Reason, The (2020)

[bunniefuu]

My name is James Lindy.

I've been blind for 45 years.

In 23 days,
I'm gonna get my sight back.

A miracle.

As a pastor, I don't know
how many times I've been asked

where God is when bad things happen.

The answer, whether you can see it or not,

he's in the same place
he's always been.

With us.

You've got your coat on.
I've got my purse. We are all set.

And afterwards, we can get those donuts
with the sprinkles.

Mmm. [CHUCKLES] Yay.

His sleeve was polka-dotted with blood,
and he tried to hide it from me,

so I think
it's probably been happening more often.

We don't hide things
from your mother, Alex.

[BOTH GIGGLING]

Sorry, Ms. Lindy.

No, I won't do it anymore.

You promise?
I promise.

[CHUCKLES] Okay.

SHIRLEY: What are you looking at, honey?

That you, Shirley?

Who I been talking to?

[BOTH LAUGHING]

[UPBEAT MUSIC PLAYING]

There was lightning last night.

I saw it, and it was really, really scary.

I wasn't scared.

Good.

How long did it take you
to become a nurse?

I'm a doctor.

And it took a really long time. [CHUCKLES]

ALEX: What kind of doctor are you?

The best kind.

- Who's your favorite superhero?
- [LAUGHS]

I really like Wonder Woman.

She's okay. I like Spidey-Man.

[GASPS] Oh, well,
I guess Spider-Man is pretty awesome.

Don't worry.
All superheroes need to get tested.

Why don't you tell me
about the lightning last night?

You're obviously very brave
because you didn't get scared.

Did you watch it with your mom?

I watched it with my best friend, Charlie.

[GASPS] Yeah?

Lightning hit my cross.

Lightning really hit it.

We live over at Saint Thomas,

and lightning split our cross
in half last night.

Wow.

Yup.

And we're done. Good job.

- You get a Band-Aid.
- Good as new.

We'll call you as soon
as we get the results.

Thank you.

What's that one say?

- "Stop."
- Mmm-hmm.

Mmm. What about that one?

"Ellis Street."

- "Ellis Street."
- Mmm-hmm.

And that one.

"Banner...

"Tire...

"and Auto."

Who taught you to be so smart?

"Only believe."

- What?
- "Only believe," right?

Yeah. Yeah, that's right.

- Thank you.
- MAN: Hey.

Hey. [CHUCKLES]

Hi.

You, uh, you waiting on someone?

Not anymore.

- Mind if I sit?
- Please.

[SIGHS] What's your name?

Kaitlyn. Yours?

- Todd.
- Nice to meet you.

BARTENDER: Can I get you anything?

- What are you having?
- Tequila.

- Two of those.
- All right.

So, Kaitlyn...

Tell me how your day went.

[INAUDIBLE]

ZACH: It is ridiculous
how loud it is in here.

I don't think they make
silent jackhammers.

Well that's... That's funny.

Hey, question.
What do you know about Mrs. Springstead?

Is she the one that's in a coma?

Yeah. Her husband
brings her flowers every day.

- Yeah.
- I ran into him this morning.

He didn't have any flowers.

He says, "Well, I guess
I won't be seeing you anymore."

So, naturally, I assumed
that Mrs. Springstead finally d*ed.

I mean, what else
was I supposed to think after 22 weeks

on life support in a coma?

- So she d*ed?
- No, Kaitlyn, she woke up.

Singing. Singing so loudly
that it got up half of B-wing with her.

That's impossible.

No, she shouldn't be able to walk.

That's exactly what I said,
but get this.

Zero atrophy. None.

I mean, by all accounts
she was as healthy

as the day she was admitted.

Unlikely.

I can't figure it out.
I mean, um...

Maybe she was having spasms
during her coma,

something to keep the tissue
from atrophying.

Hmm. Anyways, here's
Brad Walker's labs.

Thanks.

Wait, what was she screaming again?

Oh, uh, something about believing.

I don't know.
Hey, maybe I should publish a paper, huh?

Is he her doctor?

I think in his mind.

[BOTH LAUGHING]

Hey, Jim, did the hospital call yet?

Well, I haven't heard it ring all day.

SHIRLEY: What did
that insurance fellow say?

[SCOFFS] They said they don't cover
acts of God.

- You believe it?
- SHIRLEY: I'd rather not believe it.

Well, looks like we're gonna be stuck

with a broken cross for now.

Well, that's the insurance company
for you.

JAMES: Mmm-hmm.

BROOKE: Guys, what did I say
about roughhousing inside?

Sorry.

Oh, I know you didn't mean to.

Do you know who this is?

That's your grandma,
and that's me when I was about your age.

What's that?

Well, Grandma was wearing that necklace

the day that she and my dad d*ed.

I haven't seen it since.

Oh, baby, come here.

Oh, come on.

Shirley? Shirley, call a doctor.

Mom?

Hey, Dr. Lewis just wants to
make sure everything's okay.

Alex, there is somebody
who really wants to meet you.

Hold on one second.

