PEOPLE MAKE BUCKET LISTSALL THE TIME.

UH, YES.NOT FOR OTHER PEOPLE.

UNLESS...

"HI. IT'S ME AGAIN,

AND I KNOW YOU'RE PROBABLY

GETTING TIREDOF HEARING FROM ME,

BUT I PROMISE THIS TIME

I'M NOT ASKING FOR ANYTHINGFOR MYSELF.

I JUST WANT TO HELP SANDY.

I'D DO ANYTHINGTO BE WITH HER NOW.

I TRULY BELIEVEIF WE COULD BE TOGETHER,

I COULD HELP HER,MAYBE EVEN SAVE HER LIFE...

BUT I GUESSTHAT'S NOT GOING TO HAPPEN."

"SO I'M JUST HOPING

THAT YOU'LL DOEVERYTHING YOU CAN TO SAVE HER.

AND IF IT'S TOO LATE,

THEN I HOPE YOU'LL DO EVERYTHING YOU CAN

TO MAKE HER COMFORTABLE.

IF I COULD HOLD HER ONE MORE TIME

AND TELL HER THAT I LOVE HER, I WOULD,

BUT I'M STILL NOT 100% MYSELF,

SO I'M ENCLOSINGKIND OF A BUCKET LIST FOR SANDY.

A FEW IDEAS MAYBE YOU COULD DO THAT MIGHT REMIND HER OF ME.

AND I SENT HER MY FAVORITE T-SHIRT.

SHE WAS ALWAYS STEALING IT.

FUNNY HOW THE LITTLE THINGS ARE WHAT WE REMEMBER.

I KNOW YOU HAVE TO DOWHAT YOU HAVE TO DO,

AND I DON'T BLAME YOU.

JUST... PLEASEJUST PROMISE ME

THAT IF SHE ISN'TGOING TO MAKE IT,

DON'T LET HERBE ALONE WHEN SHE..."

THE, UH...

THE LAST PART IS MISSING.

IT'S A LETTER LIKE THISON A DAY LIKE TODAY

THAT MAKESOUR WORK SEEM...

LIKE A CALLING.

SAY WHAT YOU WILL

ABOUT MAGIC LETTERS,MS. MCINERNEY...

WHOEVER WROTE THIS...

IS TRYING TO SAY GOODBYEBEFORE IT'S TOO LATE,

AND...

WE ARE THEIR ONLY CHANCETO MAKE THAT HAPPEN.

OF COURSE.

OF COURSE WE ARE.

WE'LL GET THIS DELIVEREDAS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

BUT WE DON'T HAVE AN ADDRESSOR EVEN A RETURN ADDRESS.

ALL WE HAVE

IS THE CORNERTHAT IT WAS MAILED FROM...

WELL, SORT OF MAILED FROM.

MAYBE WE COULDCANVASS THE AREA.

OH, THATCOULD TAKE DAYS.

WELL, THERE ARE

734 SMALL BUSINESSESIN THE UNIVERSITY HILLS AREA

THAT IT COULD'VEBEEN MAILED FROM

AND NORMAN AND I COULDCOVER IT IF WE DID, OH...

185 EACH FOR TWO DAYS.

GOOD.

UH, MS. MCINERNEY--

I CAN HACK INTOTHE T-SHIRT MANUFACTURER

FOR POINTS OF PURCHASE.

IF I CAN LIFTA PARTIAL PRINT FROM THIS,

MAYBE YOUR FRIEND

AT THE STATE DIVISIONOF INVESTIGATIONS

COULD RUN IT FOR US.

YES. DALE MIGHTDO US A FAVOR.

DO YOU WANT METO FIND HER NUMBER FOR YOU?

NO, THANK YOU.I ACTUALLY KNOW IT.

I AM GOING TOCONTINUE TO ANALYZE

THE LETTERFOR A CONNECTION TO LAS VEGAS.

WE SHOULD ALL PRAY THAT, UH--

WELL, I'M GOING TO PRAYFOR SANDY,

WHOEVER SHE IS,

THAT SHE CAN HANG ONUNTIL WE CAN REACH HER.

HI, THIS IS--

YES!

UH, WELL, I WAS GONNA DROP BY.

UH, I NEEDED TO ASKA SMALL FAVOR.

YES. UH...

THERE'S ALSO SOME NEWSI'D LIKE TO SHARE IN PERSON.

CERTAINLY.

OKAY... 220 DOWN,

523 TO GO.

OKAY. SEE YOU ATTHE END OF THE BLOCK.

SO YOU DO MAKE THE T-SHIRTS,

BUT YOU DON'T DOANY OF THE PRINTING?

DO YOU SHIP TO ANYSPECIALTY STORES IN NEVADA?

OKAY.

GOOD MORNING!

CAN I ASK YOUA QUESTION?

UH... DID YOU SEND ANY--

...PARCELS TO LAS VEGAS,NEVADA, RECENTLY?

... LAS VEGAS, NEVADA, RECENTLY?

OH. OKAY.

THANK YOU.

SUNSETS, MEXICAN FOOD...

GUITAR MUSIC,LONG WALKS IN THE MOUNTAINS.

TSK.

I FEEL LIKE I KNOW SANDY.

I WISH I COULD HELP HER.

WELL, THANK YOU.IT WAS WORTH TRYING.

ANYTIME.

YOU KNOW THAT.

I DO.

UH... YOU SAIDTHERE WAS SOMETHING ELSE?

UH, YES. UH...

SOME SAD NEWS.

OHH... I WILLNEVER WALK AGAIN.

YES, YOU WILL,

JUST MAYBE NOTIN THOSE SHOES.

I'D SWEAR THEY WERETWO INCHES HIGHER.

WELL, THEY WERE....10 HOURS AND 300 STORES AGO.

NO LUCK YET, HUH?

THERE'S ALWAYS TOMORROW.

ANY PROGRESS?

NO.

MM.

WHAT HAPPENEDWITH DALE?

UH, NOT ENOUGH TO WORK WITH,I'M AFRAID.

YOU, UH, YOU FORGOTTHE T-SHIRT.

OH. THANK YOU.

MM-HMM.ARE YOU OKAY?

UH, I'VE BEENASKED TO HELP

WITH ARRANGEMENTSFOR ELEANOR'S MEMORIAL

ON FRIDAY.

SHE ATTENDEDMY CHURCH.

OH. SO DALE KNEW HER?

WELL, EVERYONEKNEW ELEANOR.

SHE WASA WONDERFUL LADY.

WELL...

WHY DON'TWE START AGAIN

BRIGHT AND EARLYTOMORROW?

SHALL WE?

OKAY.

'NIGHT.

I DON'T KNOW,OLIVER,

BUT I'M RUNNINGOUT OF IDEAS.

I MEAN, WE'RECOMING UP EMPTY

ON THE TIRE TRACK

AND THE BRAND OF COLOGNEON THE T-SHIRT.

THE T-SHIRTWAS MANUFACTURED IN OHIO,

BUT IT COULD'VE BEENPRINTED AND SOLD ANYWHERE,

AND THERE AREA FEW THOUSAND WOMEN

IN LAS VEGAS NAMED

SANDY, SANDRA, ALEXANDRA,ALESSANDRA, OR CASSANDRA.

