02x11 - Unaccompanied Minors

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Previously on "Manifest"...

Zeke, what is this?

Frostbite. I may be freezing to death.

Saanvi thinks she can help. She may have a cure.

It was the first one I ever drew, and I actually never figured out what it meant.

It still kind of creeps me out.

The best way to destroy a hate group is to blow it up from the inside.

You've been undercover?

Why didn't you tell me?

Because I needed you to believe I was in so deep that they'd believe.

The minute we release this guy, he's gonna call the cops.

Don't say a word.

My water just broke.

I've done this surgery many times, but the baby's heart rate has been dropping.

We need to go now.

I don't know how to thank you. If you didn't get here, I...

It was actually something of a miracle that I did.

I was kayaking earlier today in the Harlem River.

Lost my balance, and I flipped over.

A total stranger saved my life.

If you needed any more proof that the Callings are good, this is it.

"False prophets will arise from the dead to perform signs and wonders."

You keep assuming we're on the side of good, Ben.

We are returned from the dead to be agents of the apocalypse.

Ben, you've gone off the deep end.

Just hear me out. What, that we're false prophets coming back from the dead?

I thought you got off this theory months ago when the Calling saved Grace and the baby.

Yeah, but pretty much every single night since then, Cal's been terrorized by these three looming shadows.

Still?

You must really be desperate for answers.

Science guy looking in the Bible.

I just found this in Revelation, and it weirdly echoes Adrian's apocalypse theory.

"I saw three spirits coming out of the mouth of the dragon, out of the mouth of the beast, out of the mouth of the false prophet."

Okay, that's creepy, but the Callings...

Think about the good, too.

Which I keep reminding myself, but, Mick, what Cal's seeing is so dark, I keep coming back to Adrian.

I mean, what if this is all "signs and wonders"?

So, what, we're doing good but for bad reasons?

To lull us into obedience for some end-of-the-world scenario.

It's a really messed-up theory.

I'm sorry. I should have asked.

How's Zeke?

It's hard to tell.

He never complains.

It's not fair, though.

He's at the hospital every single day.

The treatment regimen is relentless.

Saanvi thinks it's helping?

It's slowing the frostbite, but, no, Ben, it's not a cure.

I am hoping for a freaking miracle

'cause if not, he's running out of time.

I can already tell this is gonna be a tough one.

I woke up wanting to use so bad it hurt.

Why today, do you think?

It's... the anniversary of my sister Chloe's death.

We all dealt with her death in our own messed-up ways.

My dad bailed.

My mom withdrew.

And I-I-I turned to dr*gs to numb the pain.

So, in a way, this is also the anniversary of your addiction.

Good news is, you're in recovery now.

How's that going?

If I'm being honest, working the steps has been feeling a little pointless lately.

Just take it one day at a time.

That's the thing. I may not have many days left.

Look, I don't want sympathy. I mean, it is what it is.

But it's hard to work towards something when you know you're dying.

It might be about closure now.

Making peace with others and yourself.

You've been so focused on seeking forgiveness.

Who do you need to forgive?

Okay, I still don't know who or what you are exactly, other than a voice in my head.

But enough is enough.

Since the plane came back, you have called on me relentlessly, and I've listened.

I've literally done everything that you wanted because I believe that what you're asking us to do is for a purpose.

I mean, it has to be.

So why, after all that I've done, am I watching the man I love freeze to death?

A good, kind man who also listens to you, who has worked so hard to redeem himself.

He doesn't deserve this.

How am I supposed to know that this is for some greater good if you just let him die?

How am I supposed to keep listening?

I need to understand.

I don't want to lose faith.

Don't make me.

Hey! Hey! Stop! Thief!

Hey! Somebody stop him! NYPD! Stop!

Ohh!

Ow!

Get up.

Hands up. Hands up.

It's your unlucky day, kid. I'm a cop.

No, no, p-please, ma'am.

It was just a candy bar.

It was the first time ever, I swear.

I'm gonna be in so much trouble.

You don't understand. My mom's gonna k*ll me.

Well, you should have thought about that be...

Let him go.

Let him go.

Look, kid, don't be stupid, okay?

If I catch you doing this again...

Okay.

Go.

What the hell is this?

It's what the kid stole.

No, it isn't.

This is.

20 boxes, maybe. I was restocking.

I turned my back for one second, and, bam.

Bodega down the way got hit a couple days ago.

