Consider the Lilies (2023)

[bunniefuu]

[uptempo music]

Come on, guys! The wedding

is in an hour and a half.

What are you doing here?

Roman, are these ready

- to go in the van?

- [Roman] Yeah.

Well, why aren't they

in the van? Let's go!

Guys, load these up.

Let's go. Speed it up. Let's go.

Yes. Um, we are actually

on our way right now.

We'll be there in...

- Twenty?

- ...twenty minutes.

- Watch out!

- [tires screeching]

- Allison.

- What?

- The cakes!

- I got it.

[glass clinking]

All right. All right, everyone.

Time to cut the cake.

[orchestral music playing]

[guests gasping, applauding]

[applause fades]

Diana, thank you so much.

This is a wonderful cake.

I'm so glad you like it,

Michelle.

[woman] All right, get close.

Go on, grab the Kn*fe,

put your hand over it. Yep.

[camera shutter clicking]

Awesome.

[pensive music]

Michael--

Michael?

Michael!

[phone line ringing]

[Michael] Hello, you've reached

Michael's voicemail.

I'm not available right now.

You may leave your number--

[alarm beeping]

[exhales]

[phone beeping]

[sighs] Damn!

[pop music playing over phone]

[knocking at door]

Good morning.

Good morning.

[loudly] Good morning!

[phone line ringing]

[Michael] Hello?

Michael.

You didn't come home last night?

[Michael] Sorry, babe.

I just have so much work to do.

I'll be home in a few.

Okay. Well, I-- I tried

calling you last night.

Why didn't--

why didn't you call me back?

I thought I would've

been done sooner,

and I thought

you might be asleep,

so I didn't wanna

call and wake you up.

Right, okay.

Well, you-- you still need

to come home and

get some rest, right?

I know, but Jerry's not here,

and-- and Wanda did

a lot with these claims.

Oh, okay. Well,

I guess that overtime check's

gonna look really nice then,

right?

Heh, yeah.

Uh, all right. Well,

do you want me to send you

some eats to go

for breakfast, or...

[Michael] No. I'll be home soon,

but then I gotta

come back to the office.

Okay. Well, I guess I'll

just leave you some coffee?

[Michael] Okay. Love you.

Yeah. Love you too.

Hey, sweetie. How'd you sleep?

[music playing

faintly over earbuds]

- Hey!

- [tapping counter]

- [music stops]

- I asked how you slept.

I slept okay. Why wouldn't I?

All right, well,

just tell me that, okay?

Don't just ignore me.

[music resumes]

Hey!

I'm making breakfast.

I don't need it.

[Diana] All right, Roman.

Where are we at with

the unicorn birthday cake?

Working on the fondant now.

Should be done by

the end of the day, boss.

All right, great. Allison,

how you coming with the pastries

for the Jordan party?

Have to have those delivered

- first thing tomorrow.

- I'll get to it tonight.

Right now I'm working on

the Davidson's cookies.

All right, sounds good.

And Farrah--

- [Farrah] I got it, boss.

- Okay, yes, but what about--

[Farrah] I'm on that too.

All right. Okay.

You guys know how this goes.

Repeat after me:

go big or go home!

[all, flatly] Go big or go home.

Guys. Okay, stop.

That was pathetic.

Repeat after me:

go big or go home!

[all, cheerily]

Go big or go home!

There it is. Okay.

Back to work, everyone.

[upbeat music]





[soft jazz music

playing faintly over stereo]

[phone line ringing]

[Michael] Hello, you've

reached Michael's voicemail.

I'm not available--



So, Mom,

is Dad coming home or not?

He said he was, honey. I-- I

just-- I can't get ahold of him.

Whatever. I'm hungry, so I'm

just gonna

go to my room with some food

and stream a movie.

You can't wait just

a couple more minutes?

I'm sure he's gonna be

coming in any minute.

Mom, I've waited

over an hour already.

[Diana sighs]

Okay.

[door thuds]

[Michael] Hey.

[exhales]

Thank you.

[microwave beeping]

[microwave whirring]

[beep]

It's cold.

Well, it was hot at 6:30.

It was warm at 7:00,

when I called you.

It was warm at 7:30,

when I texted you.

And it was still warm at 8:00,

when I called you again.

What time is it now?

Yeah.

[door slams]

[somber music]

[Allison, echoing] Diana.

Diana.

[normally] Diana!

Hey. What's going on?

I've been calling you for,

like, the last two minutes.

You have?

I-- I'm sorry. I just--

My mind is somewhere else.

I-- I didn't hear you,

I'm sorry.

It's fine.

- So, um, what's going on?

- So!

Okay, so I wanted to ask you

on a date with me tonight

because Evan broke up

with me, again,

and I already reserved a table

for two at the Pastasciutta.

I'm sorry, Allison.

It's fine. I'm used to breakups

anyways.

So,

are you coming with me or not?

- I-- I don't-- I don't know.

- Please, Diana?

I don't wanna ask Roman.

He might get the wrong idea.

Roman is not

gonna get any ideas.

Anyway,

I don't wanna hang out with

any of my guy friends right now.

Plus,

you seem to be in need

of a night out as well.

[Diana] I am in need

of a de-stress.

What better way than to spend

the night at Pastasciutta

with your best friend?

Ugh...

- Okay.

- Yes!

But, I'm your boss.

- [doorbell chimes]

- So, that's work.

You got it, boss.

[Jayse] Diana.

Diana, right? Jayse.

I'm-- I'm sorry.

How-- how do I know you?

I work with Michael.

We met at the company party

last year, remember?

[chuckles] Oh, um, yeah. Right.

Um, what-- what

can I do for you?

I came to place an order.

Oh, great. Um, yes.

So, uh, what'd you have in mind?