NORMAN AND RITA HAVE COVEREDA SQUARE MILE

OF SMALL BUSINESSES

AND ARE COMING UP WITH NOTHING.

MAYBE...

WE FINALLY FOUND A LETTERTHAT CAN'T BE DELIVERED.

I CAN'T BELIEVE

THIS LETTER FOUND US

ONLY TO TURN OUTTO BE UNSOLVABLE.

I CAN'T ACCEPT THAT.

OKAY.

SO WE START AGAIN TOMORROW?

TOMORROW.

IT'S BEENALMOST A WEEK.

I THINK WE MAY BERUNNING OF TIME.

OH, HAVE A LITTLE FAITH,MS. MCINERNEY.

THE ANSWER IS THERE.WE'RE JUST NOT SEEING IT.

I FEEL THE T-SHIRTIS STILL OUR BEST CLUE.

"ASSUME NOTHING"?

ASSUME NOTHING.

OLIVER!

OH! THERE YOU ARE!

HI. I'M SO SORRYI'M LATE.

I HAD A LAST-MINUTEARREST TO PROCESS,

AND IT TOOK FOREVER.

OH, MY GOODNESS.WELL, HERE YOU ARE!

YEAH. ANY LUCKWITH YOUR LETTER?

UH, NOTHING BUT DEAD ENDS.

THAT'S TOO BAD.

WELL, IT RARELYHAPPENS TO US, BUT...

TRUST THE TIMING.

"TRUST THE TIMING."

WELL, I HAVEYOUR CHOIR ROBE.

THANK GOODNESSI DIDN'T SEND IT

TO THE CLEANERSJUST YET.

DALE HAPPENS TO BETHE ROBE MISTRESS FOR OUR CHOIR.

OH! WOW. SHE SINGS,SHE ARRESTS PEOPLE,

SHE'S MISTRESSOF CLOTHING...

I KNOW, I KNOW.

I'M NOT HALF ASINTERESTING AS I SOUND.

UM, WE SHOULDGET INSIDE.

WE'LL SEE YOU INSIDE.

MM-HMM.

I'M HERE!I'M HERE!

RITA!WHERE'S NORMAN?

OH, HE'LL BE ALONG SOON.

HE JUST HAD A COUPLEMORE STORES TO LOOK AT.

OKAY.

AND THEN WHAT?

WELL, THEN I LOOKED AT HER,SHE LOOKED AT ME,

AND I KNEW THAT WE WEREMEANT FOR EACH OTHER.

AND SHE REALLYSAVED YOUR LIFE ONCE?

OH, PROBABLY A MILLION TIMES.

IS SHE SICK,LIKE YOU?

WELL...

HI. HOW CANI HELP YOU?

COME ON.

UM, I'M FROM THE UNITED STATESPOSTAL SERVICE.

UH, WE'RE ATTEMPTINGTO DELIVER A PARCEL

THAT MAY HAVE BEEN MAILEDFROM THIS AREA.

YOU KNOW, I'M WAITING FORSOME BIKE SEATS FROM CANADA.

W-- UM, THIS ISTHE OTHER WAY AROUND, ACTUALLY.

OH.

WELL, UH, DO YOU BUYYOUR STAMPS ONLINE?

YEAH.

OH! GOOD!

WELL, HAVE YOU MAILED ANYTHINGTO NEVADA

OR THE 89101 ZIP CODE RECENTLY?

NO.

OH, HOLD ON.

HEY, TOP?

YEAH?

YOU SEND ANYTHINGTO NEVADA?

NO.

HMM.

SORRY.

THAT'S OKAY, YEAH.

THANKS ANYWAYS.

YEAH.

♪ THOUGH I MAY ROAM

I WONDER IF SHE WEARS HERGUN UNDERNEATH HER ROBE.

NAH...

IT'S TOO HARD TO SINGWHEN YOU'RE PACKIN'.

GOOD MORNING,FAMILY AND FRIENDS.

AS UNEXPECTEDAS ELEANOR'S DEPARTURE WAS...

WE CAN TAKE COMFORT

REMEMBERING HERAS A WOMAN OF STRONG FAITH

THAT TRAVELED THROUGH LIFEWITH THE BLESSED ASSURANCE

THAT HER PASSPORT

WAS ETERNALLY VALID,

STAMPED,

AND CERTIFIED "PERMANENT"

FOR ENTRANCE INTOTHE KINGDOM OF GOD...

WHENEVER THAT DAY SHOULD COME.

AND FRIENDS,I KNOW SHE WOULD WANT US

TO TAKE A MOMENT TODAY

TO REALLY ASK OURSELVES

"ARE WE READYTO TAKE THAT JOURNEY?"

SHE ALWAYS USED TO SAY TO ME,

"DEATH IS NOTHINGTO BE SCARED OF, HONEY...

BUT IT IS SOMETHINGTO PREPARE FOR."

WE BID YOU FAREWELL,ELEANOR.

GOD BE WITH YOU...

...TILL WE MEET AGAIN.

BEAUTIFUL SERVICE,WASN'T IT?

ELEANORWOULD'VE LOVED IT.

I'M REALLY GONNAMISS HER SMOOTHIES.

ELEANOR HAD A BLENDER,

AND SHE USEDTO MAKE ME SMOOTHIES.

YOUR SONG WAS BEAUTIFUL.

OH...

THANK YOU.

AND YOU HARMONIZE SO WELL.

WELL, WE'VE BEEN DOINGTHIS FOR A VERY LONG TIME.

ARE YOU COMINGTO THE RECEPTION?

I WISH I COULD,BUT I HAVE TO GET

BACK TO MYCRIME SCENE.

OH.

OH. KIDNAPPING?ARSON? MURDER?

CYBER CRIME.

GUY'S A HACKER.

OH, GOOD THINGWE DON'T KNOW ANY HACKERS.

I DON'T KNOW ANY HACKERS.DO YOU KNOW ANY HACKERS?

-NOPE.-NO.

GOOD.

THAT'S GOOD.

UH, I NEEDYOUR ROBE.

OH, UH, THANK YOU,VERY MUCH.

AND,UH, DON'T FORGET

TO TALK ABOUTTHE, UH, THE THING.

OH! YES. THE THING.

OF COURSE!

-OKAY. BYE.-BYE.

-BYE.-OKAY, BYE.

THERE'S A THING?

WELL, UH...

JUST SO YOU KNOW.

I INTEND TO HACK AWAYUNTIL KINGDOM COME

IF THAT'S WHATIT'S GONNA TAKE TO FIND SANDY

BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE.

UH, MS. MCINERNEY, THE "THING"DALE WANTED ME TO TALK ABOUT

WAS THAT A MEMORIAL FUND

HAS BEEN ESTABLISHEDIN ELEANOR'S NAME.

SHE THOUGHT I SHOULD BRING IT UPWITH THE BOARD

OF THE O'TOOLE FOUNDATION.

OH.

I HAVE THE CHECKBOOKRIGHT HERE,

AND THERE'S PLENTYOF MONEY IN THE ACCOUNT

TO MAKE A DONATION,SO... ALL IN FAVOR?

