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(Dove cooing)

(Dog barking)

(Typing continues)

♪

♪

I took this picture
on one of my visits.

Just three months ago,
but seems like a lifetime.

In some ways,
it was a lifetime ago.

When did you start
following this case?

Oh, its been about two years.

I drop in every now and then.

But when I first started,

I-I never thought
that we would need you.

(Typing continues)

Is Gloria on her way?

Mm-hmm.

She should be there
any minute now.

Need some help?

Can I get a ride with you?

Where you headed?

Asheville.

I can take you part way.

Great.

So, I didnt see
your car or anything.

What are you doing out here
in the middle of the night?

Waiting for you.

What?

Oh, there really is no time
to ease into this.

So here it is.

My name is Gloria, im an angel,

and I have a message
that you need to hear.

♪ When you walk

♪ down the road

♪ heavy burden

♪ heavy load

♪ I will rise

♪ and I will walk with you

♪ ill walk with you

♪ till the sun
dont even shine ♪

♪ walk with you

♪ every time, I tell you

♪ ill walk with you

♪

Walk with you

♪ believe me,
ill walk with you. ♪

An angel?

Yes, pepper.

Why did you call me that?

Because thats the nickname
your brother gave you.

He was 12, you were eight.

He mixed some chili pepper
into your chocolate milk shake

when you werent looking.

You nearly choked to death.

Been pepper ever since.

Look, lady, I dont know
what youre up to...

Pepper, your brother is
in trouble.

Did he send you?

No.

I told you, god did.

(Tires screeching)

Oh, please!

Please, just try to stay
on the road, please.

Yeah.

Im sorry.
Im gonna let you out.

-This is just too weird for me.
-No.

No, no, no.

Please, just let me
ride with you.

Just listen to
what I have to say,

and then you can decide
what to do. Please?

I already know everything
I need to know about my brother.

No, you dont.

Two years ago, Rob and Courtney

started getting visits
from an angel.

Only, they didnt know
she was an angel,

and they didnt know how much
they were gonna need one.

Monica was hired

as

a consultant

for your familys

fu

rniture business.

Rob:
Its over a hundred years old.

My great-grandfather
originally built it

for the old biltmore estate.

And he made it right here?

Uh, yeah.

The original mansion
had over 250 rooms,

so a lot of craftsmen
settled down in this area

when they were working on it.

And thats how
the furniture business

got started here
in the carolinas?

Right, and Kellerman and sons

has been a part of that
for four generations.

(Chuckles):
Oh.

Look.

Did you make this?

Uh, no, no.

That was a project
my son Sam was working on.

Supposed to be a bookend,
but the wood is too light.

It just falls over
if you lean a book on it.

I see.

You see, there are certain
things that you cannot know

unless you can touch them
and look at up close.

Thats the whole problem with
this computer web site thing

you and Courtney have dreamt up.

Yes, but if people like
what they see on the web site,

then theyll come down here
for a more hands-on experience.

Courtney:
Shes right.

Weve got to get
the word out somehow, Rob.

Business is down
by almost ten percent.

Weve been fine for a hundred
years without a computer.

And well be even better in the
next hundred with a computer.

(Laughs)

Dont worry, Monica.

Hell come around eventually.

(Courtney chuckles)

Pepper:

So this Monica-- is she

su

pposed to be an angel, too?

Pepper:

So this Monica-- is she

su

pposed to be an angel, too?

Not supposed to be, she is.

Well, god must be really bored

if he sends an angel
to pump up sales.

God sends angels to people
for all sorts of reasons,

but in this case,
it was about more than sales.

After your father passed away,

Rob and Courtney were so busy
trying to handle the business

that he left behind, that, um...

Well, they didnt notice

an

other problem developing.

Good one, dad.

Yeah? Your turn.

Lets see if you can beat
three skips.

-Easy.
-Easy? Lets see what you got.

Go ahead.

Lets see.

(Sighs)

Stupid rock.

Oh, thats an
interesting strategy.

You blame the rock
instead of trying to figure out

how you can improve
your next throw?

Maybe I didnt hold it
level enough.

Yeah, well, you hold it...

There you go.

Yeah, you know,
you-you keep practicing, buddy.

I got to get in the house,

see if I can help your mom
and Monica.

Okay.

Courtney:
Honey, is that you?

Hey, youre just in time.

You can be the first
to boot up our new computer.

Im not worthy. You go ahead.

Youll soon
get the hang of it, Rob,

and then youll wonder
how you ever lived without it.

