Three Wise Women (2010)

[bunniefuu]

Choir:♪ noel, noel ♪

♪ Noel, noel ♪

♪ Born is the king... ♪

Man: human beingsare complicated.

If my jobhas taught me anything,it's taught me that.

They may look as thoughthey're ok,

But inside,it's a different story.

[Door shuts]

Take beth,for example.

She's crying outfor help,

And no one can hear her.

But up above,someone's always listening--

Someone likearchangel green,my boss.

And it's his jobto give a soula second chance.

It all began so well.

I was heaven's happiestguardian angel

Looking afterlittle beth,

Or ellie,as she was known then.

Go! Go, ellie!thanks, dad!

Good girl!

Oh.

We had the odd bump,

But life was good.

So how could this happy,well-loved girl end up

So lonely and so sad?

Father:off we go again!

I loved my job.

I thought that if I kepta watchful eye on her

And whisperedthe odd word of comfort,

Then all would be well.

I think that's it,ellie.

Hit the hay,young lady.

Give meone tiny minute.

Come on, picasso.

I think she means it. Up.

And let's not forget...

Furiosity fox.

Now,why do we need him?

To chase awaybad dreams.

[Chuckles]that's right.

Good night, sweetie.mwah.

Good night.good night.

[Birds chirping]

[Grunts]

Phew.

[Humming"jingle bells"]

Is that ice creamand jelly beansfor breakfast?

Yeah. Well,it's christmas.

Well, in 4 days,but close enough.

[Grunts]

[Doorbell rings]ooh. That's colin.

Got to go. Mwah!

Bye.

Mwah.

Ellie, I can't makeyour carol singingthing tonight.

Oh, come on, colin.it's really romantic

With all the lightsand the singing.it's real christmas.

Sorry.i have this essay to do.

And I don't even knowwhat it's about yet.

I'm reallyup against it.

Ok. Well, I really hopedyou'd be there.

Look, enjoy it.

I'll see you tomorrow.we'll do somethingchristmassy.

Here.

Can't wait.

Choir:♪ silent night ♪

♪ Holy night ♪

♪ All is calm ♪

♪ All is bright ♪

♪ Round yon virgin ♪

♪ Mother and child ♪

♪ Holy infant ♪

♪ So tenderand mild ♪

Boy: [off-key]♪ sleep in heavenly ♪

♪ Peace ♪

Oof.

All: ♪ sleep inheavenly peace ♪

♪ Silent... ♪

Well, call me a sucker,but I just love christmas.

The stars look brighter,

And people's houseslook cozier.

Yeah. Me, too.

Let's hear itfor christmas.

[Laughs]

Um, ellie?

You know the wayi'm backpacking 'roundeurope next week?

Yeah.the best idea ever.

Yeah.i know. Well, um,

Well, I was thinking,seeing as, you know,

You're not tied downto college yet--

Holy wow.maybe, um--

This is bizarre.not really.

I've been thinkingabout it for quitea while, actually.

Look over there.it's my dad. Dad!

I haveto call my mum.

[Sniffles] no,i can't call my mum.

Did you see that happen,bobby?

What's going on?

Yes, well,maybe it's notwhat it looks like.

Maybe...

Colin. I've gotto talk to colin.

[Sobs]

You can talk to me!

[Grunts]

[Laughter]

Colin? Where's colin?

Boy:he's aroundsomewhere.

[Laughter]

What's your essay about,colin!

Ellie...

Ellie! Wait!

Ellie.

Stop beingso melodramatic.

It just--

It just happened,you know?

Grow up.

[Crying]

What are you looking at?

I'll never love again!

You hear me? Never!

Male angel:when ellie gave upon love,

She locked her heart

And shut me out.

I couldn't comfort her.

She couldn't hear me.

Worse, she couldn'teven hear herself.

[Screams]

Male angel:i was forced to leave her

And let her findher own way,

No matter where it led.

[Horn honks]

Do you recognize her?

The aura rings a bell,

But I'm not sure.

Look more closely.

Oh.elizabeth kilcoyne.

Little ellie kilcoyne.i don't believe it.

Well, I supposeshe's changedquite a lot.

Must have beena long time sinceyou last saw her.



Since you ceased to beher guardian angel,in fact.

Precisely.

So, what is it exactly

That you have been doingall those years?

Well, to be honest,archangel green,

I've been a bitunder the weatherwith the old

Occupational stress.

I've kind of kicked backa little.

Have you ever beento fiji?

Tom, I was therewhen he made it.

Yes.

Morning,dr. Kilcoyne.

Hi, sharon.

Have the resultsfrom medilab come in yet?

No. Not yet.

Ugh. They'resupposed to be here.what are they playing at?

Shall ichase them up for you?i have a number here.

Give me a minuteto look for it.

You know what?it's ok. I can do it.

Oh, andyour mother called,

And she saidto tell you that--

I knowwhat she said.

Would you tell chloeto be ready for roundsin 10 minutes?

Hip replacement.

Standard management ofcase of bacterial infectionpost-surgery. Anyone?

One of you have a go.i don't bite.

Antibiotics,pre and post op,though it is likely

The implantswill also need to beremoved and replaced.

Close enoughfor this discussion.any other questions?

Dr. Kilcoyne,is it true that

You're close to developinga spinal recovery serum?

Well, as chloe knows,the nature of my researchis confidential.

Sorry, dr. Kilcoyne.and is it true

That you're getting marriedthis christmas?

That is true--on the 26th--

But I won't be missingany of my sessions,

And my namewill still bedr. Kilcoyne.

Anything else?thank you.

[Saws whirringand hammers pounding]

Orla, could you remindthe men doingthe renovations

That this is a hospital?

Maybe they could keepthe noise down a bit.

Yes, doctor.

So my little ellie'sgetting married.

Is that whyyou brought me?

That'sjust a symptomof the problem.

Problem?

Sorry.i've got a staff meeting.

What about early drinkson friday?

Mind you,my finance reviewmight drag on.

What, one of your bugsgrow an extra head?

They're enzymes,not bugs.

And they're beinga little bit strange.

Ah, here we go.

This evening at 5pm.

Oh, sorry, peter.i'm going to be busy.

I'm going to have to runanother test on these.

He seemsvery capable.

A business college?

That's the fiancé.

[Cell phone ringing]oh.

But she treats himlike a businesscolleague.

Her mum.my mother again.

You know whyshe's calling me?

That's weird.she loves chewing the fatwith her mum.

She loved.

Past tense perfect,

"She loved."

But since you left,

Elizabeth hasembarked upon a verydifferent course.

You meanthe road to success?

There's nothing wrongwith that.

Nothing wrongwith that at all,

So long as you livethe life you wereintended to live.

And she hasn't.

What do you mean?

See for yourself.

I'm not surei can go along withthe decor changes.

And who's this?

This isyour little ellie.

No!work is all she cares about.