AYE!

CONSIDER IT DONE!

THANK YOU.

THAT WAS VERY BOLDOF YOU, NORMAN.

SO I WILL SEE YOUAT THE RECEPTION?

YEAH. I'M--I'LL BE RIGHT BEHIND YOU.

I JUST, UH, NEED A MINUTE.

YES.

MS. MCINERNEY, UM...

DALE TRAVERS

IS, UH...

...MY FRIEND.

OF COURSE.

REMEMBER HOWELEANOR'S BLENDER

USED TO ALWAYSGET STUCK ON FRAPPE?

OH, SHE ALWAYS HANDLEDIT WITH SUCH GRACE.

SHE WAS GONNAGIVE ME HER RECIPE

FOR HER BEE POLLEN, GINGER,AND KOMBUCHA SMOOTHIE.

"COME ON UPTO PASSPORTS," SHE'D SAY.

"ANYTIME.WE'LL DO SOME BLENDING."

I WAITED TOO LONG.

I MISSED MY CHANCE.

I'M SORRY.

BUT I BELIEVE THERE'S STILLA CHANCE TO SAVE SANDY.

I'M GOING BACK TO THE OFFICETO KEEP WORKING.

OH, WE CAN COME WITH YOU!

OH, NO, RITA.

YOU'VE DONE PLENTY.GO HOME.

HAVE A GOOD WEEKEND.

IF YOU'RE SURE?

YES.

THEN WE'LLSEE YOU ON MONDAY.

BYE.

BYE.

UH, WHAT TIME

SHALL I COLLECT YOUAT YOUR HOME TOMORROW NIGHT?

I CAN BE THERE BY... SEVEN?

THERE'S NO RUSH.TAKE YOUR TIME.

ALL RIGHT.

"ASSUME... NOTHING."

"ASSUME...

NOTHING."

MS. MCINERNEY!WHAT'S ALL THIS?

WHAT YOU SAID TODAY,

ABOUT PASSPORTSAND-AND VISAS

AND PREPARINGFOR THE JOURNEY...

IT WAS A METAPHOR TOO FAR,PERHAPS, YES.

OLIVER...

YOU MADE US THINK ABOUT

THINGS PEOPLEDON'T LIKE TO THINK ABOUT,

AND YET, SOMEHOW,

YOU DIDN'T MAKE IT SCARY,YOU JUST MADE IT MATTER.

OH, WELL, THANK YOU.

I'M NOT A CHURCH PERSON,LIKE YOU ARE,

BUT WHAT I DO KNOWIS THAT...

YOU NEED TO SPENDQUALITY TIME WITH YOUR DAD,

AND YOU CAN'T WAITTO LOSE A BET TO DO THAT.

OH, I DON'T INTENDTO LOSE THE BET.

BUT IT DOESN'TMATTER,

BECAUSE EVEN IF YOU WIN,YOU STILL LOSE.

I DON'T GET TO HAVETHAT GINGER-KOMBUCHA SMOOTHIE

WITH ELEANOR NOW

BECAUSE I THOUGHTI HAD TIME.

AND YOUR DAD'S NOT THAT OLD,BUT...

YOU'VE LOST SO MUCH TIMEWITH HIM ALREADY.

SO I...I PACKED YOUR BAGS!

YOU'RE SENDING ME TO CAMP?

THIS WAS MY DAD'S.IT'S NOT NEW.

IT'S GOTEVERYTHING YOU NEED.

IT'S GOT A BEDROLL,

SLEEPING BAG, FLASHLIGHT,FIRST AID KIT--

THE WHOLE SHEBANG!

SUITABLE FOR BONDING.

MS. MCINERNEY,WHAT ABOUT OUR DINNER?

OLIVER...

DON'T WORRY.

I'M NOT GONNA GOBACK TO MONTALDO'S WITHOUT YOU.

NOW, I, UH, I CALLED YOUR DAD,AND HE'S GONNA WAIT FOR YOU.

I, UH, I CAN'T LEAVE.

I MEAN,WHAT ABOUT SANDY?

YOU SAID THIS LETTER...

...HAD A DESTINY.

NOW, DO YOU BELIEVE THATOR NOT?

WELL, YES, OF COURSE, BUT...

OLIVER...

I PROMISE YOU...

I WILL SPEND THE WEEKENDDOING WHATEVER I CAN

TO DO WHATEVERYOU WOULD DO.

I PROMISE.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY.

YES, I DO.

WHAT IS, UH...

"KOOMBATCHA"?

"KOMBUCHA."

AND...

LET'S JUST SAY

IT'S THE COMPLETE OPPOSITEOF YOO-HOO.

I WILL SEE YOU...

ON MONDAY...

...SHANE.

THERE'S A LODGE ABOUTA MILE FROM THE TRAILHEAD.

WE CAN SPENDTHE NIGHT

AND GET A GOOD STARTIN THE MORNING.

I FEEL A LITTLE,UM, OVERDRESSED.

BEARS DON'T CAREWHAT YOU WEAR.

SHOULD I BE WORRIEDABOUT BEARS?

NAH.

WORRY ABOUTTHE MOUNTAIN LIONS.

I'M ON MY WAY!

OKAY, TAKE--

BE DOWN IN A SEC.

OKAY, TAKE YOUR...

IS EVERYTHING ALL RIGHT?YOU SEEM AWFULLY QUIET.

WELL, I KNOW WE WEREGOING TO GO BACK

TO TINY TOWN LAND

TO SEE IF THEY FIXEDTHE TINY TRAIN

THROUGH TINY TUNNEL,BUT...

WELL, I'VE BEEN WORKINGON BEING BOLD, YOU KNOW.

OH, I KNOW!

YOU TOOK SANDY'SLETTER HOME WITH YOU?

A GROSS VIOLATIONOF REGULATION 67K, I KNOW.

BUT I HAD AN IDEA...

WHAT HAS OLIVERBEEN SAYING ALL WEEK?

"ASSUME NOTHING."

AND WHAT HAVEWE BEEN ASSUMING?

OH, I DON'T KNOW.

MAYBE THE WRITERIS A WOMAN?

MAYBE IT GOT MAILEDFROM A HOUSE

INSTEAD OF A BUSINESS?

I MEAN, THERE'S NOTREALLY MUCH LEFT TO ASSUME.

ALL WE HAVE IS A LETTERADDRESSED TO NEVADA

WITH BUSINESS POSTAGE.

OKAY. READ NUMBER FOURON THE BUCKET LIST.

"I REMEMBER THE FIRST TIMEI TOOK SANDY OUT.

WE WENT TOGETHERTO THAT MEXICAN RESTAURANT

AT THE END OF YOUR STREET,

THE ONE WITHTHE HOTTEST MOLE SAUCE IN TOWN.

SANDY WOULDN'T TRY IT,

BUT SHE COULDN'T GETENOUGH OF THE TAMALES."

BUT WE ALREADYKNOW THIS, NORMAN.

I MEAN, THERE'S GOTTA BEOVER 300 MEXICAN RESTAURANTS

IN LAS VEGAS.

OKAY.LOOK AT THE ENVELOPE AGAIN.