Michael's been really dedicated,

and the company wants to

give him a kind of thank-you.

Um, okay. Well, um, we do have

a list of our most popular items

on our website

if you wanna take a look.

Okay.

[music playing faintly over PA]

Okay. I have an idea.

How about a chocolate-glazed

mousse hazelnut cake?

Michael doesn't like chocolate.

[sighs] You know what?

I'll just order it online.

Okay.

It was good seeing you again.

[Diana] Yeah.

You too.

[doorbell chimes]

What?

Go big or go home.

[elegant waltz playing]

I know I like expensive things,

but seriously, how could

someone eat a $70 pasta?

I know, right?

I wonder how it tastes.

It better tastes like diamonds.

I'd rather have

a burger with a beer.

Actually...

let's do that.

Do what?

Get a burger and a beer.

- Really?

- Yeah.

Diana,

you're my one true best friend.

Oh, I know.

Let's get out of here

before that waiter comes

and tempts us

with a $58 appetizer.

[band] One, two, three, go!

[uptempo folk music playing]

- Come on!

- Put your hands up. Come on!



I know you've been lonely

You think your love...

Whoo! Girl, come on.

I think I need another drink.

[Allison]

I think you need water.

- No--

- And eat your food.

What? Get out of here!

This band is amazing.



Allison, I just-- Hey,

I just wanna thank you for this.

- What?

- I wanna thank you for this!

I just-- I-- I feel like

Michael and I are strangers.

Like, we haven't had

a proper meal in, like, forever,

and it's been

even longer since...

I understand.

No. You know what? I--

You don't understand,

because you're not married,

and-- and you don't have

a teenage daughter

who's on social media 24/7.

Well, you're right, but...

no, I get what you're saying.

Isn't that normal?

Stronger than a diamond

I-- I just wish everything

was simple, you know?

Like, all the bills are paid,

and the business is busy, and...

I mean, don't get me wrong.

Business is-- is great.

It's great. No, it just--

it seems like everything is

falling apart at the same time.

So do something that will

bring you all back together.

- Like what?

- I don't know.

Like, go on a vacation

or a trip or something.

You know I can't do that.

I mean, you've seen how hard

I work to get to where I am.

We'll lose our best customers.

And you know how hard I've

worked to get to where I am!

I-- I mean, you've seen

how good our reviews are.

I know, they're calling you

"Cupcake Bae" on TikTok!

- What? Come on.

- I'm just playing.

That's exactly why you need

to take some time off.

You've been working

way too hard,

and you've lost focus on

what's really important.

Yeah. You know I'm right.

Indestructible



Maybe. Maybe you're right.

[singer] Come on, y'all, hit it!

Heed my words.

Take a week off, at least.

Go out with your family.

You'll thank me later.

You really think

that would work?

100%.

- Thanks.

- Anytime.

You know your best friend's

always here for you.

Oh, I know.

You're indestructible,

indestructible

- Cheers. To our friendship.

- Cheers!

You're indestructible

Indestructible,

you are indestructible

And when you're on vacation,

I'll run the bakery.

[laughs]

More like run off

all our customers.

[both laughing]

[cell phone ringing]

- Who is it?

- I don't know.

Pick it up.

Indestructible

- Hello?

- Whoo!

Hello? I'm-- I'm sorry.

I can't hear you.

Hold on.

I'm gonna take this outside.

Okay.

[Diana] I'm sorry,

who-- who is this?

Indestructible

Come on!

Wait, I'm-- I'm sorry.

Who is this?

[gasps]

[somber music]

[phone line ringing]

[Michael] Hello, you've reached

Michael's voicemail.

I'm not available--

[Diana] Excuse me.

Is there a Patricia Wright here?

It appears that

she's still in surgery,

but you're more than welcome

to wait for her

in the waiting room

on the second floor.

[Michael] Hey, babe, what's up?

I just finished work.

I saw that you called.

[Diana] Michael, where are you?

Still at the office.

There was a meeting.

- What's wrong?

- [Diana] My mom is here,

- and she's in the hospital.

- What? What is she doing there?

- Is she okay?

- [Diana] I don't know.

Don't have any details yet.

Still at the hospital.

I haven't even

talked to the doctor.

- Which hospital?

- [Diana] The St. Mark.

- Can you meet me here?

- I'm sorry, babe.

I got an important phone call

in 15 minutes.

What? Mike, can't that wait?

It's an important call.

I need to be on it.

It's some clients on

the West Coast time zone.

Besides, you know

your mom doesn't like me.

Tell you what, as soon as

I'm done, I'll give you a call

- and see if you're still there.

- Yeah. Okay.

What did he say?

Is he on his way?

No, he has a-- a meeting.

At nine o'clock at night?

He sure has a lot

of late meetings recently.

What is that supposed to mean?

[Allison] Look, I think

that's the doctor right there.

- [Diana] Excuse me?

- Yeah?

Um, I-- I'm Diana Woods,

the daughter of Patricia Wright.

Oh, I'm sorry to say it,

but Miss Wright

is still under

surgery right now,

and Dr. Phillips is

gonna call another doctor

for a brief checkup

on the patient.

Well, uh, what happened to her?

Is she okay?

I'm sorry, ma'am, but I really

can't give that information.

You're gonna have to wait

until the surgery's over

and you can definitely

talk to the doctor.

Well, how long

will the surgery take?

No idea. I mean,

this could go on

for a couple more hours.

Perhaps all night, even.

Okay. Thank you.

No problem. Please stay strong.

[sighs]

So frustrating.

They can't tell me anything.

[somber music]



[man] Mrs. Woods?

I'm Dr. Phillips.

Oh.

D-- Doctor. How's my mother?

Not well,

but we've done our very best.

