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Previously on allegiance...

My client has the right

To a full and complete account

Of all the evidence
held against him.

What's max found out
about their case?

All they have
is a collection

Of deliberately-twisted
and misleading facts,

And, apparently,
some kind of show-stopper.

-What show-stopper?
-I don't know.

It's been sealed.

Your honour,
in this entire document,

Only a handful
of unredacted words remain.

It is beyond me

How my client is expected
to mount a defence at all.

That's the beauty
of an accusation like this--

The crown can keep refusing
to disclose evidence

On grounds of national security.

the trial date is finally set

For minister ajeet sohal,

Who remains under house arrest
on charges of treason--

police have been voicing

Concerns about
the rise in incidents

Of vandalism and hate crimes
in surrey--

my boy, he's 12,

He doesn't want to wear
his patka to school.

What am I supposed to tell him?

I'll say it again, canada,

This is your wake-up call.

Take a good look around.
Who are you going to trust?

- good morning!
- Hey, morning, max.

So this is what we've come to.

They've left me no choice--

We are out of time

And we are out of options.

I'm going to have to go nuclear.

Oh, yeah?
As in?

I'm applying for
a stay of proceedings.

A stay of proceedings?

I am asking the court
to throw out the case--

On the basis

That the crown's
disgraceful violation

Of my client's
charter of rights--

Thank you--

Will bring the administration
of justice into disrepute.

So no trial.

That's right.

That's badass, uncle max.

I gotta go.

-I love you.
-Love you.

You think it will work?

This case is bullshit.

We know it.
The prosecution knows it.

The public may think

I'm getting off
on a technicality.

It is not a technicality.

It is an attack

On the fundamental integrity
of the justice process itself.

Look.

We win this challenge,

The charges are dropped,

The case dissolves,

And you, my friend,
are a free man.

Wâpan, I'm right here.

Wâpan.

Where is she?

Hey. Come on.

Come on, let's get you
back to your room.

-No...
-Hey, hey.

Come on, sage.
You should be resting.

Where is she?

Let's just get you back to bed.

-I want to see her!
-I know. Let's go. Come on.

third time in the e.R.
This year, jj.

Maybe time to stop smashing
store windows

With your bare hand.

code white. 5th floor.

Code white. 5th floor.

You want me to check it out?

Yeah.

I'll stay with jj.

Tell me where she is!

Where did you take her?

Hey!

-Why is no one talking to me?
-Are you all right?

- Wâpan...
- hey.

code white. 5th floor.

Get her before
she hurts someone else.

What's the patient's name?

-Sage paynter.
-Sage.

Sage.
I just want to talk, okay?

-I want to see wâpan.
-Who's wâpan?

My baby girl!

Jordan, they won't let me
see wâpan!

Hey!

-Hey, is that your partner?
-Get your hands off me!

My husband, jordan.

I don't want
to put handcuffs on you,

But I need to be able to trust

That you're not gonna hurt
anybody else.

So can I trust you, sage?

Mm-hmm.

Let him go.

Where is she?

Where's our baby?

Hey, vince, I could use
your help up here.

I just worked
five 12-hour shifts.

I have been punched,
bitten and spat on.

I am tired of the abuse.

This patient has anger issues
and mental issues.

She's unstable--

She's looking for her baby.

Yeah, and you can see why

The social worker had to come
and take that baby away.

Why are they doing this?

It's going to be okay.

I'm going to fix this.

Where's auntie?

Healing circle.

I left a message.

The baby's not here.

A social worker took her.

The mother
has mental-health issues.

The nurse was waiting for
the husband to get back

Before telling them.

-They don't even know?
-No.

On top of that,

She wants us to arrest her
for assault.

We can't do that.

Gave her 10 stitches.

-Vince.
-I know, I know.

Oh, shit.

sage, jordan.

The ministry has taken custody
of your infant.

No!

I want my baby!

I'm sorry, ms. Paynter,

I'm going to have to ask you
to stay calm right now.

Okay? Please.

Where did they take her?

Auntie's gonna help.

where did they take her?

Sage.

I understand
that you are upset right now,

But we need you to stay calm--

Get off of me!

I'm getting the hell
out of here!

Please.

She didn't mean
to hurt anyone.

They gave her medication.

She's not usually like this.

Please.

Help us get our baby back.

we have to take her in.

Okay.

hello?

Ms. Raymont,

This is constable sabrina sohal
with the cfpc.