IT'S ADDRESSED TOLAS VEGAS, N-E...

"...V."

WE'RE ASSUMING IT'S A "V"!

WHAT IF IT'S...

HALF OF A "W"?

LAS VEGAS, NEW MEXICO!

POPULATION 13,000.

HOW MANY MEXICAN RESTAURANTSCAN THERE BE THERE?

AND AT THE ENDOF THE STREET IS...

SANDY!

OHH!

YOU'RE BRILLIANT, NORMAN.

THANK YOU.

BUT... HERE'STHE "BOLD" PART.

DO YOU WANNA GOTO NEW MEXICO WITH ME?

YES!

HOPE YOU DON'T MINDIF WE GO OFF-TRAIL A LITTLE.

WHAT?

MOUNTAIN BLUEBIRD.

THEY CAN SINGLIKE THAT ALL DAY.

YOU SAID YOU DIDN'TSPEND MUCH TIME OUTSIDE.

I DON'T.

I USED TO WHEN I WASLITTLE, THOUGH, DIDN'T I?

YEAH!

ANYWAY, YOU BOUGHT MEA RECORD ALBUM ONCE.

"BIRD SONGS OFTHE ROCKY MOUNTAINS."

I REMEMBER.

YOU STILL HAVE THAT?

I DO.

ANY OTHER KID WOULD HAVEASKED FOR SPRINGSTEEN.

HAVE I BEENHERE BEFORE?

WELL, ACTUALLY, YOU--

OHH!

DAD!

YOU OKAY?

OH... I'M OKAY, I'M OKAY.

I JUST NEEDTO CATCH MY BREATH.

AHH! SO STUPID.

I JUST BANGED A RIB.

OR SOMETHING.

HERE.

OHH...

LET'S GET THIS OFF.

YEAH.

WHAT AM I TAKING FOR GRANTED?

WHERE DID YOU BUY THE COLOGNE?

WELL, UM,

IT'S REALLY NOTBLEEDING THAT MUCH.

THEN IT PROBABLYISN'T TOO DEEP.

THANKS.

DO YOU WANTTO TURN AROUND?

OH, NO WAY!

NO, THIS IS ALLPART OF THE EXPERIENCE.

"MAN AGAINST NATURE."

YES.

"O'TOOLE AGAINST LOG."

ALL RIGHT.

PEOPLE THINKNEW MEXICO IS JUST A BIG DESERT,

BUT 25% OF ITIS COVERED BY FOREST.

OH! I DIDN'T KNOW THAT, NORMAN.

I DID.

I KNOW A LOT OF STUFF.

I JUST DON'T KNOWWHAT TO DO WITH IT.

HAVE YOU BEEN THINKING ABOUTTAKING THAT JOB IN WASHINGTON?

I'VE BEEN THINKING ABOUTWHAT THAT DIRECTOR SAID

ABOUT THINKING BIG.

IT'S EASY TO BE BOLDABOUT THE LITTLE STUFF.

THE BIGGEST THING YOU EVER DID

WAS WHEN YOU DIDN'T THINKAT ALL, NORMAN.

IT WAS THE FIRST TIMEYOU KISSED ME.

ENJOY YOUR STAYAT THE PRAIRIE DOG MOTEL.

THERE'S A ROCK COLLECTOR'SCONVENTION GOING ON.

I GOT THE LAST ROOM.

WELL, ROOMS.

OPPOSITE ENDSOF THE PRAIRIE DOG.

NORMAN...

YOU DON'T MIND, RIGHT?

THAT, UH,THAT WE AREN'T...

OH! RITA, NO.

THERE IS A TIME AND A PLACETO THINK BIG AND BE BOLD,

AND IT IS DEFINITELYNOT IN LAS VEGAS.

EITHER OF THEM.

I KNEWYOU WOULD SAY THAT.

GET SOME REST, OKAY?

WE HAVE A BIG DAYTOMORROW.

SO, DO YOU HAVEANY IDEA WHERE WE ARE?

NOPE.

I THOUGHT I DID,

BUT IT JUST GOTTOO DARK TOO SOON.

WE'LL FIGURE IT OUTIN THE MORNING.

IS THAT WHAT I THINK IT IS?

GOTTA HAVE MUSIC.YOU KNOW ME.

...OR MAYBE THAT'SWHAT WE'RE HERE FOR.

HOW DO YOULIKE RETIREMENT?

WELL, I GOTA LOT OF PLANS.

LEARN ITALIAN,GO TO EUROPE...

GOTTA TAKE SOMESCUBA DIVING LESSONS.

PLANT MY OWNVEGETABLE GARDEN,

PRACTICE MY GUITAR,

SPEND TIME WITHMY LONG-LOST SON.

HOW IS THAT GOING?

ONE OUT OF SIX AIN'T BAD.

SHANE TELLS MEYOU'VE GOT A LETTER

THAT ISN'T LOOKINGVERY, UH, WHAT IS IT?

UH...

"PROVIDENTIAL."

DOES THIS MEAN YOU'READMITTING DEFEAT?

ABSOLUTELY NOT.SOMETHING TELLS ME

THAT LETTERIS ON ITS OWN TIMETABLE.

BELIEVE IT OR NOT,

THEY FOUND ITIN THAT PROP MAILBOX

WE WERE USING FOR THE COMMERCIALTHE OTHER DAY.

RIPPED AND MANGLEDENVELOPE,

COVERED IN PEANUT BUTTER,BICYCLE GREASE...

BEEN RUN OVER BY A CAR?

YES?

IT WAS A KID!

HE ASKED MEIF WE COULD DELIVER ANYTHING,

EVEN IFIT WAS TOTALLY WRECKED.

IT HAD TO BE HIM!

WELL, THE LITTLE KIDWOULDN'T REALIZE

IT WASN'T A REAL MAILBOX.

HE RODE A BIKE.

HE HAD ON A CAP.

IT WAS ONE OF THOSETEAM BASEBALL CAPS.

IT SAID--

"KENNEDY...

CELTICS."

WELL, WE COULD TRACK HIM DOWNTHROUGH THE TEAM.

I NEED TO CALL SHANE.

YOU COULDUSE MY CELL PHONE,

BUT I BUSTED ITIN THE FALL.

I DON'T MEANTO SOUND DRAMATIC,

BUT THIS ACTUALLY MAY BEA MATTER OF LIFE OR DEATH.

WE'LL PACK OUTFIRST THING IN THE MORNING.

ALL RIGHT, DAD.TIME TO GET UP.

YOU ALREADYMISSED THE SUNRISE.

DAD?

DAD?

DAD?

YEAH...

TIME FOR THE SNIFF TEST.

WHERE'S THE T-SHIRT?

OH, MAN.

OH, THIS IS NEW MEXICO,NORMAN.

WE HAVE TO ADAPT.

I JUST DON'T TRUSTA GROCERY STORE

WITH BEADS FOR A FRONT DOOR.

OH...

HI. WE'RE LOOKINGFOR THE WELCOME CENTER.

WELCOME.

OH.

IGNEOUS ROCK SEMINARSARE IN THE CONFERENCE CENTER,

BUSES FOR THE PETRIFIEDFOREST TOURS

LEAVE OUT FRONTEVERY 30 MINUTES.