No, no!it's all she has.

[Sighs] am ithe only one who paysattention to details?

Tom:my little ellie?

Ah, but she's notyour little ellieanymore, is she?

Not sinceshe broke the rule.

That's the procedure,archangel green.

Guardian angelsmust permanently cut offall connection

With anyonewho breaks the rule.no problem there.

Tom,it's exceedingly hard

To pull the woolover the eyes of an angel

Who's been aroundfor a very long time.

The truth is thatellie has not beenout of your thoughts

From the momentwe took you off her case.

I can't let her endup like this.

I am so gladto hear that...

'Cause the other archangelsand I have hada little tête-à-tête.

And we have decided

To giveelizabeth kilcoyneanother chance.

Are you serious?can you do that?

Oh, the boss upstairsgives us plenty ofleeway, you know.

The question is,are you going to be ableto turn her life around?

Can you get her backon her chosen course?

I can do it. Please,just let me try it.

I don't carehow long it takes.

Mm, yes,but gabriel does.

He's concerned thatyou've been taking

So much time offjust lately,

So he's decidedto set you a deadline.

Now, we wentback and fortha little bit.

He drivesa hard bargain.

But in the end,

Got you till 10 p.m.on christmas eve.

That's--that's 4 days.

Actually,it's a bit less than that,if you look carefully.

Now, tom,

You must not revealyourself to elizabeth.

You must notcommunicate with herdirectly in any way.

That's hardly fair.

Well,we're suspendingthe angelic code,

And those arethe conditions.

Now,don't waste any time.

Just--just remind her ofthe glorious creature

She was intendedto become.

Can't do that,

Then I'm afraidshe will be setin her course,

And you will haveto be reassigned.

Reassigned? Where?

I thinkyou know where.

Where angels fearto tread?

Correct.

Hollywood.

Oh, well.

Can't stop.souls to be saved.

Well,don't just stand there,man. Get on with it.

My mother, again.[Cell phone rings]

You knowwhy she's calling?

Well, maybeyou should answer it.

I mean,she is your mum.

There's no point.

I don't want my fatherat our wedding.

And after what he said,i don't know whyyou take his side.

It's not about sides.

Fathers can beoverprotective.it's instinctive.

He probablydoesn't want to seehis little girl grow up.

Peter, he saidyou were wrong for me.

Didn't he also mentionsomething about wantingyou to be happy?

I am happy.

I have everythingi've ever wanted.

Did I mentionthat I have a meetingcoming up

With david boyseof pharmeire?

He still has money toinvest in new therapy.

He's just lookingfor the right one.

What do you think?should I mentionyour bugs again?

Pharmeire? Wow.

I thought we'd missedthe boat on that one.

Apparently not.what do you think?

They havepretty deep pockets.

I think you're amazing.

Is that right?

So, you wouldn't mindrunning

A world famousmultimillion dollarresearch program

With me, then?hmm.

I thinki could handle that.

Just let me runone more batchof tests on them

Beforeyou talk to them, ok?we need to be sure.

Of course.of course we do.

I have to go.

[Snoring]

It's christmas evein 4 days--



During which I can'tcommunicate directlywith you in any way.

[Snoring continues]

Oh, come on.and you complain aboutthe noise at work?

[Sighs]

The girlyou used to be,

She'd see what was wrong,and she'd just fix it,gung ho.

Ellie would just belike, ok.

Job done, and is ittime for ice creamand jellybeans yet?

Hello.

Green saidi couldn't talk to you,

But he never saidi couldn't talk toyour past self.

This feelslike an idea.

Oh, it's definitelyan idea.

Colin:grow up!

I will never love again!

You hear me? Never!

[Screams]

It worked!

Idea, bing,implementation, bing,

Execution, bing.go, tom!

Ellie. Hi. It's me.

What--what's going on?where--where am i?

Is this the hospital?am I hurt?

Let's startwith the basics.

What can you rememberbefore you got here?

I had breakfast.

Ice creamand jellybeans.good.

Uh, I said good-byeto my parents.

I left the house.and then...

Then nothing.

I'm dead.

I d*ed, didn't i?oh, god.

Are you god?

Was I good?i tried to be good.

You're not dead.you're fine.

But you reallydon't remember

Anything elseafter breakfast?

No.

Nothing unusualabout your dad, say?

No.

How is your dad?

He's great.he's given me a job.

Excellent.

And what aboutyour boyfriend?

Seen himat all recently?

I reallydon't remember.

Wonderful.

Just what is this?who are you?

I'm tom,your guardian angel.

You drugged meand abducted me,didn't you?

You're nota serial k*ller,are you?

You're kindof creepy-looking.

No, I'm not.i'm your guardian angel. Look.

Help!somebody, help me!

[Gasps]look, ellie,

There's a problem withyour future self,

And you need your help.

I need my help?

There's no simple wayof explaining it.

Oof!

Now,this is the hospital...

And here's you.

Dr. Chuckles,where have youbeen lately?

Now, mr. Carney,

You are going to haveto cooperate

With the physiotherapisttoday.

I may not be here personallyto keep an eye on you,

But that's no excuse.

We need to get youactive again.

Don't worry.they can't see us.

Holy wow.

Butthat's not me.

I can tell you,it certainly is.

Your problems will onlyintensify if you don'tget up and at 'em.

Yes, doctor.

Now, you have yourselfa good day, you hear,mr. Carney?

And I'm a doctor?

You certainly are.

Is thatan engagement ring?

You're on fire today,girl.

So, apart fromthe fussy hair,what's the problem?

Oof!

This is my house.

What have they doneto it?

What have you doneto it.

Are you goingto try and tell methis is me again?

Oh.

I look likemy grandmother

In the eyes.

Hi, grandma.

Hello, robert.

Are youhaving fun today?

So much fun.but I miss you, grandma.

Well, you'll have tocome and see me againsoon, won't you?

You bet I will,grandma.

And I'm goingto give youhugs and kisses.

My grandson isreally cute.

Computer: to continue usingthe virtual grandson 3000,

Please update your credit--

He's not even real?

Yeah.that's kind of creepy.

Not today.

She's alonein the world.

It's howshe wanted it.

The more importanther work became,

The more people gotin the way.

She forgothow to be around them.

But how could ilet that happen?

It comes on slowly.

You start substitutingpeople for things like

Common senseand tough decisions.

It's surprisingly easy,once you start.

I am not ending uplike that. No way.

That's my ellie.you want to change it?

Of course I do.

[Saws whirringand hammers pounding]

Orla,has mr. Carney takenhis exercise today?

[Whirring continues]i can't--

Has mr. Carney takenhis exercise today?

He needs to get atleast half an hour.

I'll make sure of that,doctor.

[Sighs]

[Drill whirring]

Man:you can have it doneby thursday,

Or you canhave it done right.that's all I'm saying.

Brendan, please don'ttry and get double timeout of me.