Same thing.

Cold medicine.

Do you know what they use it for?

To cook meth.

Can I run something by you?

Always.

I, um, caught a kid stealing a candy bar, and then I get a Calling telling me to let him go.

S-So I did.

And...?

Turns out the candy bar was just a decoy, and he had half a case of cold medicine in his backpack.

So you think the candy-bar kid's cooking meth?

I don't know. The bodega owner said a place down the street got hit a few days ago.

So, yeah, it makes me think it was the same kid.

Or he could be part of a bigger operation.

Maybe that's why the Calling told me to let him go, so that we could catch the bigger fish.

That's a terrible plan.

More helpful would have been to bring him in so we could interrogate him.

Mick, why does it feel like you're always trying to justify the Callings?

Because I gotta believe they're good, Jared.

Well, I should probably help you track this kid down.

Unless you want to let her in on your, uh, gift.

Hey. Hey.

I'm, uh, probably gonna peel off with Vasquez today.

Really? Yeah, I witnessed a crime.

He thinks it could be related to a bunch of robberies he's tracking.

Yeah, you sure he's not just trying to get back in your pants?

Um, no, I asked him to help.

Okay, alright, well, if you're good, I'm good.

It'll give me a chance to catch up on some paperwork.

Hey, Vasquez, this is just a loaner, okay?

Yeah.

Come on, Eden.

Give Daddy a little smile.

Pbht!

I think your daddy's lost it.

She doesn't perform on command... yet.

Ohh. Come here, you little diva.

Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

Shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh.

♪ Frosty winter into spring ♪

♪ Sunny summer into fall ♪

♪ I will love you through it all ♪ She likes that one. Where's it from?

You want to hear something so sweet?

Cal was singing it to her.

Oh.

You saw something.

Yeah, it was... some kind of train.

But the Calling, it felt different.

Different how?

Like I was gonna die.

You know what would go really well with this drink?

Dim sum.

There's a k*ller place around here.

Dim sum?

Alright, bud, I gotta get you home.

I got class tonight.

Fine, but we should all go sometime, as a family.

Wait.

You saying I'm family now?

Uh, yeah, kinda.

Plus, when you order with a big group, you can order all different kinds.

Yeah, that's a good point.

You didn't just see three dark shadows, did you?

No.

But I did see something.

It was, like, all these little pieces of glass that came together and formed this huge bird with talons.

A phoenix, I think.

Which represents life and rebirth.

I looked it up.

Cal said you were pretty spooked.

It was weird.

I mean, the picture was bright and cheerful, but I felt so... sad.

Huh. Hopeless, almost.

It was just different.

Hmm.

This bird with talons...

Could it have been a... a dragon or some other mythical beast?

I mean, it really looked like a phoenix. Why?

Uh, grasping at straws, maybe, but your picture, my trains, uh, Cal's shadows all... felt like doom and gloom.

Hopefully not our doom and gloom.

We've been on a pretty good streak since the baby was born.

True.

What if they're related in some other way?

You said the phoenix looked as though it were made up of tiny little pieces of glass.

Could it have been a mosaic?

Yeah. I suppose.

Because some of the subway stations have those big murals.

That could have been the train I saw.

There's a bunch of this stuff.

Any of those look familiar?

Yeah, that's the one.

Let's see it.

It's downtown. Bowery.

We should check it out. Yeah.

Baby, she's sleeping.

She's not gonna smile any time soon.

But don't forget we have her four-month checkup later.

I'll be back to pick you up.

I'm gonna do a little more debridement of the dead skin later, okay?

Oh, joy.

I know it's painful.

We're trying to slow the migration.

MRI will tell us if there's been any deterioration since your last scan.

I need to, uh, replace your warm fluids with some cold dye.

Sorry.

You love torturing me, don't you?

Not even a little.

What else is going on with you?

At my meeting today, my sponsor said I should be finding closure so I'm ready to move on.

Kinda made me mad 'cause I'm not ready.

There's no reason you should be.

It's not fair what's happening to you.

More painful than the treatment is how it's affecting Michaela.

She really is my soul mate.

I know how you feel.

I mean, it's not the same, but, yeah.

Of course. Alex.

Mm-hmm. Yeah.

Hey, at least there is hope for you.

I have faith in my retrovirus.

We just have to keep the frostbite in check until I fine-tune the formula.

Wait, you're still experimenting?

Of course.