Hello, Alex.

My name is Mr. Brave.

That is, Percival Farnsworth Brave III.

But you can just
call me Mr. Brave.

- It's very nice to meet you, Mr. Brave.
- Mmm. Enchanté.

What do you do around here?

Well, I'm a liaison of sorts
between Nurse Kaitlyn here

and Dr. Macey, and, well, you guys.

Alex, do you know what
the word "liaison" means?

- No.
- Neither do I.

- But it makes me feel sophisticated.
- [LAUGHS]

Okay, okay, Mr. Brave, I need a favor.

Could you ask Alex
if his hip feels warm or cold?

Hmm, yes.

Alex, does your hip feel warm,
or does it feel cold?

I heard what she said, Mr. Brave.

Tell her it feels cold.

Hmm, yes.

Alex, now is the time

to be brave, okay?

[WHIMPERS]

[IN THE ARMS BY LUCY SCHWARTZ PLAYING]

WOMAN: [SINGING]
Tell me what I wanna hear

Tell me there's nothing to fear

Tell me that I lose my head

So listen to my heart instead

When I'm held in the arms

Of this waking fear...

KAITLYN: Your body is made up
of all these

teeny-tiny little cells,
and they're everywhere.

They're in your hair.
They're in your skin.

They're even in your tushy.

Now, healthy cells know
when to stop growing.

When a cell has cancer,

it doesn't know when to stop growing.

So, you think we should...
We should start chemo right away?

Yes, I do.

And with leukemia,
it's possible to find bone marrow matches,

so I'd like to test you right away.

- Does Alex have siblings?
- No.

And what about his dad?

His dad's not around.

Well, if you can find him,
we need all possible matches.

Yeah, sure.

Alex.

I want you to remember one thing.
Can you do that?

Your mommy,
Nurse Kaitlyn, and I

are gonna give you
the very best care possible.

And Dr. Lewis is the best.

Am I messed up like the cross?

No, baby. You're perfect.

You know what?

I'm gonna put flyers up
around the hospital

and see if I can't get people
to volunteer to help fix your cross.

Is that okay?

KAITLYN: I'm not a carpenter,
but I'll try.

I mean, can I come?
Am I invited?

- I think it's okay if Nurse Kaitlyn comes.
- I can use a hammer.

MACEY: I don't know about that,
but I guess we'll find out.

[DOWNBEAT MUSIC PLAYING]

MAN: [SINGING]
My feet are growing weak

But I'll keep watch while you sleep

It's the world on my shoulders

It keeps getting colder
So rest your soul on me

The road is blood and dust

[INAUDIBLE]

So be mindful who you trust

They may rob you and take you there

[MUSIC FADES OUT]

A head nod,
is that the new way to say hi to people?

[CHUCKLES]

What's your name? Kaitlyn.

I'm Kenneth.

Nice to meet you, Kenneth.

I wanna show you something.

I wasn't expecting an apple.

- No?
- No.

Who just carries an apple
in their pocket, right?

I guess you do.
And I'm probably gonna hear why.

- But it's a nice apple.
- It is.

No, pick it up. Look at it.

Okay.

- What do you think?
- Well, it's a really nice apple.

What if I told you
there was a worm inside that apple?

Well, I wouldn't eat it.

- No?
- No. [LAUGHS]

A lot of us have some things
inside of us that are eating us up.

Things that make us believe
that we're rotten.

Eventually, although it seems impossible,

we have to learn how to let all that go.

I get, um, what you're saying,

but I don't understand your point.

I think you do.

It was very nice
to meet you, Kaitlyn.

Well, it was intriguing meeting you.

A little confusing, but... But nice.

You can have that.

- Well...
- It's not rotten.

How do I know that?

You gotta trust me.

Thanks, man.

- Have a good night.
- You too.

KAITLYN: I don't know if I know
how to fix anything, but I'll help you.

I'm sure we could get one of
the construction workers to help us.

Oh, that's a good idea.

Hey, what you got?

MACEY: It got hit by lightning.

Wow, God firebombs his own house.

Yeah, and he hit people
who can't afford to fix it either.

Insurance won't pay.

[CHUCKLES] Go figure.

So, we're gonna fix it for 'em, right?

ZACH: Don't you have better things
to be doing with your time?

Like saving a six-year-old's life?

This is the six-year-old's cross.

Macey, do I need to
take you off Alex Thomas?

There is nothing wrong with us
helping patients outside of the hospital.

I wish that I had the time
to do that too,

but I have this little thing called a job.

If you want to help your patients,
do it by being a doctor.

[SCOFFS]

- Robin?
- Yes.

Didn't you do some work in Haiti,
like a while ago?

Yeah, I went for two weeks
with Convoy of Hope.

Yeah, okay.
All right. I get it.

But just cut back
on all the God talk.

There's no place
for that kind of nonsense in the hospital.

Why do you gotta call it nonsense?

Just the whole idea of...
Of blind faith.

Terminal patients have
a higher rate of recovery

if they believe in a higher power.