The budget'salready tight--

Excuse me.are you in charge?

Uh...

That's for you.

Brendan, everyonejust needs to givethat little extra.

Yeah. All right.i can give it.

You see me? Yeah?

So, can I help you?

Yeah.are you the supervisor?

The foreman's kind ofon remote control.

I'm the architect,and things havejust kind of landed

In my lap.so supervisor, no.

The closest you'll findtoday, yep.

Well, is it possibleto keep the noise down?

Ellie kilcoyne.

Bobby?

Bobby o'brien.no way! Holy wow.

This is amazing!look at you!

What are youdoing here?

Weren't you payingattention?

Foreman remote,me, architect.

[Whirring]

Come on!

[Distant horns honk]

So I traveled,

And the architecture stuckin my head most.

I gave it a go. Loved it.set up in london.

Wow, ellie.i really haven'tseen you since--

Oh. That day.

Sorry.

You know, I had amnesiafor 24 hoursafter that accident.

Couldn't remembera thing from the day.

Well, ice creamand jellybeansfor breakfast...

[Laughs]then blank.

Then it startedcoming back to me--

About dad,about colin.

Then I wishedi had amnesia again.

But whatever.oh, bobby. It's so goodto see you again.

I can't believeit's been so long.

You know, you shouldcome to the wedding.

Wedding?yeah.

His name is peter.we're getting marriedthe day after christmas.

[Laughs]that's really,really great!

I don't see you for years,and wow. Married next week.

Just look at that.congratulations.

Thank you.

[Cell phone beeps]

Oh, bobby.i'm sorry.

I'd loveto stay here longer,

But I've gotto be getting back.

Yeah. Me, too.

Well, I'm upstairsin orthopedics

If you're lookingfor me.

[Laughs]here, take this.

You never know whatthe heavens will sendcrashing down.

And you might wantto come by again.

Well,i'll be upstairs.

And I'll try and getthe clowns to keepthe noise down.

It's justwith the budgetfrom that chief exec,

We're ona tight deadline. So...

Yeah.the, uh, chief exec.

That's peter,my fiancé.

Oh, sorry.um, I really didn'tmean anything.

[Laughs]it's really good tosee you again, bobby.

And what can I dofor you, mr. Preston?

I had a bad dream.

Tim, you rememberwhat we said about

Looking afteryour poor back?

That meansnot getting out of bed

Unlessit's very serious.

Bad dreams are serious.

Can I have a story?

Oh, I can't right now,timmy,

But maybe juliawill read you a story.

Won't you, julia?yeah.

Dr. Kilcoyne,would it be ok tofinish this at home?

All right.

I might do the same,actually.

Thanks.

Oh, and chloe,

Thank you forall the extra hoursyou put in here.

That's ok.

I'll see youtomorrow at 7:00.

Thanks, doctor.

[Snoring]

[Sighs]

[Telephone rings]

[Line rings]

Sharon: good morning.dr. Kilcoyne's office.

Sharon speaking.

Ah. Good morning,sharon.this is ellie.

[Whispers] dr. Kilcoyne.you call yourselfdr. Kilcoyne.

Uh, I mean this isdr. Kilcoyne.

Good morning, doctor.i've just finished sortingthrough your mail,

And I'm about to starton your phone messages.

Oh, you don't haveto worry aboutall that stuff.

But if you lookin the top drawer,you'll find something.

Plane tickets?

Yes. As you'll see,you only havea few hours

To get to the airport.

France?

You have a brotherin paris. Am I correct?i usually am.

I--i can't--are you serious?

Christmas in paris.

Happy christmas, sharon.you deserve it.

Better hurry, now.don't want you missingthat flight.

Thank you.thank you, dr. Kilcoyne.

Thank you,thank you, thank you!

This is amazing.

Wow. And--and it takes photos!

That is incredible.

Ellie.

Hi. Glad I caught you.

Ah. Glad to be caught.

The thing is,i need to ask a favor.

My mother...

Faith.

Very good.

She's been havingback problems,

And there's been changesat her local gp.

She's not happy.is there any chance?

Get her in todayanytime.

Seriously?you're the best.

[Laughs]

Hello.

Oh. Dr. Kilcoyne.

Um, I'm afraidsharon's been takensuddenly ill.

Uh, I'll be fillingin for her.

The agency sent me.

The agency?

The agency.

Um...look forward toworking with you.

That is weird.

Not you. Me.i'm just so excited

About working withyou, dr. Kilcoyne.

And you are?

My name? Uh...

Ellie kil--

Ellen kil--feather. Feather!

Feather.

Ellen kilfeather.

Right.well, I'll give you

A couple of minutesto settle in.

After that,once you don't havea problem

Followingsimple instructions,

We shouldget along fine.

No. Yes,dr. Kilcoyne.

Did we meet before?

Um, no.i'd remember.

Hmm.

We could have workedon the name.

That's just brilliant.

You bring meforward in time to tempat another office.

[Sighs]

Mrs. O'brien. Hi.

Hello, dear.

Are you ok?

Well, I hope to be soon.that's why I'm here.

Oh, take a seat.

Ok.

Liz, look who's here,mrs. O'brien.

I can see that.

Thank you, ellen.

Maeve. Oh,it's so lovelyto see you.

Oh, hello, ellie.

I'm pretty certainwe're looking ata slipped disc,

But I'm goingto put you downfor an mri.

You don't mindlying in a tube fora few minutes, do you?

Not at all.

It is lovely to seeyou again, ellie.

And bobby's so happyto catch up.

Oh, he had sucha sparkle for you.do you remember?

Oh. Really?

Oh. It wasellie thinks this andellie's great at that.

I had no idea.[Laughs]

Ellie: right, ok.thank you. Bye.

Hello.

You're new.

Dr. Kilcoyne iswith a patient,

But if you wantto take a seat?

You clearly don't knowwho I am. [Chuckles]

I shouldintroduce myself.

Peter logan.i'm liz's fiancé.

[Scoffs]i doubt it.

I'm sorry?

Sorry.you're the fiancé?

Is that causing yousome difficulty, ms...

Kilfeather.

No. No.i just expected--

I hopedfor someone--

You know what?i'm just goingto go on through.

She'swith a patient.

Are you sure?i just checkedher schedule,

And she was supposedto be free.

You checkher schedule?

A bit onthe controlling side,isn't it?

If we didn'thave file sharing,we'd never see each other.

Look,i'm in a bit of a rush.

Are you sureshe's with a patient?

Cross my heart.

Well, maybeyou could tell her

That I will bein the lab at 3:00

With david from pharmeire.this is kind of important.

You should bewriting something down.

No need.great memory.

Maybei will text her myself,

Just to beon the safe side.

Whatever you like.

Bye, peter.

[Groans]

Peter's not the problem.it's liz.

Our mission isto remind herwho she really is,

To reconnect her withwho she was born to be.