OH, WE'RE ACTUALLY LOOKINGFOR A MEXICAN RESTAURANT.

WELL, YOU'RE IN NEW MEXICO,SO HOW HARD ARE YOU LOOKIN'?

WE'RE LOOKINGFOR THE ONE

WITH THE HOTTESTMOLE SAUCE.

YOU WANT THE HOTTEST--

YES, PLEASE.

"SUPER-HOTTEST..."

"HOTTEST IN NEW MEXICO,""HOTTEST IN LAS VEGAS..."

"HOTTESTWEST OF THE RIO GRANDE,"

"TOO HOT TO HANDLE,"

OR "HOTTER THANHELL-IN-A-HANDBASKET HOT"?

WHAT'STHE DIFFERENCE?

WELL, IT'S THE PEPPERS.

START WITH YOUR HABANEROS.

YOU GOT YOUR RED ONES,

YOUR GREEN ONES,YOUR WHITE ONES,

YOU MOVE ON UP FROM THERE

TO YOUR TRINIDAD SCORPIONS,

YOUR CAROLINA BRAIN-BURNERS,

DEVIL'S TONGUES,NUCLEAR WINTERS,

TO THE MOTHER OF 'EM ALL,"INSTANT INSANITY."

OH...

I DON'T SUPPOSE THEY'REALL ON THE SAME STREET?

NOPE.

WELL,I'M HUNGRY NOW.

THIS'LL BE FUN!

THAT WASN'T SO...

MM!

MM!

OH...

YOU'RE DOING GREAT!

WOO!

OH!

YOU'RE OKAY.

NORMAN, WOULD YOU SAY,IF YOU COULD SPEAK,

THAT THE AZTECGRIM REAPER PEPPER

IS THE HOTTEST MOLE INLAS VEGAS, NEW MEXICO?

--THAT'S GREAT!

THEN CONSUELA'S COZY KITCHENIS THE PLACE WE'RE LOOKING FOR,

AND SANDY'LL BE ATTHE END OF THAT ROAD.

OH, NORMAN!ISN'T THAT WONDERFUL?

NORMAN?

SORT OF A GREEN-GRAY?

WITH A TOUCH OF, UH... YELLOW.

THAT'D BE A GOOD THING, THOUGH,

BECAUSE HE WASALL GREEN FOR A WHILE.

WELL, DOES HE HAVE A FEVER?

IT'S HARD TO TELL

IF IT'S A FEVER

OR JUST ACTUAL HEATCOMING OFF OF HIS BODY.

OH!

OH...

OH! OH! OOPS!

THERE HE GOES AGAIN.

WELL, YOU GUYS OBVIOUSLY AREN'TGONNA BE AT WORK TOMORROW.

OH, I TRIED TO CALL OLIVER,BUT THERE WAS NO ANSWER.

OH, WELL, HE WENT CAMPINGWITH HIS DAD, BUT...

...HE'LL BE BACK TONIGHT.

WHAT? WHAT HAPPENEDABOUT YOUR DATE?

OH, DON'T WORRY, IT'S ALL GOOD.

ASK NORMAN WHERE THE T-SHIRT IS.

-♪ SWING LOW... -OH, I GOTTA GO.

THANKS! BYE!

OH!

HELLO?

LAID LOW BY A SCRATCH.I FEEL SO STUPID.

DAD, COULD'VE BEEN ME.

I JUST...

WANT TO GET YOU TO THE DOCTORBEFORE IT GETS ANY WORSE.

WELL, THE TRAILHEADSHOULD BE RIGHT OVER...

NO. RIGHTOVER THERE.

SHOULD BE ON THE ROADIN HALF AN HOUR.

I JUST NEEDTO SIT A SECOND.

OH, YEAH. SURE.

IT'S A GOOD THINGWE'RE ALMOST THERE.

OH, MAN.

SO I NEED TO, UH,MAKE A CONFESSION.

OKAY.

YESTERDAY YOU ASKED ME

IF YOU'D EVERBEEN IN THESE WOODS BEFORE.

AND YOU HAVE.

WHEN?

YOU WERE ABOUTSEVEN OR EIGHT,

AND YOU KEPT BEGGINGYOUR MOM AND ME

TO TAKE YOU HIKINGIN THE MOUNTAINS.

SO WE DID,AND YOU LOVED IT.

YOU-YOU LOVED

THE FREEDOMAND THE-THE BIRDS...

KEPT RUNNING OUT AHEAD OF USTO PROTECT US FROM THE BEARS.

HUH!

AND THEN YOU RAN OUTSO FAR AHEAD

THAT WE LOST YOU.

AND WE STARTEDCALLING OUT,

AND THINGS GOT SCARY

AND WE PANICKED,

AND SHE BLAMED MEAND I BLAMED HER,

AND, WELL...

WE GOT IN A FIGHT.

NOT OUR FIRST ONE.

BUT SOMETHING ABOUTBEING ALONE OUT IN THE FOREST

MADE IT SEEMSO MUCH MORE RAW AND BITTER

THAN IT HAD EVER BEEN BEFORE,

LIKE THERE WAS NOTHING CIVILIZEDTHERE TO MAKE US HOLD BACK,

AND WE SAIDSOME AWFUL STUFF.

AND THEN WE LOOKED AROUND,AND...

AND THERE YOU WERE,STANDING THERE, WATCHING US,

ABSOLUTELY BROKEN-HEARTED.

I COULD NEVER GET YOU

TO COME BACKTO THE MOUNTAINS

AFTER THAT.

YOU WERE SO AFRAID

THAT YOUR MOM AND I WOULDSTART FIGHTING AGAIN.

YOU WERE ALWAYSTRYING

TO PROTECT USFROM THE BEARS.

YOU EVEN ASKED MEIF THERE WAS A WAY

FOR YOU TO GO TO THE FOREST

WITHOUT ACTUALLYGOING TO THE FOREST,

SO, I, WELL...

THAT'S WHY YOU GOT ME

"BIRD SONGS OFTHE ROCKY MOUNTAINS?"

IT WAS THATOR AN EVERGREEN AIR FRESHENER.

YOUR MOTHER LEFT USA FEW WEEKS LATER.

IT WASN'T MY FAULT,

AND IT DEFINITELYWASN'T YOURS.

BUT I THINK...

ALL THESE YEARS

THAT LITTLE BOY DEEPDOWN INSIDE OF YOU

HAS BELIEVED IT WAS...

AND YOU'VE LOST A LOT OF TIME

AND YOU'VE MISSEDA LOT OF LOVE.

AND LOOK HOW LONG IT TOOK YOUTO COME BACK TO THE FOREST.

DON'T WAIT FOR THE PAINTO GO AWAY, OLLIE.

JUST...

JUST LEAVE IT HEREON THE MOUNTAIN.

OKAY, SON?

AND GO BACK AND START OVER.

READY?

YES.

LET'S GO HOME.

AND THE CAR SHOULD BERIGHT...

'MORNING!

OLIVER?

HELLO?

OH, WELL...

THIS IS IT,THE END OF THE ROAD.

AND HERE WE GO.