I mean, a little more carefully since the little Alex fiasco, but yeah.

Al-Zuras' journal didn't warn you off?

It said the Callings were the only way around the Death Date, that everything else was a path to disaster.

Medicine has come a long way since bleeding and leeches.

There's so many illnesses that were a death sentence and now have a cure. Why is this any different?

You really believe that?

Once I figure out how to reverse the DNA anomaly, we can go back to being ordinary.

No Callings, no more Death Date.

I hope so.

Yeah, me too.

We're trying to track down one of your riders.

Happy to help any way I can.

Got on at 156th and Hewitt a little after 9:00.

You know what?

Right on time.

Do you mind if we talk to the driver?

Um, that would be Kory.

I'll see if he's here. Thanks.

I had Diaz put together a map of robberies similar to yours.

It's all across the boroughs.

If this is all the same operation, then it's huge.

You're looking for one of my riders?

Hey, yeah. Uh, he's about 17, brown hair, backpack, got on a little after 9:00.

A lot of kids get on my bus around that time.

Guy was shoplifting, probably got on last minute, definitely winded.

Look, no disrespect, but if I remembered everyone got on my bus, I'd quit and go to Atlantic City.

Does your bus have security cameras?

We want to see the tapes.

Sure.

Just flash your badges at Sonia.

She'll get you what you need.

Thanks. Thank you.

I guess your Calling's trying to send us on a wild-goose chase.

There's always a reason, Jared.

Look, you don't have to help if you don't want.

Now I'm curious.

So, those shadows Cal sees...

What about them?

What if they're not supposed to make us doubt the Callings?

What if they're another warning, like the fire?

About what?

Something terrible that's coming.

Sir.

Excuse me. Uh...

Here you go.

Thanks, kid.

You raised him well, Dad.

Come on.

The phoenix.

Over there.

So, what now?

I don't know.

Just keep our eyes open.

You know that gloomy feeling?

Yeah, I feel it, too.

Approaching express train is not in service.

Please stand away from the platform edge.

Look. Over there.

The guy from the stairs.

Express train is not in service.

Please stand away from the platform.

No, no, no, no, no! Stop!

What the hell?

Best thing about being stuck in a hospital is the guilt-free junk food.

You always had a sweet tooth.

Should've brought something for you.

Ah, I'm just glad you could come today, Mom.

Mm. What happened?

You were doing so well, taking care of yourself.

I'm not using, Mom.

I promise.

Then why are you so sick?

I told you. I'm... I'm recovering from burns and smoke inhalation from that fire.

Yeah, I-I know.

I'm sorry.

It's just that, um, it's been a long time now.

You're all I've got.

So I worry.

You don't need to apologize.

After all the times I lied to you, you have a right to doubt me.

No, I just feel so lucky to have my son back.

To see you happy and in love.

I really like Michaela.

Me too.

Mm.

Well, I guess I better get going if I'm gonna make it out there today.

I love you.

Mm.

I love you so much.

I wish you could come with me.

We'll go again when I'm better.

Okay.

My sister loved Jones Beach.

So we go out there every year to remember her.

That's a beautiful tradition.

Unfortunately, my IV doesn't travel further than the vending machine.

You still haven't told her what's really going on, have you?

Why torment her?

Thought I'd wait till I was on death's door.

Which I might be, judging by the look on your face.

How bad is it?

Yeah, the MRI results aren't exactly what I'd hoped.

There's some new damage to your muscles.

So I'm still freezing to death.

We are not gonna lose this fight, okay?

You mean too much to all of us.

Hey, you find something?

Yeah, I'm never sitting on a bus again.

People are disgusting.

Thanks for the PSA.

Any leads on the shoplifter?

Yeah, we have three kids who match your description of the runner.

Yeah, that's him.

Okay.

Alright. He got off at Franklin High.

Alright, forward me a screen sh*t.

I'll call the principal and send it over for an ID.

So, how was your little walk down memory lane?

It's good to be friends again. Thank you for asking.

I don't have many friends who would infiltrate a hate group for me.

No, he's a cop. He's just doing his job.

Yeah, well, that maybe explains the undercover part, but that awful haircut... That's true love.

Okay, let's just forward him the screen sh*t.

Mm-hmm.

Ah. Hey.

How's he doing? He's sleeping.

Just scrapes and bruises. Nothing serious.

He's lucky you two were on the platform today.

Any ID?