The good news is,

your mother's heart is b*ating.

But there are some issues.

It seems she's not responsive.

We've had to put her

on life support for now.

Does that mean

she's not gonna wake up?

I don't know.

We'll wait and see.

[tearful] Is there anything else

you can do?

I'm sorry.

It's out of our hands now.

We've done all we can do.

Go see your mother now.

[exhales]

Allison.

Allison, wake up.

I can go back

and see my mom now.

Allison, I need you

to go open the bakery.

We need the peacock order

out first thing.

Allison!

Yeah. Yep.

I'm up.

[monitor beeping steadily]

[solemn music]

Mom, I'm here.

[weeping] I'm here, Mom.



[sighs]



Michael?

Where were you?

Um...

I-- I was at a meeting.

It ran over a little late,

and, uh--

Michael, I needed you.

My mom is on life support.

The doctors don't think

she's gonna wake up.

Don't-- don't touch me.

Diana, wait!

I'm sorry, okay?

[sobbing]





[typing]

- [knock at door]

- Morning, Michael.

- Morning, Jayse.

- I brought you your usual.

Okay.

Thanks.

So...

are we hanging out

again tonight?

We'll see.

I'll be waiting, then.

You do like Italian, right?

It's my favorite.

Perfect. Dinner's on me.

[poignant music]



[distant beeping]

[alarm beeping]

Oh, my gosh!

Wait, Allison, what happened?

What happened?

The cakes are burnt.

What--

Diana, I asked you to watch the

cakes while we went to lunch.

Wait, you did?

I guess I did.

[tearful] I-- I'm so sorry.

My mind is, um--

Hey, you know what?

I understand. It's okay, Diana.

[sniffles] You do?

Yeah. I understand that you're

going through a lot right now.

Actually, we all understand.

We'll get this covered, Diana.

Yeah. Why don't you just

take a couple of days off?

We can handle everything,

right, people?

- Yeah.

- Yeah.

Thank you, guys,

but we have so many deadlines.

We have to bake

300 custom design cupcakes

for Gary Wallace's

retirement party,

the All Tell conference

on Friday,

the Harrison wedding

on Saturday,

not to mention

all of the online orders, too.

Diana, trust us.

We'll get it all done.

Yeah.

Guys, it's too much, okay?

Everybody, including me,

has gotta chip in, okay?

- It's--

- [Roman] No, we got it.

- We got it.

- Look, look, look.

Why don't you just do

Gary Wallace's cookies at home,

and we'll take care

of everything else?

Yeah.

Are you sure?

Yes. We got it.

[heartfelt music]

Thank you. Thank you, guys.

Don't worry, sweetheart.

We won't let the building

burn down. Okay?

You better not.

[all chuckling]

[monitor beeping steadily]

Oh, hey.

I didn't know you were here.

I just came to check on her.

I can tell you're her daughter.

- Really?

- Yeah.

You both look so similar.

[chuckles]

Can I say something?

Sure.

I know how hard it must be

for you right now,

but just trust in God's plans.

Thank you, um...

- It's Leslie.

- ...Leslie.

You know, there's a chapel

on the ground floor,

so if you ever

wanna talk to God...

No, thank you. I'm-- I'm good.

[steady beeping continues]

[Patricia's voice echoing]

No, what were you thinking?

And you know

how your father feels

about you dating

a guy like Michael.

He is not my father.

He is your husband.

Oh, my goodness.

Oh, my goodness.

Lord knows I don't believe

in abortion, but this?

- What are you saying?

- Let me think. Let me think.

Okay.

This is what we're gonna do.

You're gonna break up

with Michael,

we're gonna go to a clinic,

and you're gonna fix this.

- No!

- And then you're gonna go back

to school

and get your law degree,

and we're gonna act like

nothing happened.

- Okay?

- No! I'm not gonna break up

with Michael, Mom.

He's the father of my baby.

I love him. I'm gonna marry him.

Oh, my God! Are you crazy?

You're gonna ruin your life,

Diana.

How many baby mamas

does he have running around?

And-- and do you know how hard

it is for a biracial child

to grow up in this world?

Mom, do even hear

yourself right now?

[Patricia sighs]

I love you.

But if you choose this,

you have to leave my home.

And you can't come back for help

if you find out

how hard it is out there.

- Mom, just-- just listen--

- No! No.

Nothing to listen to.

This is your choice.

[melancholy music]



Are you sure you wanna do this?

She wouldn't listen.

Maybe I could talk to her.

No, let's just go.

Okay. Let's go.

[indistinct PA announcement]

[phone ringing]

- Hey, I'm sorry.

- No, no.

- Hello?

- [Allison] I got some bad news.

- What?

- We tried to get

all the orders done,

but we got a little bit behind.

And we missed the deadline

for the Davis order.

[sighs] Great. So we lost

our most loyal customer.

Sorry. But we are almost done

with everything else,

and we're hoping

the rest of it will be on time.

How are you coming along with

the cookies for

the retirement party?

Um, I haven't started 'em yet,

but I-- I will--

I will get to them.

All right. We'll work on

getting everything else,

but we need you

to get these cookies done.

Okay? We're running out of time.

I know. I know.

I'm-- I'm gonna get to them.

You just make sure the bakery is

still standing when I get there.

- Bye.

- Bye.

Long day?

Very long day.

Yeah, me too.

A friend suddenly

passed out at work,

and the doctors

don't know whether or not

- he's gonna make it.

- I'm-- I'm so sorry.

And he's been here

for about five days or so.

So, who are you here to see?

Somebody I haven't talked

to in a really long time.

[man] Hmm.

Well, why haven't you?

The last time we talked,

we had this huge fight,

and, um, went our separate ways,

and it's been years-- well,

actually almost two decades--

since we've communicated, so.