Yeah. Well, that's allvery pretty, tom,

But this peter pukeor whatever his name is,

He's so--ugh!he reminds me of my oldgeography teacher.

I'm not marrying him.

No, you're not.she is.

Hello. I am her.

Who are you talking to?

Uh, no one. Just--

Ok. Well,i've been lookingeverywhere for you.

My mother just called,which means

My morning has becomeunfeasibly complicated.

I need youto come with me.

Ok.come along.

[Scoffs]

Right. I have to stop hereand go over wedding planswith my mother.

You'll be ok in the car,won't you? Radio?

Yeah. Cool.

If I'm not outin 5 minutes,

Call meand say it's urgent.

[Indistinct music playingover radio]

She saidwait in the car.

Uh. Yeah.since when do we dowhat she says?

"My morning has becomeunfeasibly complicated."

She's such a w*apon.

I can go inand report back to you.

Whatever you need to know.[Groans]

[Sighs]

I've been admiring itall morning.

Is it whatyou always dreamed?

Well, I don't rememberever having a dream cake,

But it's lovely.

It's amazing.

Ok. Let's lookat seating plans.

[Grunts]

This is goingnowhere good.

Well, she's my mum.

I think I havethe right to knowwhat's going on.

Tom,why are you stooping?you're invisible.

Oh, yeah.

Why would dad wantto walk me up the aisle

To a manhe doesn't even like?

Oh.

He loves you, ellie.

And he's come roundon peter.

He saidthis peter must besomething special

If ellie'sin love with him.

[Whispers] ok,who the heck isthe dude?

That's andy.he's your mother'snew boyfriend.

Her boyfriend?

Hello?

Woman: hello?

Oh, hi. I neededto use the bathroom.

I didn't wantto interrupt,

And I camein the back way.i'm really sorry.

Mum, this is ellen,my new assistant.

Hi. It's really niceto meet you.

You're anna,aren't you?

Isn't she justthe spitting image?

Of who?

You, of course,

When you werea fresh-facedteenager.

I don't see it.

No, me neither.

Well, I hopeour ellie isn'ttoo hard on you.

Oh, mum.there's no needfor this.

No. It's niceto be in a new placewith new people.

And wheredo you live, ellen?

Oh, well,i'm between homesat the moment.

Ellie, you haven'tlooked after her?

I won't hearthe word no.

You're stayingin ellie's old room

Until you can do better.ok?

Mi casa es su casa.

Liz, I'm sureyour dad's a lovely man.

Look.here's the thing, ok?

Whileyou're working for me,

Pleasedon't get involvedin my private life.

It's complicated,and it's private.

Yes, so privatethat one day, you'llhave it all to yourself.

[Groans]

[Screams]oh!

Ohh! Oh!

What are you thinking?you idiot!

You could have killedsomeone!

Bobby? Hi.

Too late to shout"timber"?

Oh.

I'm sorry, ellie.

No, I'm fine, bobby.i'm fine.

Bobby o'brien?

No way.holy wow.

That's what I said.

Sorry.do I know you?

Uhh...

Oh, lord.he's an architect.

You're a fanof his work.

I'm a really big fan ofyour work. Architecture.

Well, I haven't reallydesigned many buildings

That have actuallybeen built.

You look really familiar.we haven't met?

Uh, no.i'm ellen kilfeather.

So, um, I sawyour mum today.

She hasa slipped disc.

She told me.she got the painkillers,

And she's been keepingas active as possible,like you said.

Must feel goodbeing a healer.

Mm, yeah.it has its moments.

That's some tree.

That'sfor the hospital.

The new wing, the mess,and the noise.

The least I could do.

Need any help?

I might have bitten offa bigger tree thani could chew.

The van'sjust up there.

Bobby:so, after 3.1, 2, 3.

[Women grunt]

A fanof his architecture?

Yeah.i have interests.

Does it bother you?

Does it look like it?

Liz: can you checkwith my mother

That the caterersare calling at 7:00for the party?

Got it.

This all comes underpersonal life rather thanprofessional business,

But hey,what's the difference?

Well, in caseyou haven't noticed,

I've got quite a loton my plate at the moment.

Yeah.i'll take care of it,dr. Kilcoyne.

Ok.let's hear it.

Wow.that's just--

Like every dressyou've ever dreamed of.

Well,it's won awards.

Awards?that's so romantic.

Peter will love that.

Actually,does he have enough timeto come to the wedding,

Or will he just sendhis vows through onhis personal organizer?

Oh. Peter.well remembered.

Um, ok. Put a tickon the list beside "dress,"

And then,we have to hurry.come on.

[Scoffs]

[Heels clickand door shuts]

David.elizabeth kilcoyne.lovely to meet you.

Peter's justbeen showing meyour work.

So this is whatsuccess looks like.

Well, it looksmuch the same asfailure, really.

It's what it doesthat counts.

All the tests confirmthat liz's serum willrepair spinal cord cells.

Well, it will takea few more yearsand a lot more work

Before we can use iton patients.

What you're holding isquite a breakthroughfor our spinal unit.

What I'm holding is wortha great deal of money.

Does that mean thatpharmeire might be

In a positionto make an offer?

Perhaps.

What exactlyare you looking for?

Well, we'd needa long-term commitment,

State-of-the-artresearch facilities,

And of course,the right financialpackage for liz.

She's the heartof this discovery.

Well, I see nothingto object to there.

Congratulations.

You've got yourselfa deal.

But I will needto move fast.

Fast is good.we love fast.

How aboutwe announce the deal

At the shareholders' partyon christmas eve?

We can make a photo opof the signing.

Well, we needto have somethingin writing,

But that shouldn'tbe a problem.

We can work upthe proposalstraightaway.

I'm not sure, peter.we've got a lot onright now.

It'd be a shameto miss out.

It'd begreat publicityfor the hospital.

Come on, liz.

It is a good opportunity,isn't it?mm-hmm.

Ok. You're on.

I'll start working itthis evening.

Well done.

Thank you.

Well.

[Cheering]

Do you fancy a drink?

Just to say thank youfor seeing mum.

Oh. I'd love to,but I have to work lateat the lab.

Sorry, bobby.it's no problem.

I'm sureit's important,life-saving stuff.

Another time.yeah.

I'm free.

Yeah?

Ok. Why not?

Yeah, cool.

Pretend to talkon your phone.

Sorry.excuse me.

Hello?

Just whatare you up to?

I thinkthere's somethingbetween these two.

Well, us two.

Our mission is tohelp her get her lifeback on track.

We're not meantto wreck her wedding

By getting herall confused.

Oh, yeah?

But that's just--

See, now you've got mein a muddle.

Tread very carefully,young lady.

[Sighs]

[Indistinct talking]

So you're a fanof my work.

I don't thinki've ever hadone of those before.

Did you seethe designson the website?

The website? The--

The website.

Oh, right.the website. Yeah.the world wide web.