And correlation does not
imply causation, Dr. Lewis.

But why is believing
in something so harmful?

Like, why do you feel that way?

Because belief in a god tricks us

into thinking that
somebody else is in charge,

that they're gonna take care of us,

that we don't need
to take care of ourselves.

You know what?
I'll tell you something else.

If there is a god, then he's a bully.

He's a bully who takes kids
and he gives them cancer,

or drowns them, or lets them burn up.

Look, God is this pretend idea
that people embrace

because it gives them hope
that there's justice in the world.

So keep him out of my hospital.

[KNOCKING AT DOOR]

Mmm-hmm, come in.

I'd like to help.

With what?

This.

- Oh, hi. Thank you.
- Hi.

I'm, uh, Dr. Macey Lewis.

- I'm Kenneth.
- Please sit.

- It's nice to meet you.
- Nice to meet you.

You're the first person to come by. Um...

- Really?
- Yeah.

So far, it's me and Nurse Kaitlyn.

Uh, I'm sure that'll be enough.

- Really?
- Mmm-hmm.

You're a godsend.

I'll let you get back to work.
Nice to meet you.

- Nice to meet you too.
- I'll see you there.

Mmm-hmm.

Today's a big day.

You're gonna start taking the medicine
that's gonna get you better.

- Nurse Kaitlyn.
- KAITLYN: Yes?

Did the Peter Parker serum come in?

Do you mean the Spidey serum?

Oh, yeah, it looks like
somebody is gonna get

superhero serum today,
if that's okay with everybody here.

It's okay with me.

Now, Alex...

You may get some Spidey senses

as a side effect from the serum.

Are you okay with that?

Good, because it'll make you strong.

[CHUCKLING]

[GASPS AND YELPS]

Look at those g*ns.

Where have you been hiding those?

[LAUGHS] It's huge.

You ready?

Thanks.

[OMINOUS MUSIC PLAYS]

[BALL BOUNCING]

- Her white blood cell count's kind of low.
- Mmm-hmm.

Here's Alex Thomas's file.

His chemo's going well.
So far, all green.

That's excellent.

Kaitlyn and I are going
to Alex's church on Sunday

to help them fix their cross.

I'm gonna let you have this one, Macey,

but from here on out,
let all patients be patients, okay?

[BALL BOUNCING]

[CHARLIE CHUCKLING]

Alex, please stop that.

And, Charlie, no more until
Alex gets better, okay?

Uh, is Shirley at bingo?

Either that or she's
interviewing my replacement.

Um, I have to step out for a little bit.

Make sure they don't play too rough.

Yeah, of course.

Children, who would like to study Braille?

I tried.

If I haven't said it lately, thank you.

What for? Hmm?

You and Shirley
didn't have to take us in.

It's all right, sugar.
A pleasure.

See you soon.
Oh, thank you very much.

- Hey.
- Hey.

- Look nice.
- Thank you.

[CLEARS THROAT]

So, how are you?

Actually, that's what I wanted...

Want something to drink?

- Oh, hi.
- Hey.

I'll have another beer.

You got it, handsome. You?

- Just a Coke, thanks.
- Sure thing.

So, how are you?

Uh, been better.

They closed the assembly line, so...

How are you?
How's... How's your son?

Alex.

Bet he's growing like a weed.

- There you go.
- Thanks.

- Get you folks something to eat?
- I'm good.

No, thanks.

If you think of anything, just holler.

Sorry. You were saying?

Alex has cancer.

Uh, I just found out.

Wow.

Yeah.

So, w... What's gonna happen?

Honestly, I don't know.

He's about to start chemotherapy, so.

I'll bet that's...
That's tough. Sorry.

We never really got a chance to talk about

what happened between you and me.

No, Brooke,
I'm... I'm sorry.

Uh, I was drunk, you were drunk.
But I should've called.

No, you don't...
That's not what I meant.

I need your help.

Of course. What is it?

If chemo doesn't work,

then we're gonna
start looking for a bone marrow donor.

- And I'm not a match.
- Okay.

But his father might be.

I don't want any money from you,
I promise,

and he wouldn't even need to know.

I've had a son this whole time,
and you never told me?

Ian, I'm sorry.
I wanted to tell you, I did,

but by the time I found out, you were
already dating Laura, and I didn't know...

I was scared.
I'm sorry, okay? I'm sorry.

[DOOR SLAMS]

I'm here today
to talk to you about being thankful

for the things
that you find it hard to be thankful for.

At 25 years old,
I lost my eyesight,

which meant that I could not
see my wife's beautiful face

or look at my son.

Yet, I am thankful.

Yet, I am very thankful,
because God saw fit

for me to have life
and to be able to speak to you.

That's the guy
who volunteered to help with the cross.

- What?
- Nothing.

Today, I am thankful to hear
my wife's beautiful voice.

And I get a little tug
on my shoulders when my son

tugs me the best way he knows,
when he says, "I love you."

So I'm thankful for that.