No ID, no phone.

We put him in the database.

If someone misses him, they show up.

Alright. Thank you.

Mm-hmm.

And you're sure he's not a passenger?

I'm positive.

So, that's it?

We save his life and have no idea who he is or why the Callings led us to him.

Maybe we'll get some answers when he wakes up.

He was holding that matchbox when he tried to end it all.

It's a music box.

It's Grace's lullaby. What?

Grace was singing this lullaby today.

Where'd she learn it?

Cal.

So the lullaby's got to be a Calling, too, right?

A subway, a phoenix mosaic, and a lullaby.

That's a weird puzzle.

The song was about the seasons.

I can't... I can't recall the lyrics.

Maybe that's the key.

Cal knows them. We should talk to him.

Yeah.

He seemed like a nice guy.

Sad he tried to end his life.

Hey.

We gave him a second chance.

Now we just need to figure out why.

It was just a candy bar.

Right. Well, uh, that excuse worked this morning when you forgot to tell us about the cold medicine you snatched.

Help me understand something, Oscar.

Straight A's, honor student, and cooks meth?

Meth?

No, no, no. I-I-I don't cook meth.

I-I don't do dr*gs, alright? I'm on the track team.

Okay, well, it doesn't look like you have much of a cold, either.

So do you want to help us out here?

Please, you gotta believe me.

I had no idea those were to make meth.

Mm-hmm. Then you work for somebody that does.

Hm. Come on, man.

Don't make us bring you in on this.

I don't know him.

Alright, it was a JoJo.

A what?

JoJo's Delivery Service?

Like a... Like a dark Net TaskRabbit.

As if you were explaining it to your mother...

So, you get a snap of what to steal and where to drop it off, and then they Venmo you.

Who are "they"?

Uh, I just know the handle's Try3.

Okay, so, you took the bus to the drop-off.

No, the bus is the drop-off.

Ah-ha-ha!

Aha! Oh! Checkmate!

No mercy for a sick patient, huh?

Don't say I didn't warn you.

You should have seen the tournaments we had in the cancer ward.

Rematch?

I'm a glutton for punishment.

Set up the board.

Hey. Hey.

How you doing? Getting my butt kicked.

Cal, I need you to talk to TJ.

We think your lullaby might be a Calling.

What lullaby?

You know, the one you sing to Eden.

♪ Frosty winter into spring ♪

♪ Sunny summer into fall ♪

♪ I will love you through them all ♪ How do you know that?

My dad wrote that.

Was he a songwriter?

No.

He just... He would sing me and my sister to sleep.

He had a little music box he used to make up songs to.

No one else would know them.

Zeke, when's the last time you saw your dad?

He left a few months after my sister d*ed.

Haven't seen him since.

He's dead for all I know.

Actually...

I think he might be downstairs.

Told you the Callings had a plan.

"Let him go."

If I hadn't, then we wouldn't be onto this bus drop-off or any of this.

If the Callings really wanted to help, they'd lead us directly to the lab.

Oh, where's the fun in that?

Fun's gonna be an ice-cold beer once we put these criminals away.

Hey, so, we got access to Try3's payment list, and it matches most of the bodega thefts in the five boroughs.

They steal the items, drop them off on the bus, and then someone comes and picks them up.

And most of the payments were made within two hours of the theft.

Never making any direct contact.

So the kids can't ID the dealers.

It's crafty. Do we know who Try3 is?

Mm-hmm. Yeah. Jace Baylor.

History of v*olence, stint upstate for possession and sale of meth.

He was busted for buying fertilizer in bulk.

Well, it looks like he found a smarter way to get his supplies.

Didn't take him long. He was released four months ago.

Just when the robberies started.

Might be tricky to find him.

He was evicted from his last-known address and hasn't checked in with his parole officer.

I have a guy in narcotics who owes me a favor.

I'll see what he knows. I'm gonna go check in on Zeke.

I'll text you if I get an address.

What are we waiting for? Let's go find your dad.

I'm not sure that's such a good idea, bud.

Don't you want to see him?

Let's just say I didn't get as lucky as you in the dad department.

Hey, Calamander, what do you say you come with me and your sister?

Get us checked in. We'll wait for you.

Thank you. Thanks, buddy.

Bye, guys. See you later.

There has to be a reason the Calling brought us to your father.

Calling wasted your time.

My dad made it very clear he wanted nothing to do with me years ago.