Whatever you say.

Dont pay any attention to him.

Hes not really good
with change.

Well, if you really dont want
this web site,

you could bring in
a full-time salesperson instead.

Your brother, perhaps.

I dont have a brother.

Oh.

Well, why did your father

rename the company
Kellerman and sons?

Didnt you want to get
some pictures of me

working out in the shop?

Yeah. Thatd be a great way
to sell the craftsman concept.

Well, then lets
make that happen.

Come on.

(Door opens)

(Sighs)

Maybe thats enough for now.

Uh, no, no.

Its just a cramp.

(Sighs)
Or something.

(Groans)

(Sighs):
Oh.

Damn!

Here.

Apply some pressure on that.

This is crazy.

We should get you into the house
and clean that up.

What is it, Mrs. Poole?

Oh, Robbie.

I was just admiring
your new car.

Its not ours;
It belongs to Monica here.

Shes a consultant.

Consultant?

I see.

Im kind of bleeding here,
Mrs. Poole.

Oh, dear.

Blood.

Ill be inside.

Are you okay?

Blood.

(Door closes)

So what kind of consulting
do you do, Monica?

Whatever kind is needed,
Mrs. Poole.

Nice to meet you.

-Let me see.
-Its fine.

Let me see.

-(Door opens)
-(Monica sighs)

I think Mrs. Poole will survive.

Oh, shes a nutcase.

Shes been pulling that
fake fainting thing forever.

I think youre gonna
need stitches.

Honest to god, Courtney,
its just a scratch.

Dont be such a man.

Monica, what do you think?

Monica:
Yeah, I have to agree with you.

It does look quite deep.

Were going to
the emergency room.

Do you mind keeping an eye
on Sam for a while?

Oh, ID be happy to.

Oh, and, Rob, you should tell
the doctor about the shaking.

What shaking?

Its nothing.

I love a good
"Rob cuts himself" story.

No, the cut wasnt that bad.

But the doctor
was concerned about

the shaking in robs hands,
so he ran some tests.

A few days later, Rob and

co

urtney got the results.

A few days later, Rob and

co

urtney got the results.

(Woman speaking indistinctly
over P.A.)

Hello.

Hi. Sorry to keep you waiting.

So whats the verdict?

Pinched nerve?

No.

No, the, um, the mri showed

the beginnings of some
muscle atrophy in your hands

and some cell death in the area.

It indicates the early stages of
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.

Lou gehrigs disease?

Yes.

No, that-that cant be right.

You havent spoken to
your brother in over 12 years.

But I saw him
at my dads funeral.

He looked fine.

I mean, I-I didnt talk to him
or anything.

They didnt even know
I was there, but I saw him.

I think you got
some bad information.

No, its true.

And two years ago, Rob didnt

wa

nt to believe it either.

(Over speakers):
For the past two weeks,

youve been reading about
a bad break.

Today, I consider myself

the luckiest man
on the face of the earth.

(Crowd cheering)

Gloria:

A

lot can change in two years,

Gloria:

A

lot can change in two years,

and life can become...

Ov

erwhelming.

(Rob sniffling)

(Sniffling continues)

(Grunting softly)

(Printer hums, beeps)

♪

Its addressed to his son.

But theres somebody else
who needs to read this.

Pedal to the metal, baby.

Time is short.

Cant believe it.

Doesnt make any sense.

It never makes sense
when you get news like that.

When Rob and Courtney
came home from the doctors,

they still couldnt believe it.

Look, Andrew said
they can slow the paralysis,

and theyre doing
all kinds of research, so, uh...

(Teakettle whistling)

Maybe the...
Maybe they made a mistake.

Maybe the lab messed up.

Yeah.

(Whistling stops)

(Sniffling)

Oh, honey.

(Sobbing)

Sam:
Hey, dad,

want to skip some rocks
before bedtime?

Sam, can you have
a seat for a second?

You know, I havent been feeling
a hundred percent lately.

Well, the doctor thinks I have

this disease
that makes my muscles weak.

But they can fix it, right?

Sure, buddy.

Theyre gonna try.

Hey, get your coat on.

Lets go skip some rocks.

Im not letting this thing
get to US, okay?

Nothing changes.

But things did change.

A year and a half later,
things were very different.

Okay, medications,
water bottles, clothing.

What am I missing?

Diapers.

Come on, Sam,
you can do better than that.

Thats not straight,
and you know it.

Here.

Damn it!