So, today I'm asking you
when you go home,

I don't want you to think about the things
that God took away from you,

but be thankful for the things
that you do have.

Now repeat after me.

I am thankful
for the things that I do have.

ALL: I am thankful
for the things that I do have.

- Let the church say amen. Amen, y'all.
- Amen.

All right, amen.
Let's all be thankful now.

- Amen.
- WOMAN: Amen.

Oh, you have a gift.

Whoa, thank you, but, uh, so do you.

If you're half as good as I hear you are,

then Alex will be cured in no time.

- She's even better.
- Yeah?

Dr. Lewis.

Uh, Kenneth...
Pastor, this is Kenneth.

He volunteered to help fix the cross.

- Oh.
- Beautiful sermon this morning, Pastor.

- Thank you, thank you very much.
- Beautiful.

And you're Charlie, right?
So nice to meet you.

I'm gonna take a look at this cross,
see what we're dealing with.

- Let me know what you need.
- Doc.

Alex is a very brave kid.

Oh, yeah, he is.
Oh, yeah.

I'm gonna do my absolute best.

I know you will.
I know you will.

[CLEARS THROAT] Hi.

I don't think I've ever seen you
outside of the hospital.

Well, I've, um, found some free time.

Looks like I missed
the sermon though, huh?

MACEY: Yes, but you can
make it up by going to the hardware store

and buying us some white paint.

What, no purple?
You sure you don't wanna shake things up?

And... And you are?

Oh, I'm sorry, Dr. Zach Norman.

Oh. Dr. Zach Norman.

Well, white, red, purple, whatever.

Well, in that case, purple it is.

You got me. [CHUCKLES]

Um, I'll be back in a few
with white paint.

- Thank you.
- Yeah.

KAITLYN: I'm hungry. Are you hungry?

Yes. We're making
sandwiches for everybody.

Wanna come inside and help me?

Yes, if you show me.

So, I heard Alex is not feeling well.

Yeah, he's in treatment.

He's got leukemia.

But he's the one
that told Dr. Lewis about this cross.

"Only believe, and he will be made well."

Luke. That's right.

Yeah, Luke, uh, 8:50.

But one misquote.
[CLEARS THROAT]

"Only believe
and she will be made well."

[CHUCKLES] You know,
I think you're right about that.

I love that verse. [CHUCKLES]

How long have you been,
uh, a man of God?

- Forever.
- Huh?

We're all children of God, aren't we?

[CHUCKLING]

There's one passage
that's always meant a lot to me.

- Which one?
- Chapter seven, verse 16.

- What's the scripture?
- Recite it.

For another time.
You guys ready to do this?

What would you like
for me and Charlie to do?

I think I just need you
to step back.

Charlie, can you get your dad
over there for me?

Little more.

You should be good there.

[ETHEREAL MUSIC PLAYS]

You ready?

Ready for what?

- [AIR WHOOSHING]
- Ow!

- [RUMBLING]
- PASTOR JIM: What's happening?

What was that?

- [CHARLIE GASPING]
- PASTOR JIM: Kenneth?

What just happened?

KENNETH:
Doc, let me ask you something.

All of the patients that you see,
and the lives that you save,

do they all need to understand
the details of how you do that?

The medicine and the needles?

Or is it enough that they just trust
that you know how to do it?

You hooked the two ends to your truck,
right? You winched them together.

Something like that, yes.

That wouldn't work, would it?

So, come on. What's the secret?

It's a trade secret. I can't tell you.

JAMES: Whoa, mm,
that food is beginning to smell good.

So shall we say grace?

Heavenly Father,
we are truly grateful

for the food we're about to receive,

to nourish and strengthen our bodies.

- Amen.
- Amen.

- Amen.
- Amen.

- ALEX: Dig in.
- [GROUP CHUCKLING]

Hey, I know Pastor Jim
already said it,

but I really can't
thank you enough for organizing this.

It means a lot to Alex.
Please, please.

Have you talked to Alex's dad?

Yeah, I did.

How'd it go?

Uh, not great.
He kind of freaked out.

And it had been so long,
I didn't really know what to say.

Mmm.

Well, you're doing everything
you're supposed to.

And just let me know if I can help.

Okay.

Kaitlyn, hey, long time no see.

So are you gonna introduce me
to your new friends?

- Why not?
- Why don't you back off, buddy?

Oh, is this your new boyfriend?

It's funny. Last night you were
at a bar with a different guy,

and tonight, you're
at this bar with this guy, this punk.

You should leave.

Should I?

Yeah, you should.

All right, knock it off, Shempner.

Oh, come on. We were just
having a friendly conversation.

You got about ten seconds to get
out of here before I start swinging.

I think she means it, friend.

Oh.

[SCOFFS] All right, all right.
No harm, no foul.

Ooh, testy.

Bye, beautiful.

Come on, guys. Let's go.

Left door, left door.

Oh, that door doesn't open.

I'm sorry.

I'm so sorry.
That was so embarrassing.

Hey, hey...

Why didn't you jump in back there?

What good would that have done?