Wow. Well, I'm sure you've

changed

since the last time

they seen you.

A lot has changed. Yeah.

I've come a long way since

that girl she used to know.

Yeah.

Well, we all should change.

At least become wiser.

Unfortunately,

that's not always the case.

Right. [chuckles]

Well, as long as

her heart is still b*ating

and your heart is still b*ating,

it's never too late

to reconcile.

Yeah.

[Dr. Phillip] Mr. Avery?

- [man] Yes?

- You can go in now.

[man] Thank you, Doctor.

I'm Terrance, by the way.

Oh. Diana.

- I'm sure I'll see you around.

- Yeah.

[chuckles]

I can't believe

they went back and forth for,

what, three months?

And still ended up sending

and signing the wrong paperwork.

I know. They would've

lost a whole lot of money,

and someone would've

lost their job.

I know they're glad

you caught that.

Just know this:

nothing gets past me.

Nothing?

Nothing.

Michael...

thank you for making sure

I got home safe.

Always.

And I told you,

just call me Mike.

And, uh, thank you for dinner.

So, Mike...

why don't you come up?

Now you know it's getting late

and I need to get home.

["Fun" by Loving Caliber]

Don't you wanna have fun?

Fool around with someone

Don't you wanna have fun?

Never mind my dumb heart

It needs a little kick-start

'Cause don't you

wanna have fun?

Kelsey! Come down.

Kelsey! I have to talk

to you about something.

[Kelsey] Coming, Mom.

- What is it, Mom?

- Has your dad been home today?

No, I haven't seen him.

[Diana] Have you

had anything to eat?

Munched on some

cheese and crackers.

Okay. Just give me ten minutes,

all right?

- I'll make us something.

- Okay.

So, is that all you

wanted to talk about?

No. Um, it's-- it's my mother.

Your grandmother.

- Grandma Patricia?

- Yeah. Um...

she's, uh, been in

a really horrible accident.

That's terrible. When was

the last time you spoke to her?

[Diana] We passed

messages back and forth

between family members, but I--

I haven't seen her

since before you were born.

Well, how bad is she?

[voice breaking] Um,

she's-- she's on life support.

Mom, when did this happen?

Um... two days ago.

Oh, my God. Mom,

I'm so sorry to hear that.

[tearful] You know what?

Do you want me to cook, or

do you just wanna order a pizza?

- Let's just order a pizza.

- [laughs] Okay.

Come here.

[sniffing]

Mom, what-- what are you doing?

Kelsey, what is that smell?

- What smell?

- Have you been smoking?

What? No!

- Don't--

- Why would I smoke?

- Don't you lie to me.

- Seriously, Mom, I'm not lying.

You're accusing me of something

I didn't even do.

Then what is that smell, Kelsey?

- Nothing! Oh, my God!

- Kelsey, get back here!

- Kelsey, I'm coming in.

- [doorknob rattles]

Kelsey, open the door.

I brought you pizza.

Kelsey!

[sighs]

All right, I'm sorry.

I shouldn't have yelled at you.

[Kelsey] Go away!

Just open the door, okay?

I just wanna talk.

[Kelsey] I said go away.

I didn't do anything wrong.

[sighs] Well, don't you

at least want some pizza?

[Kelsey] Just put it down.

You won't open the door

and take it from me?

[Kelsey] No.

Kelsey, I just wanna talk.

[sighs]

Listen, Kelsey...

if you-- if you ever wanna talk

about it,

or anything, just...

I'll listen, okay?

[door opens, closes]

- [Michael] Hey.

- Hi.

- Did you eat?

- Yeah, you?

Yeah, I just, uh--

I just grabbed something

on my way home.

You usually wear a tie.

Are you, um,

trying something different?

[Michael chuckles]

I don't-- I don't know.

[door opens, closes]

[phone ringing]

[shower running]

[ringing continues]

- [shower stops]

- [door opens]

Kate Rita?

Diana, I can explain.

What's there to explain,

Michael?

How long?

[shouting] How long, Michael?

All right, I'll just

look through your phone.

[Michael] For just a week.

[Diana] Who is she?

Who is she, Michael?

Is she your coworker?

What's her name? Jayse?

Oh, I should've known.

- How could you do this to me?

- Diana. Diana--

Just stop.

Don't come any closer.

- Diana. I'm sorry.

- No. No!

- I'm sorry!

- God, Mike,

how could you do this to me?

I didn't expect this

from you, Michael.

So all of those late-night

meetings, that was all a lie?

Shh!

- You'll wake Kelsey up.

- Oh, oh, I'm sorry.

You're afraid that

your daughter's gonna find out

that while I was hurting

and I was alone,

you were out sleeping with

some other woman?

I didn't sleep with her.

It was just dinner and wine.

Just dinner and wine?

You chose her over me, Michael.

You were with her instead of me.

Why?

Because I-- I-- I don't know,

Diana.

I just did. Okay?

I made a mistake.

Just a mistake?

Just a mistake, Michael?

You didn't for once

stop and think

about how it would

affect your family?

What it would do to me? Wow.

No, Diana.

You've been so busy with that

bakery,

I didn't think

you would even notice.

I don't know

what I was thinking.

She just asked me to dinner,

and I said okay.

You said okay.

You saved her name

in your phone as Kate Rita.

You don't think I know

what that means, Michael?

Diana,

she-- she put that in my phone.

Tell me the truth.

It wasn't just dinner and wine,

was it?

Answer me, Michael!

Diana, look.

I made a mistake. A big mistake.

But believe me,

I did not sleep with her.

I don't believe you.

Diana, please. I'm sorry.

- [Diana sobbing]

- Look...

it was wrong. I was wrong.