I think he maybe changed.

I get the feeling he's got a lot of regrets.

Good.

He should.

You're angry. I get it.

But he's your dad.

Does he not get a second chance?

He's not like you, Ben.

Your kid gets hurt, you pick him up, you tell him it's gonna be okay.

My dad dumped all the blame on me and bailed.

After your sister d*ed?

There's no excuse for that.

But... as someone that has a brand-new baby girl, I can't imagine what I would do if something happened to her.

You know, grief can make us do crazy things.

You don't have to tell me about grief.

I fell apart.

Where was he?

He moved on.

No note. Nothing.

I never saw him again.

And he's a broken man because of it.

Zeke, he was about to take his own life.

That's not my responsibility.

What if this is your chance to let go of all of that hurt and anger?

I'm not gonna spend the little time I have left on that man.

But you're not doing this for him.

You're doing this for you.

Maybe it's time that you forgive so you can find some closure.

You're...

You and your dad were at the subway.

Not my dad, but, uh, yeah.

How you feeling?

You shouldn't have saved me.

Don't say that. It's the truth.

There was a mural of a phoenix in the subway.

Does that mean anything to you?

It's a symbol of rebirth and renewal.

Maybe you got a chance to try again.

What makes you think I deserve one?

Everyone does. What is it to you, anyway?

A lot, actually.

My mother k*lled herself.

And I would do anything to be able to see her again.

I'm sorry.

I'm sure someone feels the same way about you.

Don't you have a family?

They've forgotten about me by now.

I doubt that.

How do you know they're not out there looking for you right now?

'Cause what I did was unforgivable.

I abandoned them when they needed me.

Hey, Dad.

Zeke?

I can't believe it.

I can.

Zeke needed this.

Just what the doctor ordered.

Hey! Hey.

I didn't expect to see you up and around so soon.

Mm. Mm. Mm.

Are treatments getting easier?

No, I just had to...

My dad's downstairs.

How is that possible?

I thought you guys lost touch.

A Calling.

I don't know how or why, but it... it led your brother and TJ to him.

They brought him here.

Wow.

Yeah.

How... How was it seeing him?

I've carried so much anger and hurt.

But just now he seemed small.

Just a sad old man.

Are you gonna see him again?

We're gonna take a train out to Chloe's beach.

Give us a chance to at least talk.

Wait. Right now?

What... What about your treatment?

I'm done.

I'm stopping the treatment.

Uh, what do you mean, you're done?

If you don't keep going, then...

Michaela.

I've been staying alive, but I haven't been living.

I don't want to spend my last days hooked up to tubes, getting my skin scraped off, trapped inside this place.

I want to spend it with you, in your arms.

Yeah, but I don't understand.

You... You went and saw your dad, and now you're just gonna give up?

No, no, it just... gave me some clarity.

Believe me, the last thing I want to do is cause you pain.

It's why I've been fighting so hard.

We're gonna find you a cure, Zeke.

And I hope to God I'm there to take it.

But right now, I need to live every day like it's my last.

Hey. I know.

I'm lucky.

I've... I've been able to make peace with everyone I needed to.

I feel closure.

I'm ready.

I just need you to be.

Let me go.

Oh, great.

Tim, my badge isn't working. Can you let me in?

I'm sorry, Dr. Bahl, but I'm afraid we have to ask you to leave.

What? Is this some kind of drill?

Your hospital privileges have been revoked.

That's, uh...

That's not possible.

My research is, uh, in there. How am I supposed to do my job?

Please, if you'll come with us...

Hey. Hey, you don't understand.

People's lives are at stake here.

Please, Dr. Bahl.

Tim, who authorized this?

Who authorized this?!

You've been awfully quiet.

Are you okay?

Yeah. You sure this is the right place?

Yeah.

My boy in narcotics says Jace has been crashing here with a brother.

You hungry?

Got you a pastrami and rye from that hole-in-the-wall place we used to love to go to.

What is this?

A sandwich. Thank you.

Um, it's my favorite sandwich.

And you've gotten on this case with me, and...

You asked for help.

Look, J, I...

I'm beyond grateful for the risks that you took to protect me and for saving Zeke's life.

But I'm with him now, and...

I love him.

Mick, you're way off base here.

Am I?

I know you're with Zeke.

And I'm happy for you.

Maybe that's an overstatement, but I've accepted it.

And, yeah, you're right.