AND HERE WE GO.

NORMAN?

I WAS JUST THINKING.

IF I CALL THAT MANWHO GAVE ME HIS CARD

AND-AND IF HE OFFERS METHAT DREAM JOB IN D.C.

AND IF I SAY YES...

WELL, THIS COULD BETHE LAST DEAD LETTER

THAT I EVER DELIVER.

WELL...

THEN YOU SHOULDBE VERY PROUD,

BECAUSE THAT LETTER

IS GOING TO MAKEA REAL DIFFERENCE

FOR SOMEONE.

AND WHENYOU LOOK BACK...

YOU WILL ALWAYS KNOW

THAT YOU PUT YOUR WHOLEHEART AND SOUL INTO IT.

AND MY LOWER INTESTINE.

UH, Y-YEAH.

OKAY.

MAY I HELP YOU?

OH. UH... HI.

WE'RE FROM THE, UM...

WE'RE FROM THE USPS.

UM, WE'RE TRYING TO DELIVER A LETTER TO SOMEONE

WE BELIEVE IS THE CARE-GIVER TO A LADY NAMED SANDY?

THANK YOU.

I'M NOT SURE IF THISIS THE RIGHT PLACE, BUT--

YOU'RE IN THE RIGHT PLACE.SHE'LL BE RIGHT OUT.

UH, SANDY?

IS SHE OKAY?

HI?

OH! HI!

ARE YOU SANDY?

OH. NO.

THIS IS SANDY.

OH!

HEY, SANDY!YOU GOT A SPECIAL DELIVERY.

THIS LETTERMADE IT SEEM LIKE...

SHE DIDN'T HAVE MUCH TIME.

WELL, SHE WAS IN TROUBLETHERE FOR A WHILE.

TOPPER WAS RIGHTTO WORRY.

I'M CONFUSED.WHO DOES SHE BELONG TO?

SANDY'S A CONTRACTWORKING DOG.

SHE DOES THE SAME JOBAS A COMBAT DOG,

ONLY SHE'S OWNEDBY A COMPANY

THAT CONTRACTSWITH THE MILITARY

TO SEND K9 UNITSINTO WAR ZONES.

THE HANDLERS WE TRAINARE USUALLY

FORMER ARMYOR MARINES,

LIKE TOPPER.

THIS IS HIS T-SHIRT.

SO TOPPERWROTE THE LETTER?

HE'S WRITTEN A FEW.

SO WERE THEY PARTNERS?

THE BEST K9 TEAMWE EVER TRAINED.

THEY ATTACHED

TO 16 DIFFERENTSUPPORT OPERATIONS,

AND THEY DID INCREDIBLYDANGEROUS WORK,

SEARCHING FOR EXPLOSIVESAND PEOPLE WHO MAKE THEM.

I READ ONCE

THAT IF YOU HADTWO MILLION APPLES,

A DOG COULD SMELL OUTONE ROTTEN ONE.

WELL, LET'S JUST SAY

SHE FOUND A LOT OF ROTTEN APPLESIN AFGHANISTAN.

UNTIL...

SOMETHING HAPPENED?

SANDY WAS GETTING CLOSETO UNCOVERING SOMETHING,

AND SOMEBODY TOSSED A GRENADEIN THE EMBASSY.

THEY BOTH SURVIVED,

BUT THEY BOTH CAME BACKWITH PTSD.

WHY AREN'TTHEY TOGETHER NOW?

IT SOUNDS HARSH,

BUT SANDY WASN'T TOPPER'S PET.

I'VE NEVER SAW A DOG AND A MANTHAT LOVED EACH OTHER SO MUCH,

BUT TOPPER WAS AN EMPLOYEEOF THAT COMPANY,

AND SANDY IS, WELL...

CONSIDERED EQUIPMENT.

OHH. THEY SHOULDBE TOGETHER.

YOU NEVER FORGET YOUR PARTNER,AND, WELL, LOOK--

SANDY'S NEVER FORGOTTENHER BEST FRIEND,

BUT FROM THAT LETTER,

IT SOUNDS LIKE TOPPERWASN'T GETTING BETTER.

SANDY WOULD BE ABLETO MAKE HIM BETTER.

PROBABLY.

BUT...

WELL, THE ONLY WAYHE COULD HAVE HER

WOULD BE TO BUY HERFROM THE COMPANY.

AND TOPPER WANTED TO,

BUT HE JUST DOESN'T HAVETHAT KIND OF MONEY.

GOOD GIRL.

YEAH.

AND BEINGTHE COMMUNICATION LIAISON

FOR THE OFFICE OF POSTALHERITAGE IN WASHINGTON D.C.--

THAT WOULD BE A BOLD MOVE.

WELL, AS THE TREASUREROF THE O'TOOLE FOUNDATION,

YOU'VE MADE A BIG ONE TODAY,DON'T YOU THINK?

YEAH.

BESIDES, HOW COULD IGO TO WASHINGTON

AND LEAVE YOU BEHIND?

OH, NORMAN.

IF YOU EVER LEAVE ME,I'M COMING WITH YOU.

HELLO?

HELLO?

FORGET IT, OLIVER.

I JUST NEEDA LITTLE REST,

AND THENYOU CAN HELP ME UP,

AND WE'LL TRY AGAIN.

DAD, I DON'TTHINK YOU CAN.

WELL, WE CAN'T SPENDANOTHER NIGHT HERE.

WHAT IS IT? MONDAY?

WELL, SOMEONE WILLNOTICE WE'RE MISSING,

AND THEY'LL SEND HELP.

I DIDN'T TELL ANYONEWHERE WE WERE GOING.

DID YOU?

OLIVER? COME ON.

PLEASE PICK UP.

BET YOU WISHYOU WERE HAVING

THAT DINNERAT MONTALDO'S NOW, HUH?

OH, DAD,I AM SO SORRY.

I HAD NO IDEA

IT WAS MORE THANJUST A SMALL CUT.

IT DIDN'T FEEL LIKE MORE THAN--MORE THAN THAT, EITHER.

OHH...

DON'T BLAME YOURSELF.

OH, I'M OBV--

I'M OBVIOUSLY NOTGETTING ANY BETTER, SO...

I THINK YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TOHIKE OUT OF HERE IN THE MORNING

AND GET SOME HELP.

I'M NOT GONNA LEAVE YOU HERE.

OH. OH...

WHAT IF THISGOES SEPTIC, DAD?

W-WE'LL BE FINE, OLLIE.

Y-YOUR MOM AND I J-JUSTDISAGREE SOMETIMES.

YOU JUST GO HAVE...HAVE FUN.

JOE? OLIVER?

YES!

HELLO?

JOE?

YES. COULD I HAVEEXTENSION 1414, PLEASE?

YEAH.

OKAY.

UH, FOREST SERVICE IS CHECKINGPARK ENTRANCES FOR JOE'S TRUCK.

BUT THAT COULD BE ANYWHERE.HE NEVER SAID--

WELL,I'M HOPING TO GET

A HIT ON AN ATMOR A GAS PURCHASE

OR EVEN JOE'S CELL PHONE.

THAT WAY,WE CAN START TO NARROW IT DOWN.