But believe me,

I didn't sleep with that woman.

I don't believe you.

I think we need

some space between us.

Diana, look, any more space

between us,

we might as well

live in separate houses.

Maybe we should, then.

- Come on, Diana.

- No! Get off me!

- Come on--

- I can't be with somebody

- I don't even trust.

- Diana, come on!

[door slams]

[somber music]



[birds chirping]





[Diana] Kelsey?

Kelsey.

Kelsey.

- [knocking]

- You up?

- [doorknob rattles]

- Kelsey?

Kelsey.

- [knocking at door]

- Hey.

Kelsey?

[low, tense music]

Kelsey?

Kelsey?

Kelsey?

Kelsey!

[phone buttons beep]

[sighs]

KELSEY: Hey.

Sorry, but I'm busy

sitting right now.

[sighs] Come on, pick up.

KELSEY: Hey.

Sorry. But I'm busy--

[sighs]



Mike! Mike!

Mike, wake up.

Where's Kelsey?

- Mike, get up.

- Okay. I'm up. I'm up.

- Kelsey's gone.

- Gone?

- Where?

- I don't know.

Did she tell

you where she was going?

No. Did you call her?

Yes, I called her.

She's not answering the phone.

Just relax. She's probably

at school or something.

It's Sunday, Mike.

And she never leaves the house

without telling me first

or at least leaving

me a message or something.

Oh my God. This is--

this is all my fault.

We-- we got into this fight

yesterday.

I smelled smoke on her.

Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.

You smelled what?

Sh-- she's been smoking

and doing dr*gs

and I'm pretty sure

she's had guys in her room.

Whoa, whoa. Slow down, Diana.

Listen to yourself.

Our daughter

would never be smoking--

Okay, well, then let me show

you. Get up. Get out of bed.

Okay. Okay.

This is what your daughter's

been doing, Mike.

[emotional music plays]

My goodness, Kelsey.

What do we do?

We have to find her, Mike.

I don't know.

Call her friends

and see who's heard from her.

Okay. I'll drive around.

You call her friends.

[dialing tone]

- SHARON: Hello?

- Hi, Sharon?

Hey, Mrs. Woods.

How are you?

- I'm-- I'm good.

- Good.

Um, hey, listen, I was

actually, uh, just wondering

if-- if you heard

from Kelsey today,

or-- or-- or talked to her?

No,

I haven't talked to her today.

-You haven't?

-No. But can you tell her

-to call me, please?

-Okay, um...

-Okay. I'll tell her.

-Thank you. Bye.

[dialing tone]

- DRAKE: Hello?

- Drake?

- Yes.

- Hi. Yeah,

- it's-- it's Kelsey's mom.

- Oh,

did she

complain to you about me?

Uh, no. She-- she didn't

complain about anything.

Mrs. Woods,

it was an accident. I didn't--

We can-- we can talk about that

later, Drake. Okay?

I-- I just actually need to know

if-- if you've seen Kelsey

today, or--

or-- or have heard

from her at all.

No, I haven't

talked to her in a few days.

- You haven't?

- No.

Okay. Um...

you know

where she might be?

I'm sorry. I don't.

Okay. All right. Thank you.

Bye.

God, please protect Kelsey.

[door opens, closes]

Did you find anything out?

Nobody knows where she's at.

And I got more bad news.

What?

Kelsey hasn't been

in school in over a week.

What? H-- how could that be?

You should know better than me.

You're the one that's supposed

to be looking after her.

dr*gs and smoking. How come you

didn't know about none of this?

Well, hold on.

So this is my fault?

Because for your information,

I'm the one that's busy

running a business.

Diana, that's the reason

I told you to hire somebody

come clean around here

and also watch after Kelsey.

Oh. So you can sleep

with her too?

Diana.

[sniffling]

- Oh, Diana.

- Oh, don't touch me.

[exhales]

Diana...

what happened to us?

-[sighs]

-[phone ringing]

[sniffling] Hello?

ROSIE: Hello, Mrs. Woods.

I'm Rosie.

I go to school with Kelsey.

Sharon told me that

you were asking for her.

- Well, I-I know where she is.

- You do?

But I promised her

not to tell you or anyone else.

Oh, okay. Listen, sweetie,

it-- it's okay.

You-- you can tell me. Okay?

'Cause her-- her father and I

are very worried about her,

and it would just--

it would really mean a lot

if you could tell us

where she was.

- Rosie.

- [Rosie sighs]

Well, I heard it from a friend

who is also Kelsey's friend,

that Kelsey was planning

to run away with Ryan.

Wait, Dave Buchanan's son?

Yes, Mrs. Woods.

Okay. Well-- well, do-- do

you know anything else?

No, Mrs. Woods.

[sniffling] Okay. Um,

thank you, Rosie.

Just don't tell Kelsey

that I told you.

Never. I won't.

Thank you, sweetie.

She's running away

with Ryan Buchanan.

- What?

- Yeah.

That kid is no good,

and I know that he's the one

that influenced her

into all of this stuff.

We have to go

to the Buchanan's.

Okay, let's go.

Where are you going?

I gotta change.

[birds chirping]

Dave, Mia, both of our kids

have run away.

Michael and I don't know where,

but perhaps you guys

have an idea.

MICHAEL: We didn't wanna

call the police, uh,

considering the past incidents,

- dr*gs with Ryan and all.

- Right.

The last thing we know is that

Ryan was pretty angry with us

for not letting him play

video games

or go anywhere else

except for school.

You know, we grounded him

for six months.

I mean, I guess

he just couldn't take it.

I wish I knew where they both

were, but I really have no clue.

I understand.

Wait a minute.

So last week I was

going through Ryan's laptop

and I noticed that he was on,

um, a traveling website.