I did want to work this case with you, but not 'cause I want to get back with you.

It's 'cause I miss having you in my life.

I can handle not being with you anymore.

I can't handle not having you as a friend.

Me too.

I mean, who knows?

Maybe after all this, Zeke and I will be friends.

What?

He hates me, doesn't he?

Of course he does.

No.

It's just that he might not be around for much longer.

What do you mean?

He's not being treated for burns, Jared.

He's dying.

Being back has a cost, and, uh, however long we were gone is...

That's how long we have left to live.

Wait, you have this, too?

Yeah.

The Callings made that pretty clear.

How... How can you even be sure that...

We are, Jared. It happened to Griffin.

It's happening to Zeke.

How is this even possible, Mick?

How is any of this possible, Jared?!

How is it possible that...

...Zeke's telling me to let him go?

Hold on. Wait, wait, wait. So the Calling was about Zeke?

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

I don't know. I'm... more confused than I've ever been.

I'm just... praying that we m-make this meth-ring bust so that I know that that's what the Callings meant.

Mick, I...

Hey. Hold on. Look.

That's the bus driver. He's the courier.

He's making a drop is my guess.

1-29. 85 in progress at 272 Barnell.

Requesting backup.

We got to get in there before he bails.

Gas company! You have a leak!

Clear!

Police! Don't move!

Police! Hands where I can see them! Down on the ground!

Down on the ground! Get over.

Over here right now! Pole.

You don't want to do this.

Jace, shut up. Yeah, I know exactly who you are.

In fact, I came especially to see you.

Ah. Well, now we've been introduced, you best walk away.

Let him go.

You know there'll be hell to pay, don't you, pretty lady?

The pain I'll bring down on you, a holy vengeance like nothing you've ever seen before.

Shut up. You threatening me is only gonna make it worse for you, okay?

This is bigger than both of us.

Let him go.

Let him go! Let him go!

No!

Jace Baylor, you are under arrest for possession of an illegal substance with intent to sell.

You have the right to remain silent.

Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law. Do you understand these rights?

Scoop of chocolate on the bottom, mint on top, with... sprinkles.

I mean, I know a nursing mother needs her calcium.

But sprinkles? What is the occasion?

Second chances.

You know, today reminded me that I haven't... exactly been making the most of mine.

So, starting now... watch out.

Well, I like the sound of that.

But what have you done with my husband?

I've just been trying so hard to make sense of everything, and I've gotten nowhere.

Meanwhile, the Callings keep... keep doing these amazing things.

Yeah, they do. So now what?

Do what the Callings have wanted us to do all along... just listen.

Follow and listen.

That's where we're gonna find our answers.

So... does that mean no more late nights in the garage?

Yeah, I better lock it up before my skeptical mind rebels.

We're gonna get you back, then.

Are you kidding?

Come on.

I am not missing another milestone with my kids.

Hi! Hi!

Hi!

Hey, baby girl.

There's your smile.

That's my girl.

Hey.

So, uh, this thing Zeke has... a-and you.

There's no cure?

Not for lack of trying.

Something else wrong?

At the bust, I got a Calling that told me to "let him go."

And I didn't.

Why would it ask you something like that?

Who knows.

Maybe it's talking about Zeke again.

But I'm gonna lose my mind.

Please don't. That'd be terrible timing now that we're finally friends again.

So what happens now?

I don't know.

I've never defied a Calling before.

I think you made the right choice.

Hey.

I wasn't expecting you'd be home yet.

Mm-hmm.

Ooh. You're freezing.

It was cold at the beach.

How'd it go with your dad?

It was tough, but we muddled through.

I don't know... I don't know what... what comes of it, but... maybe now neither of us will die with regrets.

Mick, the puppy-dog eyes are not changing my mind.

I know.

But I don't have to agree with you or the Callings or any of it.

I didn't expect you to.

Pretty much my entire life has been about regret and sadness.

But I don't want to end it like that.

I want to go out on my terms... with the love of my life, making one more memory I can take with me.

What are you doing?

Will you marry me, Michaela?

Yes. Yes, I will.

I love you so much.

I love you, too.

There we go.

Did Zeke and his dad make up yet?

They're working on it.

And how about you, bud?

Have you seen any of those scary shadows lately?

No. Why do you think?

I don't know.

But I bet we're gonna figure it out.

As your wise grandma always said... all things work together for good.

Sleep tight.

Love you. Love you, too.