Yes?

Sage paynter
and jordan awaskis.

I'm wondering why their baby
was apprehended this morning.

Uh, I wish I could help,

But...

It wouldn't be ethical,
or legal,

Of me to disclose

Confidential client information.

I'm just trying to understand.

I wish I could tell you.

All I can tell you is...

When the parents are...

Exceptionally young...

When one or both may have
a history of addiction,

Mental-health issues,

Trouble with the law...

If a home is found
to be unfit for a baby--

Unsafe crib,

Mold, exposed wires...

It's heartbreaking.
I know.

And it pains
me and my colleagues

To have to take babies away
from their natural parents.

But believe me,

It pains us even more
to leave a baby

In an at-risk situation.

We've...

We've made that mistake
once too often.

And the results can be tragic.

You. Baby face.

I'm here for my niece,
sage paynter.

Paynter, with a "y".

And I want her released
immediately!

auntie jo.

Jordan...

My boy, come.

My boy.

auntie keekee.

-Jordan.
-Auntie bea.

Got your things.

Just...

Need to sign for them.

That's a beautiful flower.

Am I going to jail now?

No, you can go home today.

You'll get a notice
to appear in court,

And a lawyer will help you.

they took her away.

it's okay, my girl.

they took her away.

We'll get this sorted out.

We'll get your baby back.

How dare you arrest a life-giver

Hours after giving birth?

I'm so sorry,
but a nurse was assaulted.

no, no, no!

There won't be
any more stolen babies!

Not on my watch!

Are you sage's mother?

I'm her auntie.

And, her mother, yes.

Her baby came two weeks early--

And that's why
we weren't there--

So how the hell
did that social worker

Know that the baby was coming?

Huh?

Birth alerts are illegal now!

I this is a difficult--

listen to me, you.

My niece and nephew
are good kids.

They have jobs
and a nice home.

Come and see for yourself.

We'd be happy to.

Well, good.

You can give us a ride, too.

Took three buses to get here.

yeah, jeez.

come on.

You two can ride with me.

take a look around.

Tell the ministry
we've got nothing to hide.

Tell them this home
has everything a family needs.

Jordan was in the middle

Of fixing the place up
for the baby.

They thought they had more time.

Imagine coming home
without your child.

You should be looking for her
right now.

There's no exposed wiring.

I don't see or smell mold.

Sewed and beaded those herself.

Look at the beadwork.

So good you can barely see
the spirit bead.

It's right there.

They're beautiful.

I taught her when she was
just a little girl.

She does that to honour
her late métis mother.

Flower beadwork people.

This looks like
a brand-new crib.

oh, yeah.

It's safety-approved, too.

Jordan carved
that headboard himself.

he carved this?

Wâpan.

Sunrise.

Beautiful, intricate work.

He has a great
construction job.

Plans to become
a carpenter.

That's sage, not dope.

It's a sacred medicine
used for smudging.

Yeah, go ahead, open it.

Have a whiff.

Jordan and sage
are traditional kids.

They don't drink or drug.

They have a family
that supports them

And loves them.

that's right.

But, still,
their baby girl is taken.

Why?

Something isn't right here.

Apartment's a little lived-in
and run-down,

But it's clean.

Yeah, those kids
are not addicts.

So how did the social worker

Know that
the baby was coming early?

I don't know.

There used to be birth alerts,

But they've been illegal
since 2019.

Okay, what are birth alerts?

When an at-risk mother
delivered a baby,

The hospital would alert
social services,

And they would...

Apprehend the child
without the parents' consent.

Without their consent?

How do I have a masters in crim
and that never came up once?

disturbance at
the ministry of family care,

756 old trunk road.

Indigenous male.

5' 10".
Medium build.

Jordan.

this is 30-64.

We're close by and en route.

Over.

copy that, 30-64.

You heard them.
No, you heard them.

They're on it.

It can't hurt
to just go check things out.

I spoke with dispatch.

Kid's got a record
as long as his arm.

Causing a disturbance,
resisting arrest--

I wasn't causing
a disturbance,

I was protesting development
at burns bog.

And I didn't resist arrest.

Right.

Sir...

His newborn was apprehended
this morning.

Maybe...

His emotions
just got the best of him.

You got a point, tucker?

Do we really
have to arrest him?

Come on, on your feet.
Let's go.

Up.

Hey, sarge.

Officer sohal,

Please...

I just want to know
where my baby is.