So, does it bother you

That you don'tactually get to make

Most of the buildingsyou design?

Well,it would be nice.

But they might get builtone day.

Life is unpredictable,and I like it that way.

Yeah, me too.i'm a spontaneous kindof girl.

It's strange.

You reallyremind me of elliewhen she was younger.

Not just looks,and there's something

You can't really putinto words.

Well, I'll take thatas a compliment.

So, how's thisfor teamwork?

You make the life-changingscientific discoveries,

And I sl*ve awayin the kitchen.

What do you think?hmm?

How is it?

Mmm. It's delicious.thank you.

We need to talk aboutthe pre-wedding party.

Are you sureyou want to dosomething together?

Well, we don't have timefor separatebachelor parties,

And the last thingi can face right now is

Everyone dressed uplooking ridiculous.

Let's justkeep it simple.

You're right.

We'll have some canapesand nice cocktails.

I'm looking forwardto it.

You know,i'm incredibly proud of you.

You really impresseddavid boyse today.

We play our cards right,

We'll be ableto set you up withyour own lab

And you can do researchfull-time.

I never thought of that.

You can stop trying to bein 3 places at once.

Why don't we havea christmas tree here?

You know,i have no idea.

Why not?i'll pick one up tomorrow.i promise.

This isn't helping.

If bobby's for her,she needs to realize itherself.

He is so right for her.

Would you stop flirtingwith that man?

But he's so nice.

I know,but this isn't about him.it's about you.

Now, go back thereand talk about yourself.

I mean, liz.

I mean, dr. You.

[Sighs]

[Exhales]

Sorry. Work thing.

Ellie works you hard,huh?

Yeah.

So, you guys arereally good friends?

Like that,back in the day.

Truth is, I had, like,the biggest crush.

No, I was totallyin love with ellie.

Um, so,you think she's changedsince then?

I think she tried.

It's as if something'sbeen switched off.

But the old ellie'sstill in there.

And you thinkher fiancé peter'sthe guy to change that?

No. What do I know?

I only know him as the execwho's choking our budget.

You should see how muchhe's trimmed off us.

I just hope it's goingto a good cause.

You don't thinkhe's on the take?

Hey, no, no. No.

He's just tight withthe figures, that's all.forget I said anything.

Oh, dr. Kilcoyne,the ward sister's reportfrom last night.

Timmy hadanother disturbed night.

Oh, no. Not again.

Maybe they forgotto tell him a story.

Look, I'm rushing now,

But remind me to talkto somebody later about it,will you?

We'll have to get timmysorted for tonight.

Yeah. Oh, uh...

Bobby's mother'smri results came.

Oh.

Ahh. Just as I thought,herniated disc.

It's sore,but she'll be ok.

Look, ellen,she likes you.

Can you ring herand apologize fornot being me,

Say I'll talkto her tomorrow?

In the meantime,she should keep active

And keep takingthe painkillersi gave her.

Yes,dr. Kilcoyne.

Ohh!just one more thing.

You'll be goingfor your usual runtoday at the park?

Yeah. Why?

So that's lapsaround 1:30? 1:00?

That is my usual run.why do you ask?

Good morning.i hope I'm notinterrupting any--

Daddy!

Dr. Kilcoyne'sdaddy.

You shouldcome on through.

Anna mentioned you.

Spitting image.

[Chuckles]

I have 2 minutes, dad,so if you've come hereto beg,

I really don't have timefor it.

No, no. Nope.

You don't want meat your wedding,and that's fine.

I understand that.

And I know betterthan to tryand change your mind.

But...i do want usto be friends, ellie.

You know,i just want things to bethe way they were.

Well, you should havethought of that

Before what you saidabout peter.

Yes. I know.and I'm sorry about that.

But...

I'm not worriedabout him.

I'm worried about you,ellie.

Is this reallywhat you want?

I mean, if it is,i'll shut up.

But if it's not,

You've really gotto say something.

Look, dad,i'm really busy here,ok?

Yeah. Ok.look, I'm sorry.

This is--this is just...

Something stupid.i just thought, well--

Look, never mind.

Good-bye, ellie.

[Sighs]

[Telephone ringing]

This is ellen fromdr. Kilcoyne's office.

Ellen.what can I do for you?

Um, she's asked meto pass onan important message.

Let's hear it.

She'd like youto lunch with herat the blue dolphin.

She's booked 1:30.

Really?she booked lunch?

Did she mention why?

Well, dr. Kilcoyneis wound justa little tight today.

I didn't like to ask.

No, no. That's great.

Lunch at 1:30.tell her I willsee her there.

[Birds chirping]

Hi.hey, ellie.

Looks likei've been stood up.

Oh. Anyone I know?

Ellen.

Bobby,it's none of my business,

But don't you thinkshe's a little youngfor you?

Yes, very funny.

She must be, what,all of 12 years old?

Mind you,she's a great kid.

Yeah. Well,there's somethingabout her.

She makes me feel old.

Nonsense.there's no such thingas an old woman.

You know who said that?vincent van gogh.

Wasn't he mad?

Yeah, he was.[Laughs]

[Beeps]

Oh.

Where are we?

Peter's office.

I'm snooping to seeif he's fixingthe books.

Andwhen I find proofand show it to liz,

The wedding is off,and bobby o'brienis all mine.

I know.it's genius,isn't it?

[Bangs]

Oh, has anything goodhappened to computersin the last 12 years?

[Cell phone rings]

Hi, david.

Uh-huh.

Phone conference?

Does it have to be now?

No, no. I hear you.

Yep. Talk in 5.

[Beeping]

Done.

And?

And nothing.sinless. Blameless.

Innocent.without guilt or blame.

Oh, check again.

And now, you're stuckin this situation.

I'm notin a situation.

I believe you are.peter's coming back.

Ohh. How long?



[Gasps]no. He'll see you leaving.

Ohh!oh, what was I thinking?

You're way too youngto help me with liz.

I can if you help me!come on, tom, hide me!

Like your mum said,it's mistakesthat make us human.

And I've just hadthe most beautiful idea.

What I need is beth.ooh.

Come on, tom.magic me.

Sorry, ellie.i need to besomewhere else.

Ohh!

[Indistinct chatterin background]

[Door shuts]

[Beeps]

Tell lizi'll be late for lunch

And putdavid boyse through.

Woman:yes, mr. Logan.

David:peter. Hi.

David. Fire away.

Great.i've got brad onthe line from legal.

Brad: how you doing, peter?hello, there, brad.

This shouldn't takemore than an hour,gentlemen.

So, where do we stand?

Assuming we'reagreed on the fee.

[Chuckles] yeah,well, what is the fee?

What are we looking at?

Mmm.

Ice creamand jellybeans.

[Screams]food of the gods.

Elizabeth, it's ok.

[Screams]get back, you pervert!

Ohh!

How did you get in here?