Oh, what-- do you remember

anything else?

Uh, I think-- I can't remember

much,

but maybe he was looking up,

um, train tickets.

I'm so sorry.

I don't remember anything more,

but, you know, at the time

I didn't notice a lot of detail

because I thought, well,

it was something

- that he stumbled on.

- It's okay.

- MIA: You know, by mistake.

- Yeah, of course.

Maybe that's it.

Let's go to the train station

- and check it out.

- Dave, Mia,

- thank you guys so much.

- MIA: Thank you so much.

DIANA I promise we'll get

Ryan and Kelsey back.

["Show Me the Door" by Big Girl]

I sh-- I shouldn't

have yelled at her.

Diana, it's not your fault.

It's-- it's not our fault.

I sh-- I should have talked

calmly to her.

I mean, the things she must

have been going through

to get to the point

of taking dr*gs.

No, we'll find her.

We'll find her.

You know that my heart's

paved with gold

Look, Diana about--

about Jayse...

Look... I promise

nothing happened between us.

You believe me, right?

Look, I know I messed up, but

look,

I promise I won't do anything

like that again.

Diana, you believe me, right?

You should have never done it

in the first place, Mike.

I know.

No, I hate you, Michael.

I hate you.

Diana, I'm sorry.

Where were you all those times

we needed you, Mike?

Where were you?

Look, I'm-- I'm right here

right now.

I'm right here, right now.

And look, we'll find Kelsey

and bring her back.

But I love you, Diana.

Whatever.

We just need to find Kelsey.

Open your eyes

to see me clearly

You know that my heart's

paved with gold

Ryan...

I'm scared.

To be honest with you,

I am too.

But we gotta do this, okay?

Do you trust me?

I do.

What about our parents?

I mean, they're gonna

understand, you know.

Listen, I promise you,

I promise you

we'll come back, okay?

Hi. Where are you

guys going today?

Hey, uh, I got tickets online.

[tense music plays]

Diana. Diana, look, look.

Right there.

DIANA: Kelsey!

Mom, what are you doing here?

How did you find us?

What do you think you're doing,

young lady?

Running away from home. Why?

Listen, Mrs. Woods,

I can explain, um--

No, no, no. You know what?

You both need to explain to me.

Do you understand?

Why are you two

trying to run away from home?

Diana, let them explain.

Mom, please don't be mad at me.

There's something

I need to tell you.

What? Besides smoking,

taking dr*gs,

and sleeping around

with a bunch of guys?

It wasn't a bunch of guys.

Just-- just one.

How could you, Kelsey?

There's something else.

What?

- Mom.

- What is it?

What is it, honey?

What, baby? What?

I'm pregnant.

W-- what?

Ryan's the father.

I'm sorry, Mrs. Woods. It just--

it just happened, you know.

Mike, what am I gonna

tell my mom?

Just-- just tell her the truth.

She won't listen.

And when my stepdad finds out

that I'm pregnant,

and pregnant by you,

it's gonna be really bad.

Look, I'll always be here for

you.

And, um...

sh**t, maybe we just

run away and get married.

What about school?

You can always-- you can

always go back to school

after you have the baby.

Look, uh, none of this

is planned.

Maybe they'll understand.

Come here.

Sweetie, please come here.

I get it.

["My First Letter to You"

by David Celeste]

Mom, I'm sorry.

I know.

Let's get you two home, okay?

Wait, not unless you two

plan on going somewhere.

[emotional music plays]

Let's go home. Okay?

Yeah.

MICHAEL: Keep going. Keep going.

[door opens, closes]

- You must be starving.

- Yeah. Oh, my God.

Slow down. I can make some more.

Wait, Mom.

Can we talk for a minute?

Of course. Yeah. What's up?

I'm really sorry.

I know you are.

And I promise I'm not gonna

smoke or do any dr*gs anymore.

Or sleep with any boys.

Well, 'til I'm 18, right?

Let's say 25.

I love you, Mom.

I-I honestly thought you were

gonna be really mad at me,

- but--

- Okay. I am mad at you, Kelsey.

What you did was wrong,

but...

I love you way too much

to stay angry with you.

You know what?

I, um...

I made some of the same

mistakes and decisions

you were about to make

and I still regret

some of them today.

You know why?

When I was pregnant with you,

I left and I didn't speak

to my mom anymore

because she was angry with me.

And now, um, I may never

speak to her again.

No, no, no, no, Mom, you will.

Grandma's gonna wake up.

But if she doesn't, Kelsey,

I'm-- I'm gonna have

to live with that

for the rest of my life.

I'm so sorry, mom.

You know what?

You need to get some rest

and I have a deadline, okay?

I love you so much.

So much.

I love you.



Diana. Diana.

I love you.

I love you, Diana.

["I Don't Want a Silent

Night" by WILDFLOWERS]



We're booked today.

I'm here by myself.

- Excuse me.

- I got all these--

I got somebody in my face now.

Hold on.

- Hi.

- Hi.

Um, I was just wondering if

I could get my mom's belongings.

They're-- they weren't in her

room.

So...

Her name's Patricia Wright.

And, excuse me a second.

Thank you, hun.

- Is this spelled with a W or R?

- W.

Uh, there she is. Okay. We don't

have any belongings here.

We keep 'em all downstairs

in the locker rooms

for the patients.

- Oh.

- I'll call someone

and have them come up

and give you, okay?

Gimme one second.

Girl, hang up.

I'm still at work.

Gimme one moment.

Oh, hey, hey, hey.

Um, I'm so glad I caught you.

Look, I have the daughter

of, uh, Patricia Wright here

at the desk and she's coming

to get her belongings.

Do you want me

to send her to you

or do you want

to come up here?