Jordan, I know,

But you have to go through
the proper channels.

Yeah, what do you say

We take him
off your hands, sarge?

Save you the paperwork.

Sure. He's all yours.

Tucker, let's go.

We didn't do anything wrong.

You took our baby
because we're indian!

-Come on.
-Admit it!

hey.

Let's go outside,
talk about this.

Is your supervisor here,
theresa raymont?

No, she's not in
at the moment.

I need to know

Why sage paynter's baby
was apprehended this morning.

I can't share
that information with you.

If I have to come back
with a search warrant

And go through every single file
in this office,

I will.

Okay. I'll get you the file,

But you have to know

That there's information
in there

That I can't share with you

Because it's against the law.

From what I can see here,

Ms. Paynter reached out
for prenatal care.

And?

And that's it.

And that's all
you're willing to tell me?

No. That's all
that's in her file.

No mental-health issues?

Unsafe housing?

And according to this,

Ms. Paynter's file

Was supposed to be closed
months ago,

But with her case worker
on stress leave...

It must have
slipped through the cracks.

So why was her baby
apprehended?

No one from this office
apprehended a baby this morning.

If no one here took her,
then who the hell did?

Theresa raymont.

Are you sure?

I'm sure.
I've known her for years.

Good woman.
Tough job.

She can just walk in and--

Patient in 12-d is crowning.

Dr. Henry's still in the o.R.
With a c-section.

Okay, let's go.

You're going to have
to make this quick.

Well, how did she know
that sage was having her baby?

You'll have to ask her.

Did you call to alert her?

Of course not.

So it's just a coincidence
she turned up

Right after ms. Paynter

Unexpectedly delivered
her baby early?

It's possible

Theresa accessed ms. Paynter's
medical files online,

And knew she'd been admitted.

How would she access--

Your questions
are going to have to wait.

This delivery can't.

I talked to theresa
this morning.

Why didn't she tell me

That she apprehended
sage's baby herself?

Privacy laws?

All these privacy laws

And yet a social worker

Can just access
a patient's medical files?

Oh, yeah, they can

If the patient signed
a consent form.

You think sage would sign that?

I don't think now's the time

To be asking sage
if she signed the form.

I'm calling theresa, not sage.

you've reached theresa raymont

From the ministry
of family care.

Please leave a message.
Thank you.

still no answer.

you know what--

I don't think she signed it.

What?

I don't think

Sage would have signed
that medical consent form.

Her baby's gone.

Her baby's out there somewhere
and we need answers.

Please don't cry.

don't cry?
Don't tell me--

I'm doing everything I can

To get you a visit
with your little boy.

Shay?

Ms. Westfeldt,

A nurse at surrey general

Confirmed that it was your boss,
theresa raymont,

That took the baby this morning.

your boss told the staff

That the couple was unfit
to raise their child,

But that doesn't seem
to be the case,

So why don't you tell us
what's really going on?

Ms. Westfeldt?

I became a social worker
to help struggling families.

I thought I could make
a difference.

Turns out...

I'm just a part of the problem.

You know, most of my clients
are indigenous--

Their children get taken away
because of poverty--

And those that do get
their kids back--

And that's rare--

They have their social workers
police them

Like they're criminals.

And god forbid
if they ask for support--

Because that'll get
their files flagged for sure,

Because if they need help,
they must be at risk!

You know, I'm probably going
to lose my license over this,

But I can't stand by

While my boss forges on

As if the laws haven't changed.

Those are theresa's files.

These are the only two families
that take newborns.

You have to do something.

We just talked
to the foster family.

They haven't received
a baby today

And they aren't expecting one.

Nothing on our end, either.

Thanks.

Where else

Would a social worker
take a newborn?

Dispatch, 61-03.

We need a bolo
on theresa raymont.

Hey, gillian.

Anything on theresa's call logs?

Yeah...

Uh...

She made several calls
to the punjabi mini mart.

Two of them this morning.

Yeah, which one?

The one on 117th.

We're on our way.

Cutting and laminating
machines.

A shredder.

You need all those
to make sweets?

I make boxes.

To sell sweets.

None of these seem to match
your packaging.

Forgery is a federal crime.

You want to try that again?

This woman stole
a mother's newborn baby.

Do you want to be complicit
in child abduction, mr. Rj?

Because that's life in prison.

Okay. I tell you.

She needed a birth certificate.

She picked it up this morning.

What name did you put on it?

