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Uh,

Bryce,

sell all my technostats and put it in my hammering, would you please?

Commercial's on.

What? Your commercial's on.

My commercial's on! Commercial's on!

Commercial's on, my commercial's on.

Hi, I'm Roger Hamilton, chairman of Hamilton Industries.

Since I started the company 25 years ago, we've averaged a 21 .4 % increase

year. And that, my friends, has made me a rich man.

Big time rich.

If you'd like that kind of return on your money, do what I did.

Invest in Hamilton Industries.

Ginger shoved her face any farther up the counter. She'd be chewing the lens.

At the rate Ginger is digging for gold, she's going to hit... I

think it's time to send her off, don't you?

Parting gift would be nice.

Beyond the pearls and the itineraries. What do you think, I'm cheap?

A couple dozen roses and... A car.

Oh.

Shall I call the doctor, sir?

The Tokyo market closed with its largest drop in 18 months.

Experts credit it to third quarter losses in new e -commerce business and

not sure... Your levels are too high.

Increase the dialysis.

The 24 hours a day?

You need a new kidney. Can't keep putting it off.

Fine.

After the merger, I'll get the transplant.

How do you figure?

I've been putting it off for years. You can't jump to the head of the line?

I got a pile of money that says I probably can.

You even try to bump another patient and I'll refuse the surgery and take you to

court.

All right.

What if a friend or family member were to give me a kidney?

What family?

No one knows you were raised by wolves.

You don't have any friends.

Sure do.

Best money can buy.

Your medical record's checked out.

My people tell me that you are the only match which makes you the grand prize

winner, contestant number 27.

Tomorrow, you sign over the kidney and it's all yours.

Sounds like a perfect plan.

What are you doing?

Taking the money.

I wouldn't do that if I was you. You gonna call the police?

Excuse me, I was illegally trying to buy a kidney, and the seller won't play

fair. Besides, call the cops.

And then people will know how sick you are.

Then your stock will crash.

Big time.

That's a good one. You watch TV, do you?

You didn't really think I was gonna give up one of my kidneys, did you?

you really didn't think I was going to let you walk out with all my cash.

Did you?

Take it easy.

Take it easy. I'm putting the case down.

There's your money.

That's what I thought.

And I said no.

My money.

Adjourned.

You can't take it with you.

If it was only up to you to change to a world of wonder

from a world made, I would let the

Doesn't matter.

Part of the upside to being dead.

Dead.

If I'm dead, why am I still here?

Who are you? I'm Smith.

I'm a messenger.

No, not a messenger exactly. More like an escort.

No, wait, that doesn't sound right.

I'm here to help.

Help with what?

to decide your eternal fate.

Roger, meet Othniel, the judge who will determine your future.

What do you mean? It's up for grabs? How can that be? All I did was work hard my

whole life.

And I popped for quite a few charities, I might add, big time.

You, how much you gave, was merely a competition.

Like having the biggest yacht in the...

Practice racehorse in the newest car.

Oh, it still counts.

Okay, no one ever gave me anything.

What did you guys give me? Kidney disease. I had to make my own brakes.

That's true.

Your Honor, he grew up in near poverty. His father ran away when he was two.

When Roger was six, his broken -hearted mother married a used car salesman who

drank. Big time.

He was a mean old drunk.

You know what he used to tell me?

He used to say to my mother and I, he's never going to amount to anything.

We showed him, Ma, huh?

Right?

That's me.

Delivering newspapers to the old man.

See that house?

I got him to sell me that house.

Not a lot.

He delivered newspapers, sold magazines, subscriptions, cut grass, shoveled

snow, anything he could to make money.

At 21, he started selling medical supplies.

But putting the handle on the bedpan is what made him his first million and

earned him the title the Baron of Bedpans.

All right, don't call me that.

You spent your whole life just making and spending money.

Your life was empty.

Yeah.

You've never truly given of yourself.

Oh, I think I'm getting you drift there, old man. I know what you want. You want

me to give till it hurts.

No problem.

Tell you what, why don't you do a little of the old hocus -pocus and send me

back. I'll grab the old checkbook and you name your price.

How dare you try to buy your way with me?

How dare you?

Smith, this one is hopeless.

No, please, Your Honor.