We could've taught that guy a lesson.

Lessons aren't taught with fists, Zach.

Oh, here we go.

Gonna tell me to turn the other cheek?
All that garbage?

You ever tried just counting to ten?

I'm sorry I took so long.

Just an idiot. [CHUCKLES]

Hi, Alex.

Hi.

My name's Ian.

That's a funny name.

[CHUCKLES]

I think so too.

It's all right.

You can call me Dad.

BROOKE: Shirley, do you ever think
we might have it all wrong?

What do you mean?

I've just been thinking about
all the things that have happened to us.

My parents, um,
Jim's eyesight, Charlie.

You know,
Charlie's never spoken a word.

And now, everything with Alex.

Honestly, it feels like too much.

Sometimes, I wonder
if anyone's even listening.

I know that Pastor Jim
says we should be thankful,

and I am, but sometimes...

I wish God would cut us a break. [SIGHS]

A break.

I know what you mean, but God
doesn't have to prove anything to us.

- He's God.
- Hmm.

We aren't.

Just stay focused on trusting in him

and being the wonderful mother you are,

and things will work out.

Yeah.

You know that photo?

Um, we took it probably a month
after we made that necklace.

My mom and I,
we designed it together.

We built it out of macaroni
and dental floss.

[CHUCKLES]

We'd take turns wearing it.

She'd wear it one day,
and I would next.

But this one time,
I wore it on the playground

and the little heart
right there popped off.

I couldn't find it anywhere.

I had the whole class helping me
look for it for maybe 20 minutes.

Even after I had it back in my hand,
I was so upset

that my mom had to come
pick me up and take me home.

She said that the reason it fell off

was that we loved
each other so much

and the heart couldn't hold it.

Sounds like somebody
really loved her mother.

Yeah. Yeah, she, uh...

She was everything. [SIGHS]

That stupid thing probably
cost like 20 cents to make.

ALEX: Mom?

I know I at least have


I can buy another necklace.

Would that make you happy?

Oh, you, um... You don't...

You don't have
to do that, sweetie.

That necklace, it was special
because Grandma and I made it together.

Besides, you already
make me the happiest girl in the world.

He's really worried about his hair.
He wants to impress Ian.

MACEY: How are you holding up?

[GROANS]

Pastor Jim says to only believe,
and God will help Alex.

Listen, we're about to get
a lot more aggressive.

How?

Ian's a match.

[SIGHS]

I want to admit him,
keep up with his chemo,

and prep him for the transplant.

For now, you can take him home,
let him rest,

have him see Charlie.

We'll check him in on Friday.

Okay.

- Macey, thank you.
- Oh!

BROOKE: This is a good step.

[HUMMING]

Charlie? Son?

Shirley!

All right.

[SINGING] The Lord is my shepherd

And I, I

Shall not want

Green pastures

Ah.

He leadeth me in the righteousness

Ah!

He restoreth my soul

Yea, though I walk
through the valley

Oh! [GRUNTS]

[GROANING]

KENNETH: There's another passage
that means a lot to me.

JAMES: Which one?
KENNETH: Chapter seven, verse 16.

JAMES: Recite it.

KENNETH: For another time.

Well, I have to say that
everything looks normal.

[CHUCKLING]

It's a miracle.
It's a bona fide miracle.

I don't mean to insult you, Pastor,

and I'm not an ophthalmologist,

but the trauma that happened to your head,

that could've broken free plaque

that's been building up
behind the ocular nerve.

It could've, um, pushed
the nerves together,

much like hot-wiring a car.

Mmm-hmm, and how often
does that happen?

Well...

No, never, as far as I know,

- but again, I'm not an ophthalmologist.
- Mmm-hmm.

So you're saying that, uh,
something scientific

happened that never happened before?

Or is God's hand healing us
the way he's done for all of my children?

All I'm saying, Pastor,
is that these things that happen,

they're not magic.

There's a scientific reason
for how our brains work.

Just like there's an explanation
for that cross out there.

Oh, you can come visit
that cross out there anytime you want to.

And I have, actually,
a couple of times since that happened.

And I haven't figured it out yet,

but I'm sure that there is an explanation

for how that construction worker

got it fixed so well so fast.

Yes, because it is a miracle.

And I've already told you...

And I already told you.

It's a miracle.

Doesn't it feel good
to have somebody look out for you?

Hey, Doc...

Wanna tell me something?

Uh, no. No, I'm good.

Okay.

[HORN HONKING]

Uh-oh, it's Shirley.

What, you haven't told her yet?

Didn't pick up the phone,

and don't wanna leave it
on her voice mail.

Oh!

[SIGHS]

How do I look?

You... You look great,
but you do know

that she's seen you before, right?

Oh, yeah.

Dr. Norman, to what
do we owe the pleasure?

I just came to talk
to the pastor here about miracles.

[LAUGHS] Always a good thing.

James, what's wrong?

You're just as beautiful
as the first time we met.

[CHUCKLES] Why would you say
such a thing to me today?

Doc.