I don't keep those files.

I just do the print order.

sabrina.

I found something
in theresa's flash drive...

This isn't over.

We'll be following up.

Yeah, hey.
What is it?

It's a medical consent form,
signed by sage.

Is there a flower
in her signature?

No.

No flower.

It could be forged.

Sage signs her name
with a wild rose at the end.

Sounds like theresa set up
her own personal birth alert.

Yeah, I might have
something here.

I've got luke with me.

Tucker's there?

Gabby's got a commitment,
I thought I'd lend a hand.

So theresa's
been gathering information

On support groups

For women
who are unable to conceive.

You have names
and contact numbers?

No.

Just a zoom link
for their online meetings.

The next one's
not until next week.

Are these support groups
based in surrey?

No. They're
all over north america.

they might be
desperate to become mothers.

Is she going to sell the baby?

A newborn female
indigenous baby

Is believed
to have been abducted

By a social worker,
theresa raymont.

Caucasian, 50s.

Last known location
surrey general hospital,

But that was hours ago.

The car registered
to theresa raymont

Is a silver
1993 toyota camry.

An amber alert's gone out,

Images of raymont

Have been released
to all units in the area.

That's all we got.

Let's get out there,
let's find this little one,

Bring her home.

Okay, let's go.

Do the parents know yet?

Not yet. We'd like you
to notify them in person.

Okay. I'll let sage know
we're coming.

thanks.

Have you brought any news?

yes.

Uh...

The social worker
who apprehended your baby...

She didn't place her
in foster care.

We believe
that she's abducted her.

What?

She forged your signature

And illegally accessed
your medical records.

That's how she knew
sage was in the hospital.

And she gave false statements
to the nurse

And...

Took your baby.

- Took her where?
- we don't know.

We haven't been able
to locate her yet.

But the cfpc
has put out an amber alert

And we have made it
our top priority.

My baby...

If you had listened to her
in the hospital,

Instead of arresting her,

None of this
would have happened!

You find her.

You hear me.

You find our baby girl!

We will...

I promise.

let's go into the lodge.

You need healing.

Never make promises.

What was I supposed
to tell them--

That their kid's gone forever?

It was a rookie move.

You're giving them false hope.

The system is screwed.

We have to make it right.

It's our job
to enforce the law,

Not to make impossible promises
to compensate for the past.

We don't get to choose
the laws we defend

Based on our personal values.

What happens
when the laws don't work?

61-03.

61-03. Go.

Theresa's cell phone
just turned on.

It pinged off a tower

On the south end
of the white rock pier.

On our way.

white rock pier?

what's she doing
near the pier?

-Meeting someone?
-We got to get to her

Before she can pass
that baby off.

she's on the move.

Phone just pinged off a tower
at semiahmoo park.

that's south.

She's heading for the border.

We've alerted customs
and border control.

There's no sign
of theresa's car yet.

Theresa just called
a canadian number...

The sunrise motel.

Address?

1411 peace arch road.

peace arch road--
we're not far from there.

We're sending backup.

theresa!

It's over.

Give us the baby.

I can't do that.

yes, you can.

Sage and jordan,
they are good people.

The baby will be safe.

Those two are putting on
a good show,

Because they know
we're watching.

Eventually, they'll drink,
or drug,

And the baby will be neglected.

Theresa,
the baby hasn't made a sound.

Is she okay?

Theresa, is the baby okay?

She's fine.

She's stalling for time.

Baby's gone.
Where is she?

Where is she?

She's safe.

With people
who can take care of her.

What people, theresa?

Who did you give the baby to?

Do the right thing.

I have.

Command. 61-03.

We have theresa raymont
in custody,

But the baby is gone.

We need border patrol
to check every outgoing vehicle

For an indigenous baby,

Possibly accompanied
by two white adults.

I want a chopper in the air

And I want cctv footage

From here to washington state.

Now! People, let's go!

Move, move, move!
Come on!

theresa raymont,

You're under arrest
for kidnapping,

Falsifying
government documents...

- yes!
- Nice work, rookie.

Too late.
The baby's gone.

-What?
-She's not talking.

Can't you see?

I'm helping save these babies!

What do you mean
"these babies"?

please tell sage

That we are one step closer
to finding wâpan.

We've got the social worker
in custody now.

We're going to get answers.

I will. I'll talk
to the prosecutor

As soon as I get back.

Thank you. Bye.

The first baby
I took from his mother...