Your Honor, that little guy you saw folding newspapers is a good kid.

He just got lost along the way.

Very lost.

Yet, you still believe in him.

Truly want to help you.

Faith and humanity.

You're coming along, Smith.

Thank you, sir.

We don't want your money. We want you to be a better person.

You want me to be a better person? I mean, that doesn't cost me a dime.

Middy boy, I'm in.

I've got your work cut out for you.

What work?

I do love a challenge.

What challenge?

Very well.

Hang on, Raj.

I'm taking you back to find the true meaning of life.

You will have three days, and three days only.

To discover love of your fellow man.

You will go back with all your memories intact, but no one will recognize you.

You are a free agent in the universe with the blessing of God Almighty and

court.

I can't believe it. I'm back.

Excuse me, ma 'am.

Let me give you a hand with that.

You have a good day.

See?

Is that a person already? That's a star. There you go.

Now, this time around, I'm going to make sure I get myself a kidney.

And I'm going to start right now.

By the way, who picks out these clothes?

Hi, Mia.

Dr. Jones to recovery room four. Dr.

Jones. First thing I've got to do is figure out who I am.

Dr. L.

Shelton. Paging Dr. Shelton.

Whoa.

So sorry.

Legs like that, honey, you don't ever have to say sorry.

Yeah, well.

Shelton?

You're Dr.

Shelton? Dr. Lenny Shelton?

Apparently. Oh, my gosh.

I'll tell them you're here.

We have an office all set up for you.

Follow me.

Anywhere.

hide, will you? Someone might see you. You'll get me in trouble.

I'm invisible.

Here I go.

Just make yourself comfortable.

I'll get you some coffee.

Black, one sugar, right?

We know all about you.

Huh.

I wish I did.

Some kind of doctor of some importance, but I don't know why.

I guess when you're a genius, it's okay to talk to yourself.

Ah, you caught me, kid.

Want to buy a paper?

Your picture's in them.

Page three.

Dr. Penny Shelton, pioneer in transplant medicine, here to lecture on the

subject. My mom says everybody's all excited about your being here. She works

the gift shop.

I work for myself.

Would you like to buy some gum, pens, get wall cards?

You know what, kid?

You reminded me of myself when I was your age. Somebody should have told me

he was here.

Dr. Shelton, John McAniff. Sorry I wasn't here to welcome you. Holy cow,

look how young you are.

He's never met you before.

Young is a relative term. I mean, for a doctor.

Not really.

I can't tell you how pleased I am to be able to assist you on this transplant.

Pardon me? You're going to assist me during a surgical procedure?

Yes.

It'll be the first transplant done at East Valley Hospital.

Oh, it's going to be a first, all right.

I'm needed elsewhere. These are the patient files of the possible transplant

recipients.

Final choice is yours, of course.

Of course.

Did you hear that?

Talk about being in the right place at the right time.

Yeah.

When I was under there, I noticed your shoes needed a little shoe shine.

You know what, kid? You're going to make it someday. You know why?

Because you know the key to success.

You make your own breaks.

Make your own breaks.

I like that.

See you tomorrow.

Okie dokie, buddy.

And I will make you a deal.

I'll pick myself to receive the transplant. I'll spend the next three

trying to convince my younger self not to blow it this time.

What about all the other people on the list?

Where's my file?

This one is too old.

B.

C.

Is not the right blood type. No match.

What about my file?

Have you noticed the date?

November 14, 1979.

Which is two months before I was diagnosed.

I'm 26 years old and I don't even know I'm sick.

You people are twisted.

How do you expect me to convince myself to get a transplant when I don't even

have any idea I have a problem?

I don't even know me.

I guess you gotta make your own breaks.

Look for opportunities. Excuse me, Dr.

Shelton, do you have a moment?

Uh, not right now, honey, okay?

When would be a good time?

Not now.

Roger.

You've forgotten? You were sent back to be a better person. You're sounding like

a jerk. Don't call her, honey.

Uh, look, um...

I'm sorry. I just haven't been myself lately. Believe me.

How can I help you?

Well, I'm starting a foundation to get people to become organ donors.

My sister died of kidney disease because she couldn't get a transplant in time.

So you want a donation?

You know, I really don't know quite how to get to my money right now. So until I

figure it out, how about you just put me down for $5 ,000?