How many fingers am I holding up?

[CRYING] Ja... No, James, James.

[LAUGHING]

James, James, James, James, James.

Look at you.

[LAUGHS]

I spent a very long time
in the hospital,

and I didn't think I'd ever
wanna come back here,

but I just had to get
in contact with you.

About what, Mrs. Springstead?

My recovery.

I heard about it.

It... It was out of the ordinary.
[CHUCKLES]

It was a miracle.

Yeah, I guess
you could call it that.

Only believe.

A man came to me in my dreams
and said, "Only believe."

And then I woke up.

That's the day we helped fix their cross.

Mmm-hmm. There he is.

There who is?

The man in my dream.

MACEY: I'm telling you,
something's up with that guy.

I couldn't agree with you more.

Ever since he's been around,
strange things have been happening.

I get it, but we have
more important things to be focusing on.

You're right.

Glad to see you back.

Go away, Tim.

Come on. Look, I got scared.

Made me nervous,
and I overreacted.

And I'm sorry.

You really embarrassed me.

You humiliated me
in front of, one, my boss,

- and people that I really care about.
- Look, people that don't matter,

because I'm the one who cares about you.

Come play pool with us.

I'll let you be on my team.

- One, one game.
- I don't like pool.

You love pool.

You love it. Let's go.

- KAITLYN: One game, though.
- One game, I promise.

Come on, one game.
Let's go. Grab your drink.

MACEY: You missed
Alex Thomas's appointment.

Sorry.

That's it?

What's wrong?

No, I'm sorry.
It's not gonna happen again.

Kaitlyn, you can tell me.

It's really not that important.

Well, in five years,
I've never seen you miss a b*at.

We're admitting him on Friday.

He needs you.

Okay.

Do you mind if I sit?

Sure.

How you holding up?

I'm fine. Everything's fine.

[SCOFFS]

Doctor-patient confidentiality
and all that.

I get it, but I won't tell anyone.

I'm worried about our friend.

Yeah, I been thinking about him a lot too.

He's not responding
to the treatments the way he should.

And I'm afraid
I'm gonna break his mother's heart.

But I'm not gonna let that happen.

I know you'll do your best.

Yeah, I'm gonna do my absolute best.

I'm here to make my patients well.

I should go back to work.

Okay.

See you soon.

Dr. Norman?

Kenneth, what are you doing here?

I suppose I could ask you
the same question.

How did you fix that cross?

Who are you?

I'm just here to help, Zach.

Who are you looking for, Zach?

I'm looking for my sister.

You talk to her a lot?

No, not lately. She, uh...

She d*ed when we were kids.
She was...

It was my fault.

She fell through the ice
she was skating on.

I promised her that the ice
wasn't too thin, but it was.

And I couldn't save her.

- You were just a kid.
- And it was my fault.

I'm sure it wasn't your fault.

We don't always get
to understand the reason.

What reason does God
or the universe have

for drowning
a ten-year-old little girl?

You work with kids now, right?

Yeah.

You save their lives,

- prolong their lives.
- And this is a fair trade?

That's what you're saying?
My sister's life for my patients'?

- Would you do it?
- Who gets to decide that?

Would you have done that
if it weren't for her?

Amy's okay, Zach.

She's okay.

I didn't tell you her name.

Listen to me. Hey.

Listen to me.

Your sister is okay.

In fact, she's more alive now than ever.

I know that's hard to believe.

Kind of like if you saw
a cross get fixed in an instant.

Or heard about a blind pastor
getting his sight back.

Right?

I'll see you at the hospital, Dr. Norman.

[SIGHS] Hey, um...

I know it's been a while
since I've been here...

After we, uh, buzz this off,
we're gonna shave it.

Anyone ever taught you to shave?

No? You're six years old
and no one's taught you to shave?

That's crazy.
You're basically a man.

All right, so here's what you do.

Okay. Come here, and then a little goop.

Just ploppity-plop.

Go ahead.
You can use both hands. It's fine.

Yep, good, cover it.
Oh, oh, oh, oh.

Good, now rinse your hand.

Grab the razor, and we're gonna
do this together. Ready?

And down. There you go.

Now rinse it,
right there in the pool.

Good, keep going.

You're a pro.

My uncle taught me
right around your age.

Gonna clean all this off here.

Oh! You did a good job.

Ready for yours?

No?

Hey...

I got an idea.

- IAN: Okay, ready?
- Mm-hmm.

One, two, three, open.

He did it.

I love it.

BROOKE: You're not hungry, baby?

How about you take a bite?

TIM: Well, well, well.

If it isn't the holier-than-thou table.

Kumbaya.

Uh-uh, that's what the guy looked like.

Can you please leave us alone?

Oh, I'm sorry.
I... I didn't realize I was imposing.

Well, you are.

Excuse me?

How 'bout you go?

Okay, how 'bout I go?

You gonna take me?
You gonna take me somewhere?

Let's go outside.
Let's go out together.

Come on, fuzzy. Let's go.

Come on.

You're not worth it.