What do you want?

All right. Thank you.

You can meet the nurse

in the lobby

and they'll assist you

from there

in getting

your mother's belongings.

Great. Thank you so much.

- Have a great day.

- You too.

Girl, now what you doing?

Girl, I am so tired.

These people, this job,

everybody here.

Uh, excuse me.

- Oh, hey, how are you?

- Hey.

- You two know each other?

- Uh, just barely.

Yeah, I'm her mother's

nurse at the moment.

- Okay.

- And you must be...

Oh, I'm-- I'm her husband.

Oh, okay. Great. Well, um,

I'll be taking you over

to the locker room,

so you just follow me. Okay?

All right. Well, here you go.

This is all she had on her

when she was brought here.

- Thank you.

- Thank you.

No problem. Did you guys

wanna look at it here?

'Cause we got a table

in the corner

or you

could do it in the room.

Uh, we'll just

check it out in the room.

Okay, perfect.

'Cause we gotta lock it up.

Thank you.

I can't imagine

what she's going through.

Mike...

she was gonna

come to my bakery.

Did she call you though?

No.

Maybe she was planning

on surprising me.

Hey, look.

Oh.

[gasps]

There's a number in her call log

with our area code.

- Should I call it?

- Yeah, call it.

MAN: Hello, Holiday Hotel.

How may I help you?

Um, hi, this is Diana--

Wait, I'm sorry.

Did you say this is a hotel?

Yes, ma'am. It's a hotel.

Only a few minutes

from downtown.

Um, okay. Can I please

get your address?

Of course, ma'am.

It's 64 Indian Spring Lane,

Ironton, Tennessee.

Okay. Uh, great.

Thank you so much.

You're welcome, ma'am.

Anything else

I can help you with?

Um, actually, my mom

is a guest of yours.

Um, could you tell me

if she checked in or not?

Most certainly I can. May

I know the guest name, please?

Uh, yeah. Her name is,

uh, Patricia Wright.

And you are?

I'm Diana Woods, her daughter.

Okay, ma'am,

please hold on just one minute.

- Hello?

- Yes, I'm here.

Good news. The guest has

checked in a few days ago.

[sighs]

Okay, great. Um, thank you.

No problem. Anything else?

Nope, that's it.

Okay.

Have a fantastic evening.

Thanks. You too.

My mom checked into a hotel

on Indian Spring Lane.

She was on her way

to come see me

when she got in

the car accident, Mike.

We-- we-- we need

to go check out the hotel.

Okay. Let's go.

[Diana sighs]

Finally, you decided to come

see me, huh, Mom?

Did you forgive me?

[machine beeping rapidly]

Yes, ma'am. Sure.

Absolutely. How many?

Not a problem at all. Okay.

I will see you soon. Thanks.

Bye-bye.

Oh, hey,

welcome to Holiday Hotel.

How may I help you?

We're here about,

um, my mother-in-law.

I believe she checked in

a couple days ago.

She was in a real bad car

accident, so we just kinda came

to get her things

and bring it back to our place.

Oh, are you the lady that

I spoke with on the phone?

Okay. I'm so sorry.

Let me get the key for room 105

- for...

- Patricia Wright.

Right. Right, Right. Right.

All right, here you go.

If you would just follow

the walkway

and the room

is on your right, okay?

- Okay.

- All right. And-- and ma'am,

I hope that your mother

gets better soon.

Thank you. We won't be long.

- Sure, no problem.

- Thanks, man.

Well, that was easier

than I thought. [chuckles]

Yeah, I know. It's 105.

[sighs]

[emotional music plays]

Hey, what's wrong?

Nothing. It's just--

Look, it's okay.

You're going in.

Yeah.

I don't understand.

Why would your mom come in town

and not call you?

I don't know. She always

was a bit egotistical.

Maybe that's what kept her

from contacting me.

Did you ever try to contact her?

Yeah, a few times.

Some four-star hotel.

Can't even dust the dresser.

Mike, look for a box.

- A box?

- Yes, a box.

Hey, found it.

How'd you know

there was a box?

The dresser.

The dresser? I don't--

I don't understand.

My mom always had a way

of relieving her stress

and anxiety by looking at little

souvenirs

and-- and old pictures.

I still don't understand the

box.

Like, how do you know

there was a box?

The dust on the dresser told me

that there was a box there.

So obviously she brought

her memory box with her.

Can you just stop asking me

so many questions?

Okay. Geez.

["We Live On" by Gavin Luke]

PATRICIA: Dear Diana, oh, I

have missed you so much.

I wish you can come back home.

What I did was unforgivable,

not what you did.

[Michael's voice echoes]

PATRICIA: I know I should have

done this a long time ago.

I just wasn't ready

to stand up to Gary.

But as a mother, I couldn't

think of my daughter

being the target

of Gary's wrath.

I just wanna say

I'm sorry, Diana,

for not listening to you

and for not accepting

Michael and your baby.

I have been nothing

but a bad mother,

and I have since

asked God to forgive me

because no matter what you do

or what path you take,

in the end, you're my daughter

and I love you.

She-- she didn't

send this to me.

[sobbing]

But she tried to come here

herself, Diana.

Oh, Mom.

Mom.

Diana, you gotta stay positive.

Your mom's gonna wake up.

[sniffling] No,

she-- she won't, Mike.

She won't wake up.

I know it. I know it.

[sobbing]

Diana, you look beautiful.

Mom.

So you're finally

going to church, huh?

[chuckles] Michael's making me.

[laughs] Don't lie,

little girl.

I know you love God

as much as I do.

[chuckles]

I-- I know I veered, Mom,

but I promise I'm coming back.

I'm so proud of you.

I miss you so much, Mom.

I know, Diana.