FOR NOW,WE JUST HAVE TO WAIT.

WHICH IS THE HARDEST PART.

NO CREAMOR SUGAR?

NAH.IN MY LINE OF BUSINESS,

YOU LEARN TOKEEP THINGS SIMPLE.

YOU'RE WORRIED,TOO, AREN'T YOU?

WHEN A MANAND HIS FATHER

GO BACKPACKING INTHE WOODS FOR TWO DAYS,

AND THREE DAYS LATERTHEY'RE NOT BACK,

IT'S... UNUSUAL.

OLIVER O'TOOLEBACKPACKING AT ALL IS UNUSUAL.

IT IS HARD TO IMAGINE.

YOU'VE KNOWN HIMA LONG TIME?

ALMOST 16 YEARS.

HE WAS A MAILMAN ON MY BEATWHEN I WAS A STREET COP,

AND WE HADA LOT OF THINGS IN COMMON,

SO WE'D GO FOR COFFEEONCE IN A WHILE, AND...

HE WAS THE ONE WHO GOT MESINGING IN THE CHOIR,

AND WE WENTTO THIS PRAYER GROUP--

WERE YOU TWOEVER... AHEM.

YOU KNOW.

TSK. UH...

THE TIMING WASNEVER RIGHT BACK THEN.

AND YOU GOTTATRUST THE TIMING.

YOU SAID THAT BEFORE,AT THE CHURCH.

IT'S JUST SOMETHINGWE SAY TO EACH OTHER.

YOU KNOW...

"TO EVERYTHINGTHERE IS A SEASON--"

A TIME TO BE BORNAND A TIME TO DIE.

I--I'VE HEARD HIM SAY THAT.

HE BELIEVES IT, TOO.

THE PROBLEM IS...

IF GOD HAS EVERYTHINGALL FIGURED OUT, THEN...

WHAT'S THE POINT OFPRAYING FOR ANYTHING?

W-WELL, I GUESS I DON'TPRAY TO CHANGE GOD...

I PRAY TO CHANGE ME.

TRAVERS.

OKAY.

RIGHT.

GOOD. THANK YOU.

THEY SPENT FRIDAY NIGHTAT CEDARDALE LODGE,

THEY CHECKED OUTSATURDAY MORNING,

AND THEY WENT STRAIGHTTOWARDS ELDORADO CANYON.

IT WHAT? SAY THAT AGAIN.

RITA! I'M IN THE MOUNTAINS!

I SAID--

WE DELIVERED THE LETTER,BUT WE HAVE A SURPRISE!

WHATEVER IT IS,DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT NOW. UH...

I THINK SOMETHING TERRIBLEHAS HAPPENED.

OLIVER AND HIS DAD NEVER CAME BACK

FROM THEIR CAMPING TRIP.

WHAT?

I'M IN

EAST ELDORADO CANYONWITH THE POLICE

AND FOREST SERVICEAND DALE TRAVERS,

AND THEY THINK

THAT JOE AND OLIVER ARE LOST UP THERE SOMEWHERE,

AND...

IT'S JUST SO BIG AND DARK,AND...

THEY CAN'T PUT A SEARCH PARTYTOGETHER UNTIL THE MORNING.

RITA, I'M-- I'M SCARED.

WE'RE...WE'RE A COUPLE HOURS AWAY,

BUT WE'LL GET THEREAS FAST AS WE CAN, OKAY?

SO JUST...JUST HANG IN THERE.

AND PRAY.

I DON'T KNOW HOW.

ARE YOU OKAY?

I DON'T...

I DON'T KNOW IF...

IF...IF I...

CAN BEAR ITIF ANYTHING...

...OLIVER.

I KNOW.I KNOW.

OH... GOD.

OLLIE?

YEAH, I'M RIGHT HERE, DAD.

I LOVE YOU, OLLIE.

I LOVE YOU TOO.

I JUST WANTED TOBE SURE I SAID IT.

SHH. HEY...

HOLD ON, 'KAY?JUST HOLD ON.

YOU JUST HAVE TO MAKE ITTILL MORNING, RIGHT?

I'M RIGHT HERE.

YEAH. GOT THAT?

I'VE BEEN DOINGTHIS A LONG TIME,

AND...

IT'S TIMES LIKE THIS

THAT WE FIND OUTWHO YOU REALLY ARE

AND WHATREALLY MATTERS.

GUESS WE FOUND OUT

THAT I CAN'THANDLE THE PRESSURE.

NO.

IT'S JUST THE OPPOSITE.

YOU FOLLOWED YOUR INSTINCTS,YOU MADE THE RIGHT CALL,

AND YOU DIDN'T FALL APARTUNTIL IT FELT SAFE.

AM I?

AM I SAFE?

OLIVER'S MY FRIEND.

THAT'S FUNNY.

HE SAID THE SAMETHING ABOUT YOU.

OH!

NORMAN!

RITA! OVER HERE!

SO? ANY NEWS?

WELL, THEY FOUNDJOE'S TRUCK OVER THERE.

THERE ARE SIX TRAILS,

AND THEY COULD HAVETAKEN ANY ONE OF THEM.

THEY CAN'T DO ANYTHINGUNTIL MORNING.

HOW COME?

SEARCH AND RESCUECAN'T START THEIR FOOT SEARCH

UNTIL FIRST LIGHT.

IT'S GONNA TAKEA LOT OF VOLUNTEERS

TO COVER ALL THE TRAILS,

AND EVEN THEN,THERE'S A STORM EXPECTED,

SO AIR SUPPORT'SGONNA BE LIMITED.

SO...

WE JUSTHAVE TO WAIT.

WELL, IF THERE ISANYTHING THAT WE CAN DO...

UM... SANDY.

YOU HAVE A MINUTE?

SO... LOOK.

I KNOW WHAT IT FEELS LIKE

TO THINK THAT THE WORLDIS FULL OF LOUD NOISES

AND BIG SURPRISESTHAT YOU DON'T LIKE GETTING.

AND JUST-- YOU JUSTWANNA BE SAFE SOMEPLACE

WHERE YOU THINKYOU WON'T GET SCARED AGAIN.

BUT, YOU KNOW, SOMETIMESALL IT TAKES

IS FOR SOMEBODY TO TELL YOUTHAT YOU'RE SPECIAL,

UH, TO MAKE YOU THINK

THAT YOU COULD BE MORETHAN YOU THINK YOU WERE,

OR DO MORETHAN YOU THINK YOU COULD,

AND NEXT THING YOU KNOW,THE WORLD'S YOUR OYSTER.

WAIT, UH...

DO DOGS LIKE OYSTERS?

LOOK, MY POINT IS,

THINKING BIG AND BEING BOLD

ONLY SEEMS HARDUNTIL YOU TAKE THE FIRST STEP.

AND I DON'T WANT BE PUSHY,BUT...

OLIVER'S MY BEST FRIEND,

SO WHEN WE GET OUT THERE,

I'M GONNA NEED YOUTO TAKE THE FIRST STEP.

AND IF YOU DO THAT,

THEN MAYBE SOMEDAYTOPPER WILL TOO.

SUNRISE ISN'T UNTIL 5:58, SO--

THAT IS A BEAUTIFUL DOG!