My personalarmed response team

Will be herein 2 minutes,

And they willmake ribbons of you,me boy.

[Alarm]

Ellie, I'm tom.

And I'm armed!

I'm not goingto hurt you.i'm your guardian angel.

Ha! What you are,friend, is toast!

Say hi to the real angelsfor me.

Good.now we can talk.

[Screams]

My dear, dear, ellie,

We all desperately needyour help.

So, you and peter, huh?

Soul mates for the restof your lives, is it?

Don't start on me withall that romantic stuff.

What? In the old days,you used to go on about

How one day,you'd meetthe perfect man

Who would makeyour heart feelbrand-new.

I think you even wrotea poem about it.

Don't remind me.[Laughs]

Oh, I can't believewhat we were likeback then.

Back then?i haven't changed a bit.

Well, I have,thank goodness.

I've grown up a bit.

Seriously, though.it must be love

If you're getting married.that's a big step.

Exactly.

It's too importantto let all that teenagestuff get in the way.

And a good marriage isa solid contract.

All the physical stuff--

The feelings,the excitement,

That's just chemicalsdancing. Nothing more.

Is thathow peter sees it?

Yeah. Of course.

It's whatwe have in common.

What?

Nothing.

No, go on.what were you goingto say?

It's just not like youto be so coolabout everything.

Well, what,

You'd have me rushheadlong into it likea teenager, would you?

No.

This is what I want.

Why can't anyonebe happy for me?

I didn't mean anything.

[Sighs]

Look, sorry, bobby.see you around.

I'm putting mr. Carneyon dmras in the morning.

Chloe will reportback to meif anything comes up.

But in the meantime,i'll just check his chartis up to date.

Nurse?

Hello?

Dr. Elizabeth kilcoyne.

I don't know you.are you new?

Oh, you have setyourself on a pathwithout turning,

A path that leadsonly to the hollowestloneliness.

Have you beenat the supplies?

[Laughs]

Maybe trythe uppers next time.

[Laughs]

Elizabeth kilcoyne.

You are surroundedby people who love you,

Yet you giveno love in return.

You look familiar.

Did my father put youup to this?

Ah, you fear being hurt.

Yet you causeyourself pain.

And you call yourselfa doctor!

Well, doctor,heal thyself.

I feel fine.

Change.

Elizabeth kilcoyne,

Open your heartbefore it's too late!

Mwah!

I'll be speakingto the directorof nursing.

Change!

A little too much, huh?

Just a tad.mmm.

Especiallynear the end.

Ahh.

[Car door opens]

[Indistinct music playing]

Woman:♪ we don't love ♪

[Crowd cheering]

Did you do this?

Absolutely not.

There you are.

Mwah!

What's this?

Ellen and ithought it up.

Come on. It's fun!

Come on, peter.put these on you.

No, ellen, please.just--just hold ona minute. Just--

[Laughs]

Oh! This is nothow I rememberthat night at all.

I feel quite at home.

[Laughs]

I haven't beento a party in, um,



That's her.

That's the nursewho accosted me.

What's she doing here?

You know nurses.they love a party.

Ignore her, liz.enjoy your night.

[Piano and fiddle playing]

[Clapping]

Oh, you were barking upthe wrong tree there,my deer.

Peter's never embezzleda penny in his life.

He's straight as a die.[Laughs]

No, peter's flaws areentirely different.

What, like his feet?

[Laughs]

[Both laugh]

[Indistinct]would know.

Oh, what do you mean,then?

[Sighs]

Peter's flaw isthe same as my own.

It's the same as ours.

All work, no play.

[Music ends][cheering]

Whoo!bravo!

Good man.

Go on.

Don't you remember?

After that terrible nightwith dad,

And colin,

And the accident?

Well,it's fairly recent.

I mean, you're us at,what, 19?

I don't knowwhat you're talkingabout.

What accident?

Ohh.

Well,if you don't know,

I am certainlynot supposedto tell you.

No, wait.where are you going?

I want to know.what accident?

Attention,please, everybody.

Let's seewhich lucky devil gets

To dancewith angelic peter.

Ooh![Laughter]

Yep,you heard it.

Will betty kilhallcome forward?

Ohh!

[Applause]

And which angel getsa last-minute chance

To reformmy little devil here?

Ooh!

Well, I never.

Bobby o'brien?

[Applause]

[Piano playing]

Ellie, I never meantto upset you.

Was I a bit out of line?

Ah, forget it.

[Chuckles]

We've known each othera long time, bobby.

You should be ableto say anything to me.

Oh, putting it downto pre-wedding nerves.

You know,you were always goodon your feet,

Except whenyou had to see them.

Sorry?

Peter.[Chuckles]

The hospital givesfree blood pressure tests.

You should give ita twirl.

Regular-le-ly.

Um, message received.thank you.

[Chuckles]

[Sighs]

I can't believethe things I used tosay back then.

I didn't have a clue.

Oh, no.

Everything you said alwaysmade a lot of sense to me.

Heh.

Tradition.

♪ Right ♪

♪ When you were right ♪

Did you have an accidentwhen you were younger?

Did something bad happen?

What?

Who have you beentalking to?

Bobby, were youtalking about me?

We talked,but not about that.

Liz, no, it wasn't bobby,so just chill out, ok?

So what is the dealwith you?

You're telling mewhat you think

Is best with meand my father

And you're sendingpeter on wildgoose chases.

And throwingyourself at bobby.

No, it wasn't like that.

Bobby, you know,this has nothingto do with you.

Just stay out of it.liz.

Now you're diggingaround in my past.

She's with you.

Just who do youthink you are?

Well, I don't reallyknow anymore,

But I'm really gladi'm not you.

You're fired.

[Gasps]

I hope I neversee you again.do you hear me?

Ditto!

Don't mind her.

And I think that'sour cue to leave.

Oh, chin up, tom.

There's always tomorrow.

There's only tomorrow.then I'm finished.

You guys can't getthrough to her.

She can't be consciousof my presence,

So I can't talk to her.

Well, I'm gonna beunconscious inabout 2 minutes.

Wait. What if lizwas unconscious whilei was talking to her?

What, you mean likein her sleep?

Exactly.like in a dream.

I am a very vividdreamer.

We are.

I know.i remember.

Aah![Growling]

It's got to beworth a try.

Go for it.

[Snoring]

Tomorrow'schristmas eve

And my time is up.

Sleep.

Why won't you sleep?

[Snoring]

[Sighs]

[Tv playing indistinctly]

Woman: otherwiseyou're gonna endup with nothing.

Sleep. Please.

Just 5 minutes.

There it goes.

[Sighs]

Ooh, tom, can't you justmiracle away a hangover?

Sorry. Those areput there fora good reason.

[Groans]

It's no use.

The girl justnever getsany sleep.

Mmm. Tell me about it.

I haven't sleep wellin years.