-Let me help.
-No, im doing it.

(Panting)

Its okay, mom, ive got it.

Its my assignment.

There you go.

I knew you could do it.

Its 4:00.

Okay.

(Straining):
Come on. Come on.

I am gonna get the Van set up.

Sam, give your dad
a kiss good-bye.

-(Door opens)
-Monica: Hey.

I, uh, got the pictures
of those oak chairs,

and ill have them up
on the web site tomorrow.

Yeah, did you get a good shot
of the uneven finish

and the nicks on the inside?

Oh, I think
Garys doing good work.

Rob:
Yeah.

(Sighs):
Oh.

Yeah, well, good work
isnt Kellerman work.

We hired him to meet
a particular standard.

Oh, the poor things
doing the best he can,

considering he wasnt
born a Kellerman.

Give him a break.

Were gonna be late.

Bye, Sammy.

See you later. Love you.

Bye, mom. I love you.

Thanks for watching him.

Im happy to.

Courtney:

Ro

bs voice is starting to go.

Rob can still speak for himself.

Its a good idea to learn
a new communication system

before you actually need it.

We dont have
a lot of money, Andrew.

And thats okay,
because there are

a lot of organizations out there

that can help you
if you need it.

And a lot of this technologys
actually inexpensive.

Like this one.

Computerized voice:
Hello.

My name is Rob Kellerman.

This is called the e-triloquist,

and what it does is it uses
a computerized voice

to read back
whatever you just typed in.

And then when typing becomes
a little difficult...

Um, excuse me.

You have this.

This is called the Mercury,

and you preprogram the symbols

on the touch screen
to relay the message.

The, uh...
Well, the water glass symbol.

Computerized voice:
I need a drink of water.

My name is pat edmonds.

Whos pat edmonds?

Pat was a patient here.

Now deceased.

The als society tries to make
this technology available to you

as soon as it becomes
available again.

Lets go, Courtney.

Rob, I know that this is
a very, very difficult thing

for you to adjust to.

Im not gonna roll over
and adjust, Andrew.

Excuse me.

Could you pull off up there?

Is that an order from on high?

No, its just
a suggestion from me,

because the rest of the storys
gonna be difficult to hear.

(Engine stops)

(Sighs)

Three days ago, when Rob
and Courtney were driving back

from their visit with Andrew,

everything changed... again.

Andrew was trying to help.

By wasting our money
on something we dont need?

Hows that helpful?

Dear god.

I am trying so hard
to do this right,

but sometimes I feel like
I am in this all alone,

and it is killing me.

I want to keep you
as long as I can, Rob,

but you have to try.

(Sighs)
I-im sorry.

I just... I see that voice box
thing and I see surrender.

It might as well be a coffin.

What will I do when I cant
hear your voice anymore?

I just love you so much.

-(Horn honks)
-Look out!

(Screams)

(Sirens wailing in distance)

(Woman speaking indistinctly
over P.A.)

(Monitor beeping rhythmically)

Woman (over P.A.):
X-ray to E.R., stat.

X-ray to E.R., stat.

Hello?

Is there anyone out there?

Monica:
Hi.

The doctors are
looking at your x rays,

and Andrews getting you
a new wheelchair.

Hows Courtney?

Uh, she was in surgery
when I got here.

Listen, ill-ill tell
the nurses that youre awake.

Wait.

Uh, wh-wheres Sam?

Oh, I found a friend of mine
to watch him.

Her name is Tess.

Shell take
really good care of him.

Woman (over P.A.):
Wheelchair to room 412 east.

Wheelchair to room 412 east.

Whats going on?

(Sighs)

Got some bad news, Rob.

No! No!

No!

Her injuries were so severe.

(Sniffles)

Shes dead?

Im sorry, pepper.

I know how much
she meant to you.

You know, I met her first.

Cant believe
that it was 15 years ago.

Business was booming
and we needed somebody

to answer the phones, so we ran
an ad, and Courtney answered it.

My job to interview her.

(Chuckles softly)

I just kept staring at her.

She was...

(Sniffles)

She was so beautiful.

Couldnt even form
a complete sentence,

so I just hired her
right on the spot.

(Sniffles)

And then later, when...

I got to know her, she was...

...she was even
more beautiful on the inside.

I never felt like that
about anybody before.

Or since.

(Sniffles)

Uh, but Robbie,
he liked her, too.

I mean, we used to laugh
about it.

Wed say,
"may the best man win."

She liked US both.

And when we made her choose...