I'm worth it.

[CHARLIE GRUNTING]

JAMES: Charlie, let him down.

SHIRLEY: No!

- Stop it, Charlie!
- Charlie, let him down.

[INAUDIBLE]

[GASPING]

[TIM COUGHING]

Hey.

[SIGHS]

We'll be all right, buddy.

No. No, Charlie.

ALEX: I have to get some bone marrow

before I go home for Christmas.

Mom?

Yeah, babe?

If I don't get better
and go to heaven,

I'll ask Grandma
where your macaroni necklace is.

And I'll help you find it.

Well, you don't have
to worry about that,

'cause you're getting
better right now.

Let there be light.

[BOTH CHUCKLING]

- Pastor Lindy.
- Mmm-hmm.

Good to see you.

- Can we talk for a moment?
- Sure.

This may sound crazy,
but I don't think it is,

I don't think it's crazy at all.

Dr. Norman, he can search for
all the logical explanations he can find,

but, uh, I think that
you have caused miracles.

You fixed an irreparable cross,

and you restored my vision.

I didn't do that.

Take it back.
Go ahead. Take it back.

I want to exchange my vision
so you can heal Alex.

I'm very grateful
for the gift you gave me,

but take it back.

In exchange,
I want you to heal Alex.

- James?
- Yeah?

How long have you been a man of God?

All my life.

Then you know it doesn't work like that.

Yeah, but, uh,
you have a direct connection.

I'm sorry.

You've preached many times
about the mysterious ways of God

and the mysterious ways of this world.

You need to trust your own words.

Only believe,
and he will be made well.

Alex, I know it hurts.

But I am so proud of you.

Now, you have your dad's
stem cells and bone marrow

to help you fight.

[IMITATES sh**ting WEBS]

Yeah, that's my man. [CHUCKLES]

You can close your eyes.
I know you're tired.

We'll be right here.

It's all right.

Thank you for this treatment.

And thank you for Dr. Macey
and for Ian.

Please protect Alex and keep him safe.

Amen.

Things are really that bad, huh?

Remember the night we met?

I showed you the apple.

You were right about
the apple and the worm.

It's just too late for me.

It's like it's eating me
on the inside.

I just don't wanna feel like this anymore.

There's an easier way.

You just have to learn
how to forgive, Kaitlyn.

Why are you here?

I'm here for you.

You think

that you're beyond saving

because you always choose men...

who treated you like your father did.

You have to forgive your father, Kaitlyn.

How do you know about my father?

I just know.

Well, if you just know,

then you know why
I cannot forgive him.

But you can.

If you let him, God can help you.

But it's not fair.
I mean, that is not fair.

No, it's not fair.
You're right.

Forgiveness isn't fair.

It's a gift.

It's a gift?

That man doesn't deserve a gift.

We all deserve that gift.

I know it's not easy.

- Trust me.
- [SCOFFS]

But you have to try.

Can you try?

[SNIFFLES]

I can try.

Good.

[KNOCKING]

I thought you could use that.

I talked to Mary Springstead.

She said that you came to her

in a dream.

Is that the truth, Kenneth?

Why would God want to hurt a little boy?

I can make him better.
I can save him.

Macey, you don't save lives.

You can prolong them,
and you're the best.

There is no one better
at that than you.

But whether your patients
live to be six or 100

it's nothing compared to eternity.

It's not nothing to his mother.

I'm here to make sure he sees 100.

Yes, you are.

That's why you're here.

KAITLYN: Oh, I'm so sorry I'm late, Alex.

How are you feeling today?

- My throat hurts.
- It does?

Well, let's get you some medicine
to make you feel better.

Doctor, could we have
some water and medicine immediately?

- Water, stat.
- Thank you.

Did my dad's bones work?

Well, we're still waiting to hear,

but what we do have
is something very important,

and that's hope.

I'm scared.

Well, it's okay to be scared.

You know what I do when I'm scared?

I think about my mother, my father,

and my whole family who loves me.

And then there's God.
He loves us too.

[MACHINE BEEPING RAPIDLY]

What's going on?
He's having a seizure.

- Brooke, Ian, please wait outside.
- He's tachycardic.

We need oxygen and suction.
Come on, Alex. I need you to fight for me.

JAMES: Our Father,
who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name.

Thy kingdom come.
Thy will be done.

I believe. I believe that God
has a plan for him and for me.

- PASTOR JIM: There he is.
- Alex's stats are dropping.

- IAN: Where are you taking him?
- Alex?

JAMES: We'll pray for you.

- What's going on?
- He stopped breathing.

Ms. Thomas, don't touch.

Alex, Mom's here and Dad too.

We love you so much,
and everything's gonna be fine.

I need you to wait right here.

[INAUDIBLE]

- You don't get scared.
- I am.

[CLICKS TONGUE]

We have no control.
We have to trust in the Lord.

- James...
- Mmm-hmm.

I'm not other people.

You can admit that you're afraid.

No, my faith is at its highest.

I have it on high authority

that all we have to do
is just believe,

and he'll be made well.