And that folding cotin the nurses' station,

Well, I can't doanother night on that.

I always sleeplike a baby.

You could perform surgeryon me and I wouldn't even know.

I remember. Bliss.

Ellie...

You're a genius.

Peter, I'm sorry aboutthat scene last night.

It was a kissfor old times' sake,was it?

What?

No. No, no, no.

I was talking about ellie.

Ugh. That girl reallygets under my skin.

Forget her.

She's a kid.

Very soon you won'thave to deal withpeople like her.

There will beno patients,no annoying staff.

It'll just beme and you,your new lab,

And more timefor us.

Ellie.

Do you have a minute?

Bobby.

Hi.

Look, um, if it'sabout last night,

The thing withthe mistletoe,

I'm so sorry.i got completelycarried away.

It's my mom.

Your mom.

Of course.

What can I doto help?

She hasn't said anything,but she's not right.

I think she's being braverthan she should be.

She looks like she's ina lot of pain.

Well, I'm sorryto hear that,

But these thingscan take time.

Look, she shouldkeep takingthe painkillers.

Could you just takea quick look at her, perhaps?

Oh, I'm completelybooked up today.

Oh, right.

Look,dr. Connell is in,

And he is excellent.

I could get chloeto ring him for you.

Or I couldsee her again myselftomorrow.

No, it's fine.i can sort it outwith reception.

I'm sorryi can't help.

Happy christmas.

Happy christmas.

Happy christmas.

And to you.

This reminds meof medical college.

Well, sort of thingthe others got up to.

I wasn't really onefor joking and thatkind of thing.

And you're surethis is safe?

Believe me,i am treatingthis girl's health

As if it were my own.

And you are supposed tobe standing guard.

Tell me whenshe's close.

It's for your own good,mr. Carney.

Right. Well, I willsee you all tomorrow.

Dr. Kilcoyne,i'm taking names

For midnight choirin the park tonight.

Can I putyour name down?

Oh, I'm sorry.that sounds lovely,

But not this year.

Busy with wedding plans?

Heh. You haveno idea.

Just that bobbythe architect,he signed up,

And he said you hada great singing voice.

Really?

He said that?

Maybe next year.

Yeah. Maybe.

She's coming.

[Air hisses]

[Gasps]

What are you doing here?

I just dropped offmr. Carney's file.

I've reportedyour behavior, you know.

To the board.

Ohh! The board!i'm quivering.

[Chuckles]the board.

Change your ways.

Good luck.

Hello, ellie.

Hi.

I know you.

You're my guardian angel,aren't you?

You recognize me?that's nice.

How could I forget you?

Tom.

Tom!

Tom.

[Bell dings]

Girl, I have reallymissed your dreams.

Liz: your left, bobby.guard with your left.

Double knockout.

What's that for?

In case it turns outto be a bad dream.

[Growling][gasps]

[Screech]

Ellie?

Shh. I'm working.

Dad! Dad, I'm gonnabuild a tree house.

[As ellie]no, not here.

Happy christmas, ellie.

We need to talk.

I haven't beenguarding you theselast 12 years.

Not sincethat night.

You left me.

That's why all thatbad stuff happened to me.

You left me alone.

Ellie: dad!

Ha ha ha!

You were supposed tobe my guardian angel

And you abandoned me.

You're no betterthan the rest of them.

No. Listen to me.

Bad things happensometimes.

I wanted to help youthrough them.

Then why didn't you?

You just let me get hurt.

Watch.

This is a memory.

I remember it.

It wasjust beforethe accident.

I will never love again!

Do you hear me?

Never!

And I meant itwith all my heart.

You broke the rule.the only rule.

You sworeto stop loving.

When someonestops loving,

Their guardian angelhas to leave.

That's how it works.

I tried to sneak back,but it didn't work.

But now we've been givenanother chance.

[Bicycle bell dings]you're doing great.

Keep going.

Love isthe only language

The universereally understands.

The rest is noise.

Well, what can I do?

Can I break the rule?

Of course you can.

It's always beenup to you.

Just promiseto love again.

I promise.

I'm gonna love again.loads.

That's my ellie.

I'm gonna love everyoneeverywhere.

Let those chemicalsdance.

Whoo!

Liz, you ok?wake up.

Everybody.

[Chuckles]you were totallyout cold.

Too many long hours,dr. Kilcoyne.

But no rest now.

It's time forthe brilliantlady scientist bit.

The contracts are done,legal boys havesigned it off.

Congratulations, darling.

You've done it.

I'll see youat the car in five?

Yeah, sure.

Hi, timmy.

Happy christmas!

Happy christmas.

So, you still havingthose bad dreams?

Sometimes.

Well, I want youto meet someone.

This isfuriosity fox,

And he eats bad dreamsfor breakfast.

Seriously?seriously.

Bad dreamsare delicious!

[Laughs]

Ready?

Peter.

You do know I love you,don't you?

What's all this?

Wedding nerves?

No, not at all.

I just wanted to say it.

You reallyknocked yourself outup there, huh?

It's all right.you don't have to say it.

I know how you feel.

We're great together.

Now, we need to go.

So, did it work?

I don't know.i really don't know.

[Indistinct chatter]

Well, look whatyou get when

You scrub downthe hospitalcrowd, huh?

Just beautiful.both of you.

Ready to makesome shareholdersvery happy?

I hope so.

Right. Well, I'mgoing to introduceyou straightaway,

So don't goanywhere, all right?

[Applause]

Good evening,shareholders.

Are we enjoyingourselves?

What a year we have had.

Through the roof.through the roof!

[Applause]

Ladies and gentlemen,

After you have heard whatdr. Elizabeth kilcoynehas to say,

You will have even morereasons for celebratingthis christmas.

So without further anything,

I give you the brilliantdr. Elizabeth kilcoyne.

[Applause]

Hello.

Um, firstlyi'd like to start

By saying thank you tothose who have believedin this project.

Peter, without yoursupport, none of thiswould have happened.

To chloe,my right hand woman,

Who has doneall the hard work.

And finally,to my patients,

Who inspired meto find a cure.

It's because of themthat I'm able to stand herethis evening

And tell you thatwe've accomplishedsomething amazing.

This.

[Applause]

This is the first stageof a new serum.

Over the next few years,if the science progresses,

This will repair damagedspinal cord tissue.

[Applause]

I had always hopedthat it would changepeople's lives,

People with injuries,people born with problems,

But I never consideredthe effect it wouldalso have

On their careers,their families,

The people who love them.

I never thought ofthe ripple effect.

Because each of thosecaregivers also hasfriends and family

Whose liveswill be changed

By this little tubeof dancing chemicals.

[Applause]

And that is why ihave decided...

To give the formulafor the serum

In its entirety

To pharmeire withoutasking for a fee.

[Applause]

Did she saywithout a fee?

And without patent.

Without what?

Yes.