...Probably be
my son's age right now.

Let's just drive.

Six other indigenous babies
in theresa's files

Were adopted illegally
in the last two years,

And gillian found templates
for forged adoption papers

On the flash drive,

But thanks to international
red tape and privacy laws,

They may now be unreachable.

I don't know what to tell sage.

And on top of everything,

She still has to face
assault charges?

Yeah, like I said,
I'm trying to get those dropped,

But my boss--

Your boss is a dick.

Sage's aunt,

She suggested
a sentencing circle?

Huh.

That's a good idea.

I'll have to get "the dick"
to sign off,

And the nurse'll
have to agree to go--

If she's open to
a restorative justice approach,

But...

I'll see what I can do.

Thanks.

Can't make any promises.

No promises.

those two had
no business raising a child.

I understand
that sage and jordan

Originally came to see
your social workers

For prenatal care.

Tell me, what happened
in that meeting

To convince you

That they couldn't care
for their baby?

These people
had to ask for help

To parent their own kid.

That's what happened.

My name is joanne paynter.

I'm sage's auntie

And a proud métis
from northern saskatchewan.

Creator has invited us

To be here together
in this sacred circle,

Where we are all equal.

No one sits at the front.

We're all connected
by our heartbeats.

We're here to understand

The harm
that our niece has caused...

...And for her
to take responsibility for that,

So that we can all move forward
in a good way.

This is about healing,

Not about dwelling in guilt
or innocence.

I've been doing all I can

To save these kids

From a lifetime
of risk and trouble.

I'd like to offer some words
from edmund metatawabin,

Former chief
of fort albany first nations.

"there's no concept of justice
in cree culture.

The nearest word we have is
kintohpatatin ,

Which means that
you have been listened to

And your needs
will be taken seriously."

I look around this circle

And I see many life-givers.

Matriarchs.

Keepers of mother earth.

The backbones of our families,

Our communities.

There is nothing more traumatic

Than taking
a mother's baby from her.

these indigenous families

Can't take care of their kids.

Just look at
all the alcoholism,

Drugs, and violence--

They're often living

In unsanitary,
unsafe conditions.

That's statistics, okay?

Not racism.

I was ripped
from my mother's arms

By the police.

I was five years old.

Forced to go
to residential school.

I was so scared.

I cried for my mom
every night...

I'm grateful

For adoptive parents--

How selfless they are.

Imagine, total strangers,

Who actually want to raise
these babies.

Stolen babies.

Taken from the parents
who should've have raised them!

Two men came to our door
with a police officer.

They took me
and my brothers and sisters

Away from my mom and dad.

The ministry took our pictures.

They cut our hair.

They put those pictures
in the paper,

And...

Advertised us.

"adopt an indian métis kid."

They tore us apart.

Adopted us out
to different families--

White families.

I never saw
my brothers and sisters again.

I'm not a criminal.

If you put me away,

Who is going
to save these babies?

Oh, enough of this shit.

What's happened to you?

The police used to help us.

You need to tell us right now

Where the children
you illegally apprehended are.

With good parents.

Decent people,
who will give them a good life.

That's not for you to decide!

Theresa,

Look at me.

You are facing
very serious charges--

Kidnapping,

Fraud, forgery...

A life behind bars
at a federal institution--

Among people that you are
not likely to consider decent.

So, if you would like a chance

At improving your odds,

You need to tell me
all of the names

Of people who have

Illegally acquired
a child through you--

Right now.

When I was four years old,

A social worker
took me from my mom

And...

Put me in a home
with total strangers.

"foster care"...

They called it.

I didn't understand
what I had done wrong.

My mom...

...She did the best she could.

And we didn't have a nice house
or fancy furniture,

But...

We had each other.

At night,

She would lie down beside me,

And she would tell me stories

About when
she was a little girl.

Growing up in the bush
with her kôhkom...

And her mosôm.

Those were the happy times.

But then a social worker
took her away.

And put her in a foster home.

Said that no little girl

Should be running around
in the bush,

Living in a cabin
without any running water.

She went to eight different
foster homes in total.

And she died in vancouver's
downtown eastside

With a needle in her arm.

My auntie jo fought hard

To get me
out of the foster home.

She went to court
and everything.

She raised me with love...

And our traditional teachings.

I wanted...

To raise my own little girl
the same way.

But they took her from me.

I'm sorry
for the pain that I caused you.

For hurting you.