I wish that we never

would've stopped talking.

I wish we had more time.

I wish that you never would've

gotten in that car accident.

Oh, I do.

What's written

will come to pass.

But maybe it's time

for me to go home, huh?

I'm not ready for you to go.

Diana, always remember

that I love you

and I'll always

watch over you.

MICHAEL: Diana, are you ready?

KELSEY: Mom, come on.

We'll be late for church.

Ye-- Yeah. I'm coming.

[upbeat music plays]

Praise the Lord.

ALL: Praise the Lord!

- PASTOR: Hallelujah.

- ALL: Amen!

PASTOR: Forgiveness is something

all of us want to receive,

but most of us

hesitate to give it.

Jesus makes it clear, however,

that we can't have it

without giving it.

If you forgive those

who trespass against you,

your father will forgive you.

But if you refuse

to forgive others,

your father will not

forgive you of your sin.

Matthew chapter six,

verses 14 and 15 tells us

these words allow no room

for discussion.

Forgiveness flows two ways.

We cannot separate

from receiving forgiveness

from extending forgiveness.

Unresolved anger

keeps us from moving forward

because it locks us

into a time machine

frozen from that exact moment

when the offense occurred.

In and of ourselves we don't

have enough forgiveness

to go around,

but God does.

So when

our limited resource runs out

and we're unable to forgive,

we can ask him to help us

to forgive others through us.

Doing so is one more step

of obedience

and it allows us

to become vessels

of God's grace.

[congregation cheering]

[voice breaking] I'm-- I'm not--

I'm not gonna do it, Mike.

Diana, I know it's hard,

but it's the right decision.

No. No, it's not. It's not.

Babe, the doctor said there's

only a 10% possibility

of your mother waking up,

Why can't you understand that?

Then I will hold onto that 10%

as long as I can, Mike.

I am not ready.

Diana,

I know you're not gonna

like what I'm about to say,

but no matter what you choose

the end is the same

- for your mother, it's death.

- No, you're wrong.

- She's not here anymore.

- You're wrong, Mike.

I'm not and you know it.

It just wouldn't be right.

What does that mean?

I've always wanted to reconcile

things with my mom

and-- and start fresh,

And I can't do that

if I pull the plug now.

If this was your mom like this

right now,

what would you do, Mike?

Diana, I would do what's best.

I'd let her soul be free.

No, she's staying on life

support. And that is final.

Diana. Diana. Diana.

You know what my mom

used to always say?

What?

She would say leave everything

in God's hands.

Okay. You do that then.

God will take her soul when

it's time for her to leave.

But not right now.

Not right now.

["Got Nothing to Worry About"

by Garden Friend]

Mm-mm

I've got nothing

to worry about

When you're by my side

I looked out and I saw

the rain (Saw the rain)

I wanted it

to go away (Mm-mm)

I felt the weight

of it all come down

A praise from

the deafening sound

But you were there

Holding my hand

You were there

Holding my hand

Hey, Mom, brought your favorite

flowers, lilies.

When you're by my side

(By my side), mm

I've got nothing

to worry about

When you're

by my side (Mm)

I bled from the wound

for at least a year

I couldn't clean

myself up

I reached out

for the bottom rung

You hoisted me up

You were there

Holding my hand

You were there

Holding my hand

Holding my hand

Holding my hand

[somber music plays]



Dad, I'm just gonna go upstairs.

Okay.

VOICEMAIL: You have

one new message.

BRENDA: Hello, Mr. Woods.

This is Brenda

over in Human Resources.

We've finished our investigation

regarding your sexual misconduct

with a Mrs. Martin,

and unfortunately,

we will have to let you go.

And because

of this circumstance,

we can't offer you any positive

letter of recommendation,

but we do

wish you the best of luck.

[light switch clicks]

What's wrong?

I just need to get home.

What do you mean?

You're just gonna leave?

Like I said, I need to get home.

Where are you going?

Nobody leaves me.

What are you saying?

I'm gonna tell people you came

here and took advantage of me.

Nobody's gonna

believe you didn't.

Whatever.

It's been fun

but I'll see you at work.

Water.

Diana, I'm really sorry

what happened to your mother.

I am sure

she's in a better place.

Of course, she is.

Listen, um...

you believe me, right?

Yeah.

I was thinking maybe we should

go on a little vacation.

I'm listening.

You know, so much been going on

around here.

I think, uh, you know,

uh, all three of us

just go a road trip somewhere.

You know, that's actually

not a bad idea.

Really? You're up for it?

I mean, I don't know.

I mean, I have already

taken leave from the bakery.

Plus I'm pretty sure

my ratings will keep going down

if I'm not there

to supervise.

So I don't really know

if I trust Allison

- with the bakery and--

- It's fine. It's fine.

We'll, uh, find another time.

But you know what?

There's no

better time than now.

["Live Your Life"

by VELVET MOON]

There's no one

like you, my little girl

Your eyes so blue

under those brown curls

Soon you're on your way,

promise me that you know

The world is yours,

strike them with your glow

Go on now,

be good, be fine

Live your life

Dream big don't forget

To be kind

Live, it's your life

Rocks are meant to be

picked up and thrown

New ideas can be

pleasantly overgrown

You'll know where to go

if you follow that heart

Oh, one step at a time,

we all play our part

Go on now,

be good, be fine

Live your life

Dream big don't forget

To be kind

Live, it's your life

Go on now,

chase your dreams

Every scene

Go on now,

be good, be fine

Live your life

Ooh-ooh-ooh

Live your life

Ooh-ooh-ooh

Go on now,

chase your dreams

Every scene

Go on now,

be good, be fine

Live your life

Ooh-ooh-ooh

Live your life

Ooh-ooh-ooh