[Crowd murmuring]

This serum needs to beworked on as quicklyas possible

By as many brilliantminds are there arein the world.

And that is alsowhy I will makethe formula available

To all and any who need it.

Entirely free.

[Crowd murmuring]

Thank you.

David, I'm afraid I won'tbe able to take you upon that research job.

But if you'restill interested,

I can recommenda young scientistcalled chloe.

Without a patent,this thingis worthless.

Without a patent,it's worth more than ever.

Don't you get smartwith me, young lady.

Oh, come here.

[Scoffs]

Peter.

Peter.

Peter!

Do you realizewhat you've done?

David boyse will neverdo business with me again.

Oh, peter,i'm so sorry.

It just felt likethe right thing to do.

It felt right?

What about the dealand all our plans?

You've throwneverything away.

Peter, I'm a doctor,not a researchscientist.

There are other peopleout there far smarterthan me

That should be workingon the serum.

And you didn't thinkto tell me this?

You couldn't at any pointhave taken me aside

And said, you know what,we need to havea little chat about this?

[Sighs]

There never seemedto be the time.

Look, the hospitalwill still gets loadsof publicity.

Maybe even more.

This isn't aboutthe hospital,it's about us.

We were planningfor our life together.

Well, we can makenew plans.

Why do we even needa plan?

We can just seewhat happens.

I didn't even recognizethat girl up there.

Have you been lyingto me, liz?

What's going on withyou and bobby o'brien?

The truth, liz.i think you owe me that.

I'm not sure.

Nothing is really makingsense at the moment.

All I know is thatwhen I'm with bobby,

I start to rememberwho I am again.

So that's it?

I'm so sorry.

Hi.

Can we meet?

I really needto talk to you.

Ok.

He's on the stairs.

Dad.

Ahh.

Hello, love.

I brought aroundsome roses

For you to tryin your bouquet.

Is everythingall right?

I'm not really sure.

It's been a bit ofa weird night.

Ah, dad, I've beenso unfair to you.

Oh, no, pet,don't say that.

Please, just let mesay this.

When you and mom broke up,

I thought the worldhad come to an end.

And I blamed youfor everything.

I never meant tohurt you, pet.

No, please.

The thing is,i was wrong.

I should have let it goand forgiven you years ago.

Oh, dad, I'm so sorry.

Oh, pet. Oh.

Oh, it's ok.it's ok.

Yeah.

I'm sorry, too.

Does this mean I get towalk you down the aisle?

[Sighs]

'Cause, you knownothing would make mehappier, you know that.

Well, um,the thing about that

Is the weddingis sort of off.

Oh.

Are you ok?

I will be.

[Cell phone rings]

Oh, I'm sorry, dad.

No, no, no, no.you get that.get that.

[Ring]

Chloe?

Ok, I'll be right there.

She was admittedas soon as she sawdr. Connell.

We tried to call you.

I'm so sorry.

Dr. Connellsays she'll bemuch better

After some rest.

How are youfeeling, maeve?

She's not great.

I'm fine.don't fuss.

Look, it's reallynice of you

To come and see herand everything,

But you're clearlytoo busy

To give it yourfull attention.

We can take itfrom here.

Bobby, I'm sorry.

It's the lab work.it's been insane.

It looks like it.

Listen,if I'm honest,

This is alla bit much for me.

One minute it feelslike I got the old ellieback in my life,

And the next you don'teven have time to talkabout my mother.

It's been greatto catch up.i think that's--

Bobby.

I'm sorry.

Sure.

I'll be in my officefor anotherhalf an hour or so.

Call me if any of the patientsneed me, won't you?

Of course,dr. Kilcoyne.

Thank you.

And thank youfor all your hard work.

Give me a shoutif you need anything,won't you?

I think we're fine.thanks so much.

You know, I think youwere a wee bit harshon that poor girl.

Excuse me?

Oh, she's hada rough few days.

Standing up tothe pharmaceutical companylike that.

Getting intoall that trouble.

But her patientsappreciate her.

And that's the main thing,i suppose, isn't it?

She's going to needall the support she can get,

What, with her weddingbeing called off like that.

The wedding's off?

Now.

Good evening,dr. Kilcoyne.

What are you doing here?

I thought I fired you.

Betty?

Isn't your shiftfinished yet?

Ok, what's going on here?

[Clears throat]

Who are you?

I'm your guardian angel.

Tom.

Just close your eyes

And it'll all become clear.

[Gasps]

Holy wow.

So, liz, I knowthis is a lot to take in,

But this is youpast and future.

I prefer to think of you

As a possiblefuture version of me.

What?

It's true.

Tom brought us alongto help you.

To help you be yourself.

Well, to help yoube ourself.

It still gives mea headache.

This is so weird.

So you are me.

You were so busytrying to be who youthought you should be--

I was getting itall wrong.

I even fired you.

Well.

Wait. And you--

Well, you can't avoidall risk in life.

All I really needto be was myself.

Liz, just keepan open heart

And you'll findyou'll survive.

Keeps thingskind of interestingif you think about it,

Never knowing what'saround the corner.

Tom, I don'teven know howto thank you.

Just promise me you'll neverbreak the rule again.

I promise.

Wow.

Our futurehas changed.

My future is entirelyin your hands.

But I trust you now,like I trust myself.

Hmm.

Oh, listen.

Bassist ina trash metal band,

His hair will remindyou of a dollyou once had.

Skip him.he's bad news.

And what aboutthat fellow who--

Ok, ok.

Sorry, but you're notgonna remember any of this.

You're not evengonna remember me,

But you'll feel it forever.

Tom, narrating:and so will i.

Never again will I leta heart go cold on my watch.

There's always a wayto turn a life around

If you look for ithard enough.

It's never too lateto start again.

[Bells tolling]

Liz was free once more[choir singing]

To lead her lifeas she was meant to,

With her heart wide open

And her soul alivewith song.

And as for me,

Well, I still hadsome explaining to do.

♪ The midnight clear ♪

♪ That glorious songof old ♪

♪ From angels bendingnear the earth ♪

♪ To touch their harpsof gold ♪

♪ Peace on the earth,goodwill to man ♪

♪ From heaven's... ♪

Ha! I lovea photo finish.

You greased in there

Just underthe deadline,didn't you?

Ellie got there herself.

As they all must.

So, what aboutthat reassignment?

Reassignment?

I don't think weneed a reassignment.

Though I supposei should speak to youabout your methods.

Hmm. Though thinkingabout it,

The less saidabout your methods,the better.

Understood,archangel green.

Thank you.

No, no, no,thank you.

You did well.

Just call me green.everybody does.

Green.

♪ And when withthe ever circling years ♪

♪ Comes roundthe age of gold ♪

♪ When peace shall overall the earth ♪

♪ Its ancient splendors fling ♪

♪ And the whole worldsend back the song ♪

♪ Which now hearthe angels sing ♪

[Applause]

Tradition.