You've said that to me 100 times.

- Yes.
- Brooke, too.

Mmm-hmm.

Where? Where will he be made well, James?

Where are all Christians made well?

BROOKE: Lord, please protect my son,

and bring him safely back to me.

Amen.

Alex, you are the strongest person
I've ever met.

You are so brave, and I am
so proud to be your mother.

Brooke...

I want you to know that

regardless of what happens with Alex...

No, Ian. [SNIFFLES]

- Alex is gonna get better.
- Just listen.

I want you to know
that I do not regret

one moment you've given me with him.

He gave me joy.
I didn't think I could have that anymore.

- Thank you.
- Yeah.

No matter what happens.

I just... I just wanna hear
his voice again, you know?

I wanna hear him say, "Mommy."

Brooke, can I talk to you for a moment?

[SIGHS]

BROOKE: What's wrong with him?

We've had him on relatively heavy IVs
for his heart and blood pressure,

but unfortunately,
he's not responding the way I'd hoped.

What does that mean?

If his blood pressure
stays low for too long...

It could affect the oxygen
going to his brain.

Macey, is Alex...

I am going to do everything I can.

I'm gonna do my very best.

So, why don't I have
somebody bring you and Ian

something to eat
from the cafeteria, okay?

Thank you.

[MACHINE BEEPING]

They're good people.

[PAGER BEEPING]

[HEART MONITOR BEEPING]

[HEART MONITOR FLATLINES]

[MACHINE BEEPING]

BROOKE: No, they made a mistake.

You need to run the test again.

- Brooke, I'm so sorry.
- I don't care that you're sorry.

He just needs more time, okay?
He's gonna get better.

We could keep his body
going for a long time.

Well, then you keep his body going.

What are suggesting that we do?

Even if Alex somehow
made it through this

he would never be
the same little boy that you knew.

No, no, you're wrong.

God is gonna make Alex better. I believed.

[CRYING] No, no, no, no, no.

No, no, no, no.

Oh, I'm sorry.

I'm truly sorry.

IAN: So, does he know?

Yes, we talked to him about it

but it's gonna take
a little while for him to understand.

No, no, Charlie.
No, baby.

[BOTTLE RATTLING]

[MACEY CRYING]

[STAINED GLASS BY KATHLEEN MURRAY PLAYING]

WOMAN: [SINGING] So, love

Come find me

[INAUDIBLE]

Oh, love

Come find me

Ooh

Oh, love

Come find me...

JAMES: God...

Thank you for the gift of Alex.

Thank you for letting him
into your kingdom.

We ask you for the strength.

Please help us find the words.

You've brought us so far

these last few months.

Amen. I'm sorry.

[DOOR OPENS AND CLOSES]

No.

You don't get to be here.

You're a liar and a fake.

God made my baby very, very sick.

And you told Pastor Jim
that if I only believed,

he would be made well.

But that wasn't true.

I believed. I really did,
with everything I had.

So you tell me why Alex wasn't made better
like you said he would.

You did believe.

And your belief is beautiful.

Alex is where all believers are made well.

Alex is more alive than ever.

He made you a promise.

And we both wanted
to make sure it was fulfilled.

He did it.

Alex found my mom in heaven.

Somebody really loved his mother.

[CHUCKLES]

Who are you?

God is with you...

And he always will be.

No matter what.

"For I am convinced
that neither death nor life,

"nor angels..."

JAMES: "Nor principalities,

"nor powers,

"nor things present,
nor things to come,

"nor height, nor depth,

"nor any other creature,

"shall be able
to separate us from our love of God."

As a pastor, I don't know
how many times I've been asked

where God is when bad things happen.

The answer, whether you can see it or not,

he's in the same place
he's always been.

With us.

ALL: [SINGING]
Happy birthday to you

[CHEERING]

ZACH: Make a wish.

[CHEERING]

What do you think,
should we tell them?

Um, everyone, we think we know
what Charlie wished for.

JAMES: What?

You tell them.

It's a boy.

[ALL LAUGHING]

- Congratulations.
- That's fantastic, you guys.

BROOKE: We're so excited.

[TV PLAYING INDISTINCTLY]

[KNOCKING]

Who is it?

- [KNOCKING CONTINUES]
- [SCOFFS]

I said who is it?

[TV CONTINUES]

[REST IN YOU
BY NICCOLE FENTRESS PLAYING]

WOMAN: [SINGING]
When my will gets weak

And this yoke's too much to shoulder

You know just what I need

Though my mind can't even fathom

When the ocean's deep

And my lungs they take in water

You're the breath I breathe

Spirit, God

Abba Father, I cry out

In a language I can't understand

But you hear a sound that satisfies

You revive me, edify me

Give me rest in you
Let me rest in you

You revive me, edify me

Give me rest in you
Let me rest in you

When the ocean's deep

And my lungs they take in water

You're the breath I breathe

You're the breath I breathe

Spirit, God

Abba Father, I cry out

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[MUSIC ENDS]