Dollars?

hoping was that you'd be a guest speaker at our fundraiser, but $5 ,000.

That's more than I raised on last year.

What she needs is a rich benefactor who could use a tax deduction.

Maybe she's your ticket.

Me!

Have you ever heard of Roger Hamilton?

The, uh, bedpan bear?

Um, well, that's one of his companies. He's fully diversified now.

You really think he might help?

Good -looking woman with a worthy cause?

How could he say no?

I'll pick you up at five.

Thanks.

You're not ready.

I've been busy trying to get a sitter for Mikey, but everybody's at school.

You... You're married?

Uh, no.

Actually, he's my sister's kid. When she died, I adopted him.

Hey, Doc. What's up?

Uh, you are, buddy.

How's my little entrepreneur?

I see you're already one of his customers.

Yeah. Well, I'm sorry, but it looks like you're going to have to meet Roger

Hamilton without me.

No, no, no.

You're the bait.

Excuse me? You know, you explain the foundation stuff so much better than me.

But I can't...

Take Mikey with you. No.

What? No.

No. I don't want to go without you.

Well, I can't leave Mikey here alone.

See?

You're stuck now.

You know what? I'll tell you what. Why don't we just bring him with us and then

we'll have a blast. I promise. I mean, trust me. It's going to be great. They

have pool tables and they have a bowling alley and pinball machines.

Pinball machines?

Pinball machines.

Mom, hey.

Pinball machines.

Hey, I have a pinball machine.

Mr. Hamilton will see you now.

No,

I've listened to you. Now listen to me.

I'm not running a charity here, okay? So just, just do it.

Um, maybe we shouldn't have brought my key.

No, those are the... No, I want those.

Are you all right, Dr. Shelton?

Yeah. No, that's... I don't care.

It's just so weird being in the same room.

I mean, I don't even remember being that young.

You don't even look like the same person.

I was sick.

Yep, I'll call you back.

Dr. Lenny Shelton, Miss Caroline Murphy, Master Michael Murphy.

Thank you so much for seeing us.

So, listen, Shelton, sorry, how is it that you knew my mother?

Well, she used to work in this little Italian bistro I was a regular at.

Really nice woman, laughing all the time.

Must have been before my stepfather.

Did you know my real dad?

No. Yeah.

Me either.

Hey, I didn't know my dad either.

What? He died in Vietnam.

Oh, look at this group.

The dadless dudes.

Well, not really.

Mom says that my dad's always watching over me.

And that the little voice inside that tells me right from wrong is really him.

Not only is she beautiful.

But she's smart, too.

Yeah.

She smells good.

The perfume is incredible.

Thank you.

I like it, too.

Now, if I could tell you about the foundation. Do you know anything about

transplant medicine?

No, I don't. Sorry.

But if you have dinner with me, maybe you could educate me.

Oh.

I'm sorry, but I don't really have time to go out for dinner.

You've got to eat.

No.

Thank you.

Okay.

As you can see, there is a desperate need for organ donors. We need to

public awareness, encourage participation.

Drinks. How about drinks?

Uh, Dr.

Shelton? Yeah, drinks work.

Hey, if she stays for dinner, will you help the foundation?

Mikey, that's totally inappropriate.

Why?

You've got to make your own breaks.

Hey, you know what? That's what I've always said.

Smart.

Come here.

Listen, you just do me a favor with that.

Don't spend it on anything foolish.

Use that. More money. You know what I mean?

Wow.

Fifty bucks.

Thanks. Um, no, you can't keep that.

It's beyond generous.

Oh, come on, Mom.

Please. Oh, come on, Mom.

Yeah, come on, Mom.

Fine. Thanks, Mom.

You're the best.

So, Caroline, do we have a deal?

As you can see, when I'm impressed with something, I'm beyond generous, I

believe it was.

Um, Mikey, don't spoil your appetite.

We're staying for dinner.

I can't believe it.

He's going to underwrite the whole benefit.

It's all thanks to you, Dr. Shelton.

Don't you think it's about time you started calling me Lenny?

Oh.

Sure.

Lenny.

You know, Mikey seems to have had a real good time tonight.

Oh, yeah.

Yeah, he has.

Yeah, he's out like a light.