THIS ISN'TJUST ANY DOG.

THIS IS SANDY.

THIS IS SANDY?

OH!

AND GUESSWHAT SANDY CAN DO?

OH!

AND I'VE STILL GOTPART OF HIS CHOIR ROBE.

HERE IT IS.

IT SHOULD WORK.HE WEARS IT EVERY SUNDAY.

WHAT DO I DO?

UH, LET HER SMELL IT,AND SEE WHAT SHE DOES.

IS THERE, LIKE,A SECRET WORD?

LIKE... "GO," OR--?

CAREFUL, NORMAN!

IS THISA CRAZY IDEA?

ABSOLUTELYIT IS,

BUT WHAT ELSE DO YOU CALL ITWHEN A RESCUE DOG SHOWS UP

WHEN YOU REALLY NEED ONE?

OLIVER'S DIVINEDELIVERY THEORY.

OH. THAT'S ONE OFHIS BEST THEORIES.

WELL, WHEN CAN YOUGET THE OTHER DOGS?

WE'VE ONLY GOT ONE HERE,

AND WE'VE GOTSIX TRAILS TO COVER.

JOE! OLIVER!

JOE!

JOE!

JOE!

OLIVER!

OLIVER!

JOE!

OFFICERS!

PARK OFFICERS!RANGERS!

HELLO?

HELLO!

OVER HERE!

HELLO!

HELLO! OVER HERE!

OLIVER!

OLIVER!

NORMAN! OH, MY GOD!

OH, MY GOD.

PLEASE, OVER HERE!

HELP TO BASE CAMP.

-WE'VE LOCATED THEM, MA'AM.-YES!

THEY'VE BEEN FOUND.

THANK YOU.

OH, NORMAN.

CLEAR THE WAY, THERE, PLEASE.

YES, SIR.

NORMAN!

OLIVER!

EVERYBODY BACK, PLEASE!

WE NEED SOME SPACE, FOLKS.

FOLKS, JUST STEPASIDE HERE, PLEASE.

YOU SEE, IF THE FRAMEIS BENT EVEN A LITTLE BIT,

THEN THE BALANCEIS GONNA BE OFF,

EVEN IF THE WHEELLOOKS STRAIGHT.

OH, HEY!

HI. I'M, UM...

THE GUY FROMTHE POST OFFICE.

RIGHT! YEAH.

TURNS OUT WE HADTHE RIGHT PLACE AFTER ALL.

GREAT.

SO YOU DELIVEREDYOUR LETTER?

UH, YEAH.

AND THEY--THEY SENT BACK AN ANSWER.

FOR TOPPER.

SHE'S OUT THERE.

HEY, TOPPER?

THERE'S SOMEONE HERETO SEE YOU.

HEY-HEY-HEY. HEY.GO SEE WHAT'S UP.

I THINK YOU BETTER COME OUT,TOP.

SANDY?

SANDY!

SANDY! COME HERE!

COME HERE!COME HERE, GIRL!

HI, GIRL!

HI, GIRL! HI!

HI!

HI!

THAT IS14 ENCHILADAS' WORTH

OF HAPPINESS OVER THERE.

MM.

AND WORTH EVERY ONE.

WHAT ARE YOU THINKING?

I'M THINKING BIG.

SO, YOU WANT TO GOGET SOME BREAKFAST?

NO!

YOU WERE ABOUTAN HOUR AWAY FROM SEPSIS.

LET ME GUESS.

IT JUST LOOKED LIKE A SMALLPUNCTURE WOUND,

NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT,

AND YOU BOYS WEREN'TTURNING BACK

FOR A LITTLE SCRATCH?

SOMETHINGLIKE THAT.

YOU WERE VERY LUCKY.

I'LL SEE YOU LATER.

THANK YOU.

YOU SEE? I'M LUCKY.

LUCK IS THE RELIGIONOF THE LAZY.

WHO SAID THAT?

I DID.

SO YOU'RE STICKING

WITH YOUR PROVIDENTIALPERFECT-TIMING THEORY, HUH?

REMEMBER THAT KID

WITH THE LETTERAND THE BALL CAP?

THAT LETTERLED RITA AND NORMAN

TO THE DOG THATFOUND US THIS MORNING.

IT'S EASIERTO CALL THAT LUCK,

I GUESS, THAN...

...TO TRUSTTHE TIMING WAS SOMETHING ELSE.

WELL...

ONE WAY OR THE OTHER,

IT WAS SOMETHING ELSE,ALL RIGHT.

SO I GUESSI OWE YOU A DINNER.

YOU DON'T OWE ME A THING.

THAT NURSE SAYS

SHANE AND DALE ARE WAITING.

SHANE AND DALE, HUH?

GOOD LUCK WITH THAT.

SOMETHING TELLS MEYOU'LL KNOW WHAT TO SAY.

DAD?

YEAH?

THERE'S BEEN TOO MUCHLEAVING IN THIS FAMILY.

LET'S NOT DO THAT ANYMORE.

GOT IT.

I HAVE NEVER BEEN SO HAPPYTO SEE ANYONE IN MY ENTIRE LIFE

AS I WAS THIS MORNING.

I MUST LOOK AWFUL.

YOU LOOK TERRIBLE.

THANK YOU.

FOR EVERYTHING.

I WISHI COULD TAKE THE CREDIT.

SHANE MADE THE CALL.

WHERE IS SHE?

WELL...

I, UH...

CERTAINLYDIDN'T EXPECT

TO FIND YOUIN HERE.

NEITHER DID I.

I WAS JUST SO...

...GRATEFUL.

WHEN I WAS...

UP ONTHAT MOUNTAIN...

I WAS SO AFRAID.

I WAS AFRAID I WASGONNA LOSE MY DAD.

AFRAID THAT I MIGHT NOTGET OFF THE MOUNTAIN.

AFRAID THAT I HADWAITED TOO LONG...

...TO STARTMY LIFE OVER.

EVERY WOMAN IN MY LIFE...

WHO TRULY MATTERED...

HAS BROKEN MY HEART.

SO I...

LEARNED TO STOPTAKING CHANCES,

BECAUSE I NEVER WANTEDTO FEEL THAT WAY AGAIN.

BUT LAST NIGHT...

WHEN I THOUGHT I MIGHTNOT SEE THE SUNRISE,

I STARTED TO PRAY.

I PRAYED FOR THE CHANCE

TO LIVE LONG ENOUGHTO BE HERE RIGHT NOW,

TO TELL YOUTHAT I HOPE

OUR FIRST DATEISN'T OUR LAST.

THAT LIFE IS TOO SHORT

TO ONLY DRINK YOO-HOO.

AND I'M READY TO...

TO TRY A-- UM...

BEE POLLEN AND GINGERAND KOOMBATCHA SMOOTHIE.

"KOMBUCHA."

KOMBUCHA.

AND I'M ALSO READYTO TELL YOU THAT...

I KNOW YOU DON'TBELIEVE IN MIRACLES--

YOU WOULD BE SURPRISEDWHAT I'M STARTING TO BELIEVE.

THANK YOU...

FOR SAVING MY LIFE.