Violence is never acceptable,

No matter how much
your heart is hurting.

I'll accept whatever sentence

The elders and the judge
decide on.

Six adoptive parents.

We need to bring
these children back home.

What "home"
means to them at this point...

I'll get our team
to start contacting the parents

And I'll have the crown
start working on warrants.

I want to go
to washington state.

I want to talk to the people
that adopted sage's baby.

Can't do that, vince.

We have to go through
the proper channels.

The us and canada

Are both signatories
to the hague convention.

There is
a legal process in place

To return children

Wrongfully removed
from their parents

To another country.

And if we have to wait
for a court order,

It could be weeks or months

That sage is separated
from her baby.

And we both know,

The longer the baby's
with the adoptive parents,

The harder it's going to be

To convince them
to surrender her.

I've gotten to know this family.
I've seen their goodness.

I can be persuasive.

I can help the adoptive parents

Understand that this child
belongs with her family.

Okay. Okay.

Okay, but do not get
your hopes up.

And I want
another officer with you.

inspector degas,

I'll get my gear.

Oh, okay.

I came here
to give my victim statement,

So sage could get
restorative justice...

...But after hearing
each of your stories...

I've been a nurse
for more than 20 years.

I've delivered

More indigenous babies
into the foster system

Than I can remember...

Theresa raymont
seemed so sure of herself.

I didn't ask questions.

I became a maternity nurse

To bring new life
into the world.

Not to bring more pain

To another generation
of mothers.

I'm so sorry.

so, I had a friend
back home.

Bobby.

We played hockey together.

We'd just won
the provincials, right?

Bobby scored.
Top corner. Ot.

And his whole rez was there,

Cheering him on,

Just losing it.

So, manny, our goalie,
threw this huge party.

We got so shit-faced.

And then after,

We're all piling into this cab,

Not everyone can fit,

So bobby says
he'll take the next one.

Hmm.

Yeah, they found him
the next day

On the outskirts of town,

Frozen to death.

What?

What happened?

It was a starlight tour.

Manny said that bobby decided
to walk home, right?

And so the cops
just picked him up.

Drove him out there.

Minus 27.

And when they found him,
he was in sock feet,

You know?

The police--

They took his boots, vince.

Yeah...

I'm sorry, tucker.

I just told myself

That I'm going to make sure
that it never happens again.

Yeah.

We've got to bring
that baby home.

Yeah.

I'd like to invite
the judge to speak next.

I want to thank you all
for your honesty...

And for sharing your stories...

So openly.

I want you to know
that you've been listened to...

...And that I'm taking
your needs seriously.

Ms. Paynter...

I can only imagine

The heartbreak you're feeling

From having your baby
taken from you.

The elders and I
have had a good talk

And we've agreed
on your sentence.

You will share your story

Of what happened to you

With maternity nurses

In hospitals
across the lower mainland.

You'll also continue
your work with elders

And provide prayer and support
to new indigenous mothers.

thank you, your honour.

Wâpan!

Wâpan!

Wâpan!

there you go,
there you go.

All right.

-You're home
-you're home.

Hey, you!

Son of a gun!

Ah, come here!

Thank you.

our pleasure.

You did a good job.

For once.

Come.

You think I'm coming with you?

Yeah, come-- and don't think
we're gonna adopt you now.

I wouldn't think of it.

yeah.

Mm. Smells amazing.

How was your day?

It was happy.

Sad.

Complicated.

Life.

-Thank you.
-Mm-hmm.

Max thinks he can get the judge

To agree
to a stay of proceedings.

yeah.

Yeah, we're hopeful.

Hope is good.

Is that your mom's kara?

After she passed away...

...You and the aunties--

You really stepped in.

I don't think I've ever told you
how much you mean to me.

Puth ...

...Your mother was like
an older sister to me.

A loving and kind soul...

Just like you.

"kindness is like snow.

It beautifies
everything it covers."

I haven't heard that
in a long time.

Of all of the lines
your mother quoted,

That was always my favourite.

At the end of every ski day,

We would make a snowman,

And then we would
lie on our backs,

And flap our arms and legs,

Making snow angels,

And then the entire time,

She would be quoting poetry.

Do you remember
that last week in the hospital?

I made all those snowflakes

And I hung them
on the ceiling of her room.

We would just...

We'd just lie on her bed...

...Staring at them...

...And she said...

...She said...

Oh, come here.
It's okay.

Oh, honey.