So, um, Roger is going to have his people put together a mailing list, and

pulls in some favors, he thinks he can actually have some commercials on the

by next week.

You know, he's just trying to impress you.

It's working.

It's about winning for him and getting the trophy. Women are just conquests.

It's sweet of you to be so concerned about me, but you don't have to worry.

He's not a very nice man.

No.

No.

He's a hurt little boy still trying to get his stepdad's approval.

How do you know that?

It's practically tattooed on his forehead.

Showed that much, huh?

You know, that's why I've been trying to teach Mikey.

Other people don't make you who you are. You've got to find it inside yourself.

Uncharted territory for some of us.

Thanks for carrying Mikey in.

He really likes you.

He's such a great kid.

All my friends are women. I wish he had a good man like you in his life.

I think I'm a good man.

How could you not be doing what you do for people?

Good night.

You okay?

I don't feel so good. I'm in pain.

What, your chest? Stomach?

I can't breathe.

No trouble breathing?

Your mind swirling? Sweaty palms?

Yeah. What's wrong with me?

Roger, my friend.

I think for the first time in your life, you're falling in love.

What are you, nuts?

20 years late and two days short.

It's impossible.

See, I've got to help young me sweep Caroline off her feet.

The only way in is through our foundation.

So, we build her a wing in the hospital.

The Roger Hamilton Center for Organ Donation.

What a lovely monument to yourself.

I think it's better.

See, the charity move is great publicity.

It's a tax break, an ego stroke, and it's all wrapped up around her.

And here's the best part.

We make Roger the star of all the public service announcements.

We shoot it on location at the hospital, ASAP, and while he's there shooting, we

trick him into getting an X -ray.

And his disease is revealed.

Thank you very much.

We turn his transplant into an event, and before you can say prenuptial, I get

the glory, the girl, and the kidney.

What do you think?

I think you're just another... hopeless romantic.

We have to be quiet.

My babysitter's sleeping.

She gives me a cut if she gets a nap and I stay put.

So your mother's not home?

No. She got called in for another job.

How come you're here?

Well, we're on our way to the hospital to make a commercial for the foundation.

Hey, how about a shine while you wait, Doc?

Sure, kid.

Wow.

Flowers.

Oh, they're, um, yeah, they're just your friendship for you and your mom.

Friendship.

I could get a buck a peach for those.

Just got to wrap them nice.

Hey, that could be my bike.

What are those, kid?

Oh, just letters from my mom.

That's a lot of letters.

She puts them in my luncheon underneath my pillow and stuff.

You could read them if you want.

I've got more. Let me go get them.

See, I still think the flowers are the wrong approach.

The cause and the kid.

That's how you get her.

No, I didn't say I wanted to get her.

Then why don't you bloom the flowers?

You know, I used to live in a house like this.

Yeah, yeah, so did I.

Of course, mine was the kind of place you wanted to get away from.

Yeah.

Yeah.

It's the kind of place you want to stay.

Dear Mikey, congratulations on your spelling test 100%. I'd say

that's how much I love you, but it wouldn't be enough.

Today would have been your daddy's birthday.

It's important for you to know what a good man he was.

We can't always have exactly what we want, but we can decide whether to be

miserable and unhappy or accept it and move on.

That's what you're good at, Mikey.

Deciding to be happy.

That's a gift.

You're a gift.

Mom.

The only one who can determine the kind of person you are is you.

I don't even know why I'm telling you this, but I feel more at home here than

ever have in any place in my life.

It's like I'm getting that same feeling in my gut when I know something's a

sweet deal.

You know what I mean?

Tell Mikey goodbye for me.

Whoa, whoa, whoa.

We've got a commercial to do.

I'll meet you there.

Where are you going?

I'm, uh... I'm going to see a guy about a bike.

Make sure it's a red one.

Yeah.

I'll see you at the hospital.

Johnny,

Johnny. What happened?

What happened?

Trunk driver brought side of them.

It's lucky to be alive.

His left kidney was destroyed. We'll have to take it out.

Well, you can't think.

The other one's no good. It's diseased.

What's going on?

I wasn't hit by a truck.

That's because you were never standing in front of the jewelry store before.

Everything's changed this time around.

Dr. Schultz to 9 West.

Dr. Schultz to 9 West. Stat.