But you told them
you were okay with it.

Yeah, well,
what was I supposed to do?

Tell him I felt like
my heart had been ripped out?

No, I wasnt gonna give him
that satisfaction.

I did the right thing.

You know, I backed off.

And then later, he asked me
to be his best man.

I thought
I could handle it, but...

On their wedding day, I...

...i drove to the church...

(Sniffles)
...And I looked inside,

and then I just...

Turned around
and walked back to my car.

Just started driving.

(Sniffles)

I guess I left them
waiting at the altar.

I started over
and I never looked back.

Never talked to
either one of them again.

Now I guess I never will.

Courtneys gone,
but robs still here.

You dont know how it works
with Rob and me, Gloria.

We dont back down.

Then you both lose.

And so will Sam.

Sam.

Hows he handling this?

Gloria:

Rob had become almost

to

tally dependent on Courtney,

-and with her gone,
-(Thump)

Everything started

to

fall apart.

Sorry, dad.

Im sorry.

Hey, dont worry.
Its okay, Sam.

I found a whole bunch
of loose change down here.

Are you okay?

What happened?

I tried to help him
into his wheelchair,

but he slipped,
and it was too heavy, and...

Dont worry about it, Sam.

It takes some getting used to.

Go ahead and get cleaned up
for breakfast.

Monica will get some help.

Its all right;
Ill take care of it.

Okay.

Sorry, dad.

Sorry.

Its okay.

Maybe Mrs. Poole can help.

You cant do this by yourself.

Mrs. Poole is getting flowers
for the funeral.

(Sighs)

Let me try.

How did you do that?

Well, strength comes from
all sorts of places.

You just need to know
where to look.

Rob, you know that I will
stay here as long as I can,

but you are going to need
special help.

And as much as he may want to,
Sam cannot do it.

Hes just a little boy.

I know.

Its not fair, is it?

Every day,

this thing takes away
a little more of me.

Im alive, but I dont
have a life anymore,

and neither does
anybody around me.

Its all about maintaining me.

And im not sure its worth it.

Gloria:

Th

e funeral was today.

And it was like most funerals:

Beautiful, sad, surreal.

And when the guests

st

arted to leave,

and when the guests

st

arted to leave,

reality stayed behind.

Hey.

What you said about your mom
at the service

was really beautiful.

It was true.

I know.

Now, Robbie, im right next door
if theres anything you need.

Anything at all.

Mrs. Poole?

I need to go to the bathroom,
and I cant do it by myself.

Oh.

Well, that, um, thats...

Im not sure that I could...

Its okay.

Thanks, anyway.

Oh, there is something else
you can do.

Oh, dear.

Could you open these?

Uh, the cap is childproof.

Unfortunately, that means

theyre Rob-proof as well.
(Chuckles)

Of course.

Like I said, ill do anything.

Oh, pain pills.

Do they help?

They will.

(Car engine starting)

Thank you.

Bye.

-Sam...
-(Door closes)

...get ready to go to bed.

Um, okay.

Um, can I... I mean, do you
want me to sleep in your room?

Uh, no. Its okay.

Ill be fine.

And youre gonna be fine, too.

I know. Im a Kellerman.

Come here, give me a hug.

I love you.

I love you, too.

Good night, Sam.

Good night.

Thanks for everything
you did today.

Um... can you loosen
this damn tie?

Um, shall I just give you
your medication?

Oh, no, ive got it covered,
thanks.

Uh, I was wondering,

could you come in
early tomorrow?

Theres something we need
to handle before Sam gets up.

Sure.

But, um, ID just
like to give you your medicine,

then ill be on my way.

Ill do it.

Its not a problem.

Are you having pain?

Yes.

Just leave it, Monica.

(Sighs)

Do you want me to stay tonight?

No, I just want to be alone.

Good night, Monica.

Good night.

(Door opens)

-(Door closes)
-(Breathes deeply)

Gloria:

Rob went to the computer

to

write.

Gloria:

Rob went to the computer

to

write.

(Slow typing)

(Grunting softly)

(Printer hums)

Pepper:

Ok

ay, so whats the point?

Robs typing tonight. So what?

Its not that he was typing.

Its what he was typing.

Hes gonna kill himself.

(Sobbing softly)

I always told mom
you were the messy one.

What are you doing here?

My god, Rob.

You like the chair?

Its not much for mileage, but
I get the best parking spaces.

I came to help.

Not interested.

Get out of my house.

I mean it!
Get the hell out of here!