Everything.

Get away from us.

You can't have her.

I'm Nurse Smith.

I'm very sorry about your daughter.

No, you're not.

You're waiting for her to die.

So you can take away pieces of her.

It's what Callie wanted.

You didn't even know her.

I know that she was a miracle.

That she loved people.

And she loved life.

She's my baby.

My baby girl.

How can I let her go when she's so afraid of the dark?

It's not dark there.

She's feeling more peace than she's ever imagined.

There's an awareness all around her.

An understanding that transcends all understanding.

Love.

She's not afraid, Rosemary.

You are.

And I understand that.

How can you imagine life without your daughter?

All I can say is it doesn't end

here.

So much love.

Prep him for surgery.

I've got a patient who's waited a year.

It's my call, John.

Fine.

Then you tell patient C.

Surprise!

I'm your next...

Why didn't you tell me?

Because when people know, they treat me like I'm glass. It's a constant reminder

that I'm sick.

Will you excuse me? I have some additional charts I have to get to.

Lenny?

Lenny?

What's

the

matter with you?

You're not getting a kidney?

I'm getting the kidney right.

Lenny, are you all right?

Roger, what happened?

He got a little too close to the front end of a truck.

He's going to be new and improved.

Why are you wearing that robe?

I haven't been totally honest with you.

just work here.

I'm a patient waiting for a transplant.

I have the same disease that killed my sister.

I'm sorry, bro. I had no idea.

I don't tell people because of Mikey.

He saw my sister die.

He knows what it is.

And it makes him nervous when I talk about it.

I am all he has.

If this doesn't work, he'll be all alone and he knows it.

I could have told me.

I was afraid you wouldn't support the Foundation if you thought I might die.

with Dr. Lenny Shelton on your team.

We'll see.

Dr. Mack says the donor's family is backing out, so it looks like it's back

the waiting game.

You mean she doesn't know?

She doesn't know what?

Carolyn, I came through.

Cutting the kidney.

What?

Oh, tell her, Doc.

Uh, yeah.

You're on the table in an hour.

I, uh, I better go call Mikey.

I just can't help thinking that this is happening for me because another woman,

a mother, lost her child today.

I have to thank them.

You realize what you've done?

More.

How much time do I have?

Around the clock dialysis.

You have to do a favor for me.

I got the red bike too.

I was coming out of the jewelry store when I was hit.

Hello.

You want to try with them for me, Doc?

I would give anything to do that for you.

Do what, dear?

Do what?

Not give the speech at your son's wedding rehearsal dinner?

You're back, Roger.

Alive and well.

Hey, Mom.

Michael.

Mikey. Well grown up.

Hey, Pop.

Come on, get the letter. Let's go.

You adopted him.

Oh, by the way, I bought that specialty ice cream company. Figured we'd roll it

into our gourmet line.

Instant brand name appeal.

Oh, Mikey's your new business partner.

25 % increase.

Where's that boy? Where's that precious Michael Maness Hamilton?

Hi, honey. How's the proud papa?

He looks great. He looks great. Groom in here?

Yeah. Hi.

Thank you.

Mac, Rosemary.

Hang on a minute, hang on a minute.

I thought I was dead.

Yeah, those commercials you produced, they were so successful, the donor

eventually became available for you in time.

That quickly?

Okay, so we helped a little bit.

Yeah, just a bit.

But once you realized what was important in life, you became a good investment.

Investment.

All those lives you saved with the Kidney Foundation have been a most

rate of return.

Thank you, Smith.

Thank you for giving me my life back.

No, you earned that on your own.

If there's ever anything I can do for you... Just keep fighting the good

And love people, Roger.

With all your heart and soul.

I'm going to start doing that right now.

Once you click over to your new life, you'll lose all your memory in the last

three days.

So this is goodbye.

Come get in the picture.

Come on, go get a picture.

First, there's something I want to do that I've been wanting to do for a

long time.

Roger, what's come over you?

What's the matter, pops?

Are you going soft on us?

Maybe so.

Get a group shot.

And so ends the story of the man who went looking for a kidney and

found his heart in his dad.

Change. You could change the world.

Change.

Rearrange your world.

Change.

Take one, divide by two.

Change. If it was only after you'd should change to a world

of wonder from a world of pain.