Oh, wait.

Wait, wait.

There is something you can do.

Open these for me.

You gonna do it or not?

No.

Im not gonna help you
kill yourself.

You dont have any idea
what youre talking about.

Howd you get that?

You wouldnt believe me
even if I told you.

Fine.

You dont want to help me,
get out.

Get out!

Im not going anywhere.

You need my help.

I dont need you!

Not now, not ever!

You made your choice
a long time ago.

Im sorry, all right?

I loved her as much as you did.

So you destroy this family?

There is nothing left
for you here.

I know that its too late
for a lot of things now.

(Sobs):
Its too late for everything.

What about Sam?

Theyre gonna take him
away from me sooner or later,

and I cant take that.

I cant lose him, too.

So hes just gonna wake up in
the morning and youll be gone?

Dont you get it?

Hes gonna lose me anyway.

Im already dead.

Rob? Rob?

Rob? Rob?

Dont do this.

Leave me alone!

Rob!

(Pounding on door)

Rob! Rob!

-(Pounding on door)
-Rob?

Open the door.

Dont do this.

-Let me in!
-(Grunting)

Rob:
Damn!

(Straining):
Please let me do this.

-(Pounding on door)
-Rob!

Rob!

Open the door, or I swear to god
ill break it down!

(Sobbing):
Let me die! Let me die!

Please let me die.

(Pounding on door)

Rob! Rob!

Monica:
No. Not like this.

(Sniffles)

How did you get in here?

Im an angel.

An angel?

Yes.

I dont believe in angels,
but...

But here I am.

And somewhere deep inside you,
you know its true.

You can lock out the world, Rob,

but you cant keep an angel from
delivering a message from god.

God?

There really is a god?

Oh, yes.

Almighty god, creator of
all things, has heard your cry.

Hes here with US right now.

And he wants you to know

that as alone and frightened
as you may feel,

youre not alone,
because he is with you.

And you have no need to fear,

because he promises he will
provide for you and for Sam,

if only you will trust him.

(Voice breaking): But how can
I trust a god who gave me this?

God didnt give this
to you, Rob.

But god will see you through it.

To the end of this life
and into the next.

I dont want
to go through it anymore.

(Sobbing):
I dont. I cant take anymore.

If this is some kind of test,
I dont want it.

I cant pass it, Monica.

God doesnt treat
his children that way.

He doesnt test you
with disease.

He doesnt create car accidents
to teach you a lesson.

God loves you.

And when you fall down,

the father wants to pick you up
and carry you home,

and heal you in his time,
in his way.

But your time is not
here yet, Rob,

because youre a father, too,
and you have a little boy

who needs to be healed
before he can let you go.

(Sniffles)

Look at me.

The state is gonna take Sam
away from me sooner or later.

Thats not part of
gods plan for Sam.

The man that he will
grow up to be,

the husband and father
that one day he will become,

the son that hell always
be glad he was--

all of these things
depend upon the lessons

that you can still teach him
while you have time.

Rob...

Isnt that something
worth living for?

Wont you let those
who love you help you do it?

I dont deserve it--

god knows how much
ive screwed up in my life--

but I want to be
a brother to you.

I want US to be a family again
for as long as we can.

(Lock clicks)

You sure youre ready for this?

Youre my big brother, Rob.

I lost you 12 years ago

cause I was jealous
and angry and selfish.

I dont want to lose you again.

Youre gonna lose me, pep.

This isnt curable.

I know.

But does it have to be tonight?

Nah, I guess it doesnt.

(Pepper sobbing quietly)

Dad?

(Pepper sniffles)

Whats wrong?

Nothing, buddy.

Uh, but there is somebody here
I want you to meet.

Come on in.

This is your uncle pepper.

Hes my brother.

Sam:
Yeah.

Mom told me about him.

She did?

Yeah.

She said that youd left,

but that youd
come back someday.

Your mom was a smart lady.

I was thinking of
hanging out here

with you guys for a while.

What do you think?

Well, its okay with me,
I guess.

You could help me
take care of my dad.

Yeah, I could do that.

Wow, Sam, you nailed it.

That was cool.

Howd you learn to do that?

My dad taught me.

They still have time to make
a few memories, dont they?

Yeah, they do.

Cant help but thinking about
all the people in the world

who-who should be skipping
stones together right now.

Every moment on this earth
is precious, baby,

but some human beings
never learn that.

For those who do...

...life is a miracle.

(Laughs)

(